Hilchos teshuva 3
Marriage. “Bilvad”. Ahavas Re’im.
3:2 aside from being a mitzvah, marriage is needed for a normal, balanced life. “Bilvad” doesn’t always mean exclusively for Rambam, also means “direct/ultimate”. Two tiers in v’ahavta l’reiacha – all Jews, and a’chicha b’mitzvos
Hilchos teshuva 4
Kavana l’shem Shomayim
3:3 – living balanced isn’t enough without the kavana l’shem Shomayim. If one calibrates his level of involvement and orients his actions l’shem Shomayim, then one can serve 24×7. That ALL activities CAN be avoda laMakom is a big chiddush.
Hilchos teshuva 5
Lead with Sechel
4:1 – How is taking care of oneself physically midarchei Hashem? In addition, how do this and 3:3 flow from perek 1? HKB”H is in a constant state of perfection. We’re supposed to lead with sechel, not emotion, and act
Pre-Selichos 5782
Hilchos teshuva 6
Defining a Chacham
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
– 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