Perek 1, part 2
– “Higayon” – sometimes means speech, sometimes thought. Both mean “bringing forth”, either by articulating or by meivin davar miToch davar. Hence, “B’Toraso ye’he’ge” means lilmod al menas la’asos. Rema, Shach, etc., discuss that one must learn nigleh before nistar
Perek 1
“Hatslacha” refers to physical success, “osher” to spiritual. There are multiple different types/dimensions of shleimus. Supposed to do mitzvos with a conviction that they are good & emmes. Torah is supposed to mold us.
Hilchos teshuva 8
When to Be Silent. Emmes.
5:7 – Counterproductive to say something that will not be accepted. – Meshane mipnei shalom: two reasons not to lie – 1) it’s habit forming 2) seal of HKBH is emmes, and we have to emulate. Meshane referring to avoiding
Hilchos teshuva 9
L’he’damos
– Mitzvah #1 in the header to De’os is “l’he’damos”, also mentioned in 1:6. It is impossible to know HKBH’s essence, but we are to mold ourselves (“l’he’damos”) to imitate His actions/middos.– Rambam describes sefer Maddah as “ikar das Moshe”.
Hilchos teshuva 10
Middah Beinonis means being in control
– Middah beinonis means being sholet on his middos and not being enslaved to any middah; he has both extremes in him and does whatever is correct– End of 1:1 – Rambam doesn’t distinguish between bein adam lachaveiro and l’atzmo
Hilchos teshuva 11
Bechira Chofshis. Middah Beinonis.
1) Deos 1:2 + Teshuva 5:2,4 – innate middos & tendencies, habituation, bechira chofshis 2) for any given trait, there are only three essential middos – the two extremes and the middah beinonis