Not Bypassing Mitzvah Opportunities / Zealotry for Mitzvot
Zealotry - Zerizut
The desire to have
more participants
, vs. the importance of performing Mitzvot as early as possible: Rosh HaShanah 32b
A person must be strong like a leopard, light like an eagle, running like a deer, and powerful like a lion, to do Gd's will: Pesachim 112a
A person should practice Mitzvot before his old age, and before the Messiah Comes: Shabbat 151b
Avraham
as the paradigm of Zealotry: Pesachim 4a
Displaying love for a Mitzvah, by constantly keeping it nearby: Succah 41b
Persevering in difficult circumstances in this world, for the sake of the next: Niddah 16b
An exhortation is only worthwhile if it is given to someone who is already zealous: Makkot 23a
Running to Synagogue or to a Class: Berachot 6b
Running to a Mitzvah, on Shabbat: Berachot 6b
One who with others who are chosen for a Mitzvah and who chooses not to go with them, suffers an incalculable loss: Berachot 26a; Chagigah 9b
Searching for Leaven before Pesach
at the earliest possible time: Pesachim 4a
Circumcising
at the earliest possible time of day: Pesachim 4a
Although there must be 3 groups for bringing of the Pesach Offering, the third group is considered "Lazy": Pesachim 65a
One who is speedy and vigilant in the Mitzvah of
Tzitzit [Fringes]
, will merit the
Manifestation of Gd's Presence
: Menachot 43b
Inducing one's children to be zealous for Mitzvot, by creating a contest: Nedarim 36a
Moses
's love for Mitzvot, as displayed in burying Joseph: Sotah 13a
The importance of being the one to
complete a Mitzvah
: Sotah 13b
Not Bypassing Mitzvah Opportunities
Placing Blood on the first Altar Corner approached on the
Altar
: Yoma 58b
Leaving observation of one Temple Service to watch another Temple Service: Yoma 70a
For a Kohen to first accept a bowl before passing along an empty one, in the line for
Bringing the blood of the Pesach Offering to the Altar
: Pesachim 64b
Bringing the grain nearest to Jerusalem for
The Omer's Flour Offering
and
Two Loaves of Shavuot [Pentecost]
: Menachot 64b
Reading the Purim Story
in the
first Adar
, in a year with two: Megillah 6b
In having the final person
called to the Torah
read the largest set of verses: Megillah 21b
A person who begins a Mitzvah and does not complete it will lose his social status: Sotah 13b
A person who begins a Mitzvah and does not complete it may end up burying his wife and children: Sotah 13b
A Mitzvah is Beloved at its (appropriate) Time
Using one's only wine for Kiddush-Rite at night introducing Shabbat: Pesachim 105b
In delaying Havdalah until after a post-Shabbat meal in order to use one's wine for the Havdalah-Rite and for the Post-Meal Blessing: Pesachim 105b
Honoring the fulfillment of a Mitzvah at its time, more than
honoring the Torah
: Kiddushin 33a
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