Perek 6, part 5. Perek 7.
– The type of death one will experience is something to daven for, thank for. Tachlis harbi’ah is to thank Hashem.– The shame of teshuva is temporary, while the shame of the aveira will be lasting if he doesn’t do
Perek 5, part 4. Perek 6.
– R”H – world judged 4 times, i.e. all the yomim tovim, and each time there’s din there is also mitzvas simcha. Clearly the simcha coming from din. “Yis’mechu hashomayim…ki bah lishpot es ha’aretz…” Mishpat represents a gilui of malchus
Ramban, Ki Sisa
– Understanding is not something passive, even when someone is the talmid learning from his rebbe, in 2 ways: 1) to understand the talmid must work through it himself, and 2) the talmid should draw inferences and conclusions as appropriate.
Perek 5, part 3
– “va’ani b’rov chasdecha…” – creation is all a chessed from HKB”H. Since HBK”H is the greatest ba’al chessed, makes sense to daven to him with requests. But, essence of tefillah is being focused on HKB”H.– Asking Hashem that we
Perek 5, part 2
– “ki lo Keil chofetz reasha ata, lo yagurcha ra”: mythology deified humans, created “gods” in the image of man. Why does Dovid have to address something so crude and obviously wrong? Because when something wrong is widespread enough, it
Perek 5
– Conditions for best Tefillah:1. requires eloquence and precision. Tefillah d’oraysa – no set text, time, or frequency other then once a day; it was personal expression. Once chazal made the set text for tefillah, it’s not my spontaneous expression,
Ramban, Tetzaveh
Nigleh – mitzvos are “tzorech hedyot”. Nistar – mitzvos are “tzorech Gavo’ah”. “Tzorech Gavo’ah” that CAN’T mean that HKB”H “needs” it – He has no needs; it’s kefira to think HKB”H has needs (this is an example of where nigleh
Perek 3, part 2. Perek 4.
– HKB”H gives a targeted yeshua. Wrong halachically to expose chayalim to more danger to avoid civilian casualties. The idea that a civilian casualty is somehow worse than a chayal being killed is wrong. HKB”H can miraculously differentiate within precision,
Perek 2, part 4. Perek 3, part 1.
– “haskilu…hivasru…” Ahavas Hashem emerges from sechel; it is not an emotional state, is not generated by emotion.– Malbim: each section of perek 3 ends with the word “Selah”, which indicates “full stop”, i.e. end of section.– 2 camps opposing
Perek 2, part 3
– at the very time that the goyim are organizing to rebel, HKB”H is raising Dovid up. When HKB”H determines what will be, nothing a person does can interfere with the way it plays out or with the result. E.g.,