DEUT1157 See [[LEV209]] Leviticus 18:5 laws BOROJMV 257-8

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DEUT1158 We must remove all potential pitfalls from our property. The Torah obligates us to remove all pitfalls and obstacles from our property to prevent people from getting hurt. Below are the basic laws of this commandment: [Author provides list of details, including "You are obligated to remove anything from your property that might cause a fatal injury (For example, a faulty electrical outlet) (Choshen Mishpot 427:8). Therefore, you are forbidden to keep a vicious dog or defective ladder in your house (Shaarey Tshuvah 3:101).

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DEUT1159 It is a negative commandment not to leave any stumbling-block (source of accidents) in one's house for Scripture says, that you shall not bring blood upon your house [this verse].

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DEUT1160 Do not eat of produce grown from “mixed seeds” (kila’yim) in your vineyard. The more that any given thing is likely to be a stumbling block, the more Hashem places restrictions on it and puts us at a distance from it. Without question, wine presents a great number of stumbling blocks, and untold number of souls have been led to ruin by it. As is known, wine awakens man's yetzer hara (evil inclination) and pushes aside his noble aspect--the yetzer hatov. Man’s evil inclination-- the baseness in him-- wants him only to eat, drink, lounge around and sleep. Wine is a major cause for this style of life. On the other hand, because wine does have some benefits, Hashem allows us to drink it when necessary. At the same time, since it is permitted only for certain essential purposes, if any trace of sin is associated with it at its outset--at the time of the planting of the vines--we are not to derive any benefit from it. Is enough that wine is a powerful stumbling block, so we certainly should not partake of it when a sin was committed in the original planting of the vine.

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DEUT1161 Do not sow a mixture of seeds (kila'yim) in your vineyard. See [[LEV742]] Leviticus 19:19 mixed CHINUCH 154-5

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DEUT1162 See [[LEV737]] Leviticus 19:19 kinds FREUND 264

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DEUT1163 Biblical consideration for animals was the basis for the following laws: … Animals of different species may not be harnessed together to form a team for the performance of labor (Deuteronomy 22:10). Rabbi Aaron of Barcelona (13th century) asserts that the teaming up of animals of different species, which do not normally mingle and are possessed of desperate traits, is an unnatural act highly stressful to them (Sefer HaChinuch 550). He bases this injunction on a broad-based principal which is equally applicable to human associations. Incompatible partners cannot conduct a successful business. For the same reason, committees composed of incompatible members will not function properly. He cautions against associating men of education, integrity, and reasonableness with individuals who lack these qualities.

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DEUT1164 See [[EXOD398]] Exodus 20:10 cattle GREENBERG 77

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DEUT1165 See [[EXOD886]] Exodus 23:12 rest OXFORD 428

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DEUT1167 According to the implication of the Sefer Hachinuch (Mitzvah 550), since different species of animals plow at different rates, putting two different species together will inevitably cause pain for the animals. It is for this reason that it is forbidden.

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