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.,
Ramban, Parshas Terumah
– Aseres Hadibros functioned as informing us of mikztas miztvos kalos & chamuros for our geirus; the miztvos in Aseres Hadibros represent categories of mitzvos.– Har Sinai was a tremendous Hashro’as Hashechina, but also HKB”H started to command the mitzvos.
Perek 2, Part 2
– Mitzvos that don’t have a reason which is intuitive to people they will be mevateil, mitzvos that do have a reason which is intuitive to people they will simply throw off. Malbim is saying there are both chukim and
Perek 1 part 5, Perek 2 part 1
“ki yode’a Hashem derech tzaddikim” yedi’a means connection, and that connection is the source of nitzchiyus for the tzaddikim. The opposite is true for reshaim.“Meshicho” – meshicha means an appointment forever, hence refers to Dovid Hamelech. Goyim were looking to
Perek 1, Part 4
– One who is not a tzaddik or gadol can increase his own impact and accomplishments by facilitating the agenda of a tzaddik/gadol– Both sobering and inspirational is the reality that people are not born as tzaddikim, rather they worked
Ramban — Parshas Mishpatim
Perek 1, Part 3
-“etz shasul al palgei mayim…piryo yitein” – Malbim: even in Mishpatim, a person guided only by reason will come up short, like a tree in a dry place. Rav zt”l said similarly that even our observance of Mishpatim must be