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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">From today's OU Kosher Halacha Yomis</p>
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<p><strong><strong>Q. I did not show proper honor to my parents. Must I ask them forgiveness?</strong></strong></p>
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<p>A. One who transgresses a <em>mitzvah</em> “<em>bein adam l’chaveiro</em>” (between man and his fellow man) must ask forgiveness both from Hashem, for not heeding His commandment, and from the friend that was wronged. For a
<em>mitzvah</em> “<em>bein adam la’Makom</em>” (between man and Hashem), one need only ask forgiveness from Hashem. The Minchas Chinuch (Mitzvah 33) is uncertain if honoring a parent is a
<em>mitzvah “bein adam l’chaveiro”</em>. On the one hand, a <em>mitzvah</em> of “<em>bein adam l’chaveiro”</em> generally applies equally to all people and perhaps the extra honor that is due to a parent is a
<em>mitzvah “bein adam la’Makom”</em>. On the other hand, maybe the <em>mitzvah</em> creates a unique obligation to the parent. The Minchas Chinuch above leaves the question unanswered. Elsewhere (Mitzvah 364), the Minchas Chinuch writes that honoring parents
falls under the category of <em>mitzvos “bein adam l’chaveiro”</em>. In practice, if one did not show proper respect, one must ask forgiveness from their parents (Yalkut Yosef, Kibud Av V’aim1:12).</p>
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