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Defining a Chacham

Divrei Hashkafa by Rav Mayer Twersky
Divrei Hashkafa by Rav Mayer Twersky
Defining a Chacham
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5:1 – ksehm…kach – but aren’t these things defined as being part of middah beinonis in earlier perakim, and are not distinct from it? How are these things additional for the chacham? 5:2 is clear that they are distinct, but

Torah Sheb’ksav & B’al Peh

Divrei Hashkafa by Rav Mayer Twersky
Divrei Hashkafa by Rav Mayer Twersky
Torah Sheb’ksav & B’al Peh
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– Hashem taught Moshe the Torah sheb’ksav and then it’s b’al peh peirush. Torah sheb’al peh called “Mitzvah” because it makes the Torah actionable, and “horaah” refers to Torah sheb’al peh as well. – That Torah sheb’al peh can’t be

The Bein Adam lachaveiro of a Chacham

Divrei Hashkafa by Rav Mayer Twersky
Divrei Hashkafa by Rav Mayer Twersky
The Bein Adam lachaveiro of a Chacham
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5:7 – speaking very loudly or very softly looks like gasei haRuach. – makdim b’shalom, dan lekaf zechus – required of a chacham or of everyone? There are cases that are a middah chassidus – maybe for the chacham, those

What, and How, Moshe Taught

Divrei Hashkafa by Rav Mayer Twersky
Divrei Hashkafa by Rav Mayer Twersky
What, and How, Moshe Taught
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– Details regarding how Moshe taught Bnei Yisroel (4 times, etc.) – Is knowing who taught who just history or is it talmud Torah? – What details Moshe taught vs. what was developed afterwards – re: Peirushim mekubalim from Moshe,

When to Be Silent. Emmes.

Divrei Hashkafa by Rav Mayer Twersky
Divrei Hashkafa by Rav Mayer Twersky
When to Be Silent. Emmes.
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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