Is hanging pictures of leaders considered to be Avoda Zora?

it depends

if the household puts it up so he & his children can look at the tzaddik as a role model & hope to learn from his ways then it can be hanging in his home or office

on the other hand if it is a rebba or mekubal etc… that is looked at or viewed/treated like a g-d/avoda zara then it cannot be hanging in his house.

i.e. if you need someone to turn to or depend on then turn to Hashem for help. who is there more of a chance of being answered, Hashem straight or a messenger of Hashem

Dont think its avodah zara but it may be
an issur on the lav “Lo Selech b’Derech Hagoyim”
(not sure if that’s the terminology the Torah uses)

Is putting a picture of someone on your computer desktop avodah zara?

Obviously, the answer is contextual…..if a shul were to post a picture of Trump in the lobby as a sign of respect, there is little likelihood (with the exception of a few resident Trumpkopfs) of such a picture triggering any concerns of avodah zarah. Likewise, the obligatory photo of the Rebbe, TZL, in many chabad homes is no more or less avodah zorah than the guys who run up and down Eastern Parkway with yellow flags singing “Rebbe is Moishiach”. Same, I’m sure for other chassidus where I’ve seen playing cards (like baseball cards) with photos of their rebbe and other rabbonim in that Chassidiseshe Court. Not sure about Litvish practices on photos but just about every Livtvish home has family photos on the wall

Is having a picture of the late lubavicher rebbe that days yechi hamelech avodah Zara? And having a picture of him in your siddur and gemorah that you look at before learning and davening?

Many big rabbis have pictures of gedolim in their houses. Although as pointed out in another thead I think it’s becoming more the style to have alot less stuff including pictures around.

To RebYid…

Obviously, it depends on the picture….if the picture was the usual stuff kids draw in school, no problem; if it were to be an image of some goiyeshe god, than probably not a good idea

Joseph,
Of course, Rebbeim are gedolei yisroel but they are not referred to as such; that’s what I meant.
And there is definitely a difference between Rebbeim/gedolim and other veltishe leaders
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Simple,
hanging= no
Worshipping the picture = yes

Joseph: statue might actually be an issur as per the Shulchan Aruch. A picture is a different story since it is not 3D.

I will quote the words of Rambam: (read carefully 3:16)
הלכות עבודה זרה פרק ג
טו אסור לעשות צורות לנואי, ואף על פי שאינן עבודה זרה: שנאמר “לא תעשון, איתי: אלוהי כסף ואלוהי זהב” (שמות כ,יט)–כלומר צורות של כסף ושל זהב שהן לנואי, כדי שלא יטעו בהן הטועים וידמו שהן לעבודה. ואין אסור לצור לנואי, אלא צורת האדם בלבד.

טז לפיכך אין צרין, לא בעץ ולא בסיד ולא באבן, צורת האדם: והוא שתהא הצורה בולטת, כגון הציור והכיור שבטרקלין וכיוצא בהן; ואם צר, לוקה. אבל אם הייתה הצורה מושקעת, או צורה של סמנין כגון הצורות שעל גבי הלוחות והטבליות, או צורות שרוקמין באריג–הרי אלו מותרות.

“What’s your halachic basis for differentiating between a statue of a person and a photograph of a person?” (Joseph)

Isn’t there a GIANT difference between having a 3D image of someone vs. a photograph?

I thought that’s straight from Torah. Am I mistaken?

Thank you

worshiping or venerating ANY physical image, representation or whatever is assur so you guys can dance on the head of a pin but the outcome is still the same ….lo taaseh lacha pesel v’chol tamuna……