Waste
Verses in Tanach
Bereishit 1:26, 1:29-30
Devarim 20:19-20 Destruction of Trees in Wartime
Talmud / Midrash and Commentaries
Bava Kama 91b - Death for cutting a tree down before its time
Kiddushin 32a - A case of apparent waste
Shabbat 129a, 140b - Defining "waste"
Rashi Kiddushin 32a - Defining degrees of waste
Rosh Bava Kama 8:15 - Profitable waste
Tiferet Yisrael Middot 1:2 - Destructive punishments
Tosafot Bava Metzia 32b - For the honor of a king/prince
Yam Shel Shelomo Bava Kama 10:37 - Destroying a barking dog
Post Talmud / Midrash, Pre-Rishonim
Mishneh Torah and commentaries
Hilchot Melachim 6:8-10 Destructoon of property in wartime and at other times
Rishonim [Pre-"Code of Jewish Law"]
Ramban on the Sefer haMitzvot Mitzvat Aseh 6 - Burning a military enemy's trees
Tur, Shulchan Aruch ["Code of Jewish Law"] and Commentaries
Tur Yoreh Deah 348
Beit Yosef Orach Chaim 170:end - Spilling wine to clean the lip of a cup
Yoreh Deah 116
Taz Yoreh Deah 116:6 - The Issue of Danger in wasting materials
Acharonim [Post-"Code of Jewish Law"]
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