[Avodah] Bal Tashchit

[Rich, Joel]

Kiddushin 32a relates a ma'aseh in which Rav Huna tested his son's mida of ka'as by tearing a silk garment (that he would eventually inherit) in his presence.  It notes that doing so would ordinarily be a violation of bal tashchis, were it not that the tear was actually done along a seam.  This being the case, it seems that the use of an otherwise useful item as a mussar tool would still be considered bal tashchis.

- Josh
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classic example would be brachot 30b - breaking expensive glass to restore serious attitude.
KT
Joel Rich

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