Mitzvos Sichliyos Being Obligatory
– sources that they’re obligatory – multiple halachic implications of their being obligatory
Which of the 7 Miztvos Benei Noach Are Intuitive?
Resolution to seeming contradictions in both the Ramban and Rambam regarding whether the 7 mitzvos are intuitive or not.
Daily Teshuva & Living Reflectively
– Two different reasons to always do teshuva: 1) should die b’kedusha v’tahara and 2) to LIVE that way – Yetzer Hara works naturally without premeditation. Yetzer hatov comes from reflection. If one coasts through life, Yetzer hara will be
Not Becoming Desensitized to the Eis Tzara
– Eat on R”H not due to lack of eimas hadin, but despite it. Similarly, one can mostly go about his routine while identifying with the eis tzara in Israel, or r”l because he is becoming detached from it. –
Tzedek, Tzedaka, Tamim.
– tzedek == din/innocence, tzedakka == rachamim. – “Tamim” – wholly innocent
Noach’s Children. Noach vs. Moshe.
– Shem, Chom, Yafes saved as Noach’s children. Two possibilities why. – Why Noach was spared from the judgement against the entire world (Hilchos Teshuva 3:2), while Moshe was included in the gzeira on his generation to not go into
Intuitive Natural Morality, the Hypocrisy and Evil of Some Reactions to the Massacre in Israel
– Ramban, Breishis, 6:13: chomos-theft is more egregious because it’s intuitive that it’s wrong, and one can’t plead ignorance or blame its prevalence in society. Hakdama of R’ Nissim Gaon to Shas: all humans are obligated in that which is
Yiras ha’Onesh, Yiras ha’Romemus
– yiras ha’onesh, yiras ha’romemus – can’t skip yiras ha’onesh – must have a knowledge-based sustained awareness of yiras Hashem – why is yiras ha’onesh not mentioned in Mishna Torah, and yiras ha’romemus not mentioned in Sefer Hamitzvos?
Perspectives on the Massacre: Kiddush Hashem
Perspectives on the Massacre: Kiddush Hashem – Rambam Hilchos Melachim, Perek 7: what is contested in the war is yichud Hashem, chayal should have kavana for kiddush Hashem – Igeres Teiman: goyim are jealous of us, hatred towards us is
Perspectives on the Massacre: Kiddush Hashem
Perspectives on the Massacre: Kiddush Hashem – Rambam Hilchos Melachim, Perek 7: what is contested in the war is yichud Hashem, chayal should have kavana for kiddush Hashem – Igeres Teiman: goyim are jealous of us, hatred towards us is