Are there specific behaviors that make someone a rasha?
Apr 10, 2018 · What halachically constitutes a rasha- Wicked person? Are there parameters with which to determine someone's status in this area?
halacha - Is it a sin to work for a rasha or thief? - Mi Yodeya
Apr 15, 2025 · Did the Sages consider it a sin to work for someone you knew was a thief or mistreated their customers, possibly cheated them?
evil resha - Can you name a dog after a rasha? - Mi Yodeya
Mar 25, 2025 · Arguably, uttering a rasha's name when you summon a dog is tantamount to a curse, because you are essentially calling that person a dog. However, is this a deprecation of …
Was Eliezer a tzaddik or a rasha? - Mi Yodeya
The source for these claims are two different books, with saying that Eliezer Eved Avraham was a rasha most likely coming from Pirkei D'Rabbi Eliezer which says Eliezer was Og, King of …
passover - Why Are We Blunting His Teeth? - Mi Yodeya
Apr 17, 2024 · The Ritva (in his commentary on the Haggada, based on Yerushalmi Pesachim 10:4) sees the rasha as complaining about how the entire seder ceremony is interrupting his …
halacha - Learning Torah from a confirmed sinner? - Mi Yodeya
(c) Question: If so, the verses (in (a) and (b)) contradict! (d) Answer: One verse refers to a Gadol (one who knows how to be careful not to learn from the deeds of the Rasha may learn Torah …
tzaddikim - Is it possible to become a tzaddik? - Mi Yodeya
A rasha Gomer would really lay into this guy R"L and give him or her all sorts of tochacha and mussar. An incomplete rasha would stop and contemplate, but maybe the person on the …
passover seder hagada - The 4 sons - the evil son - Mi Yodeya
The rasha says, in essence, that we don’t need all this religious stuff: Let’s just have a nice family meal together. A little matza, some gefilte fish, and, you know, the cute little traditions that our …
Looking at a picture of the face of a Rasha - Mi Yodeya
Feb 6, 2012 · The Zohar (and Megillah 28a thanks DoubleAA) says that it is Assur to gaze at the face of a Rasha. Would this also apply to looking at an image or painting of a Rasha?
halacha - Calling Someone a Rasha - Mi Yodeya
Jun 9, 2014 · Sometimes people will speak lashon harah about someone saying that it is allowed because he is a "rasha." Then you may hear others saying that today we never really know …