Ahava & Yirah in Shemiras Mitzvos
Ramban: We’re Told How to Serve HKB”H
Rambam Sefer Hamitzvos, aseh #5 – serve HKBH, i.e. tefillah d’oraysa. Ramban disagrees, and says “l’ovdo b’chol levavchem” means we have to serve HKB”H wholeheartedly and with conviction that it’s emmes. Ramban, Va’eschanan – ha’yashar v’ha’tov: must have kavana to
Berachos 28b – death of R’ Yochanan ben Zakkai
Berachos 28b – death of R’ Yochanan ben Zakkai – Why does the talmidim’s presence trigger his crying? – Who someone is at a given point is a result of all he has done in life until then. – Morah
Hakdama to Mishna Torah, 4: Mesiras haTorah
– Rambam explains why R’ Yehuda Hanassi changed the teaching of Torah she’b’al peh to be b’ksav, but didn’t explain why Gemara was written since the change is mesiras haTorah had already been made beforehand. – Differences between halacha and
Hakdama to Mishna Torah, 3: The Chain of Masorah
– Avos 1:1: the chain of masorah. Mesorah entrusted in each generation to specific ba’alei masorah. – What they say misevara is a part of the mesorah
Reflections on Shebud Malchios and Geulah: Past, Present and Future
Hakdama to Mishna Torah, 2: Why Torah She’b’al Peh is Referred to as “Mitzvah”
Mitzvah – command, interpretation, legacy from generation to generation. Rambam using all these meanings, and this answers many questions.
Hakdama to Mishna Torah: Torah vs. Mitzvah
– What’s Torah vs. mitzvah? Torah is b’ksav, mitzvah is b’al peh.– “Torah b’ksav” describes both the cheftza and how it is passed on. “Torah she’B’al peh” only describes how it is passed on, but the cheftza is “peirush”.– there
Ramban Al haTorah
Shem “Yisroel”
– shem “Yisroel” depends on being a ma’amin, and the chiyuvim bein adam lachaveiro applying depend on the recipient being a Yisroel. Only b’Toras Yisroel does one have a chelek in olam habba. – Hilchos De’os – ahavas Yisroel more