Hakdama 7
Bo Sidbuck
– 6:2 According to one pshat in Rambam, Shechina means Hashgacha, i.e. Hashem’s behavior. Chazal used the term shechina, hence inference it’s to learn about His actions. How can we do so? Cling to exemplars, i.e. talmidei chachomim -6:5-6 why
Kol Dodi Dofek 3
– A life of destiny entails exercising his bechira and living as a subject, not object.– Reaction to both good and yisurin must be change and elevation. If one doesn’t reach as such to the former, one may get the
Hakdama 8
Deos 6:6,7,9
Deos 6:6,7,9 – Chiyuv to be mocheil is an extension of the chiyuv to be mochiach. – 2 separate mechayevim: 1) be efficacious to stop someone from doing wrong 2) to uproot sinas halev. Can have #2 even absent #1.
Kol Dodi Dofek 4
– Both yachid and tzibbur must react to yisruin with teshuva / aliyah.– No such thing as taanis without teshuva– Yisruin, as well as an eis tzara, serve as a general yedias hacheit – i.e. indicate that there’s some problem
Hakdama 9
Hilchos Teshuva 1: Re-Orienting Our Perspective
Tochacha
– additional sources for the two mechayevim of giving tochacha – deos 6:8 – don’t humiliate the person with tochacha. Also teaches us to stay far away from the lesser form, ie embarrassment, give that one can lose his olam
Kol Dodi Dofek 5
– “Why” leaves room for many difficult follow-up questions, “what” doesn’t and instead leads us to what is required of us– theme of sefer Iyuv:a) approach to yisrum as “what” and not “why”b) HKB”H initially looks to elicit reaction through