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In addition, it shows how halachic authorities analyze and probe these mitzvos with the same rigor and attention as mitzvos bein adam l\u2019Makom.<\/p>\n<p>Discover anew the interpersonal mitzvos we encounter in our lives every single day!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe author\u2019s previous sefarim have been accepted amongst lomdei Torah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Zalman Nechemia Goldberg<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sefer sensitizes us to many mitzvos bein adam l\u2019chaveiro we can fulfill in our daily lives, including in areas of business, commerce, appropriate speech, and many other important mitzvos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Eliyahu Brudny<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to Harav Walter for writing a book making us aware of many of these situations, collecting the halachos relevant, and offering practical guidance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hard work and great investment devoted toward producing such a complete and organized sefer is clearly apparent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Matisyahu Deutsch<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Moshe Walter serves as the Rav of Woodside Synagogue Ahavas Torah and is the executive director of the Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are we required \u2013 or even permitted \u2013 to visit a patient with a contagious disease? 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