"And if a man shall open a pit..."—Exodus 21:33.
We are commanded regarding the laws [of liability] that apply if a person digs a pit [and another's animal falls into it and is injured].
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Daily Mitzvah (Rambam)
Day 244: Positive Commandment 238
From the Sichos in English Collection
Positive Commandment 238 (Digest)
Damage Caused by a Ditch
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Just as with the mitzva of tefillin, for example, there is a designated place for them on the head and arm, and one feels the weight of the head-tefilla and the tightness of the hand-tefilla, so too with the mitzvot of love and fear of G-d... the fulfillment of these mitzvot is that there be a bodily sensation, that the very flesh of the heart actually feel; just as, for example, [the love one feels] when one meets a truly devoted friend.
–Hayom Yom, Av 20