Hilchos teshuva 12
Chacham vs. Chassid
1) Deos 1:4-5: definition of chacham/tzaddik vs chassid. Lifnim mishuras hadin doesn’t contradict middah beinonis given the correct definition thereof, i.e. being sholet on both middos and mixing them as dictated by ratzon Hashem. 2) Chiyuv derabbanan of shom deosav
Hilchos teshuva 13
Lifnim Mishuras Hadin
Deos 1:5, “zehu lifnim mishuras hadin” – the ikar hadin of of Hilchos Deos of “v’asisa hatov…” is the source of lifnim mishuras hadin in other areas of Halacha.
Constancy. Avraham’s Discovery.
– 1:7 – “tamid”: attention and effort to fix deos must be constant. We may go through stage of aspects Torah feeling onerus until we improve ourselves.
Fixing Middos. Gaava.
– 2:1 We need a comparative frame of reference to recognize the sickness, since the choleh can experience it as normal. Similarly, can’t weigh our Deos just based on what feels wrong to us.
Elul’s Independent Opportunity
End of any unit of time lends itself to teshuva – end of day, week, month, year. HKB”H created time in units, and the optimal time for teshuva is when one is still in that unit of time. Elul is
Anger. Speech.
– 2:3 while there are things that do warrant anger theoretically, one should only put on a show of anger but inwardly not be angry due to the volatility of kaas. As opposed to gaava, which is never warranted.
Mikabeil Es Kol Ha’adam
Deos 2:7 – a) why quote mekabeil kol haadam b’sever panim yafos, as opposed to havei mekabeil es kol haadam b’simcha – doesn’t simcha fit in better with this halacha? b) Why did Rambam switch from “onen” to “misabel”? Answer:
Extremes. Lshem Shomayim & Middah Beinonis.
– 3:1 – not supposed to go to the extreme of distancing from taava and kavod, but should distance onself in such a way from kin’ah. Nedarim – Chazal are critical of someone creating his own ideal, but not of