Correctness of Torah
Follow up from yesterday: the fact that specifically meleches machasheves is assur works well with what was said yesterday about shabbasson being about freeing one’s thoughts from torach.1) Al Tifnu…L’r’tzonchem…Avoda Zara is a double distortion: 1) the focus/address of the
Ramban on Parshas Kedoshim: Miscellaneous Points
Ramban on v’asisa hayashar v’hatov (another example the Ramban gave about lifrot & lichlol): eidos & chukim are the pratim, yashar v’tov is the klal, examples of which are pshara and lifnim mishuras hadin. Yashar & tov is no less
Ramban on Kedoshim: Hayashar V’Hatov
Ramban said the Torah has klalim (principles / values) and pratim. This makes possible, and ensures the fact, that the eternity of Torah means it’s applicable in every age. “Show me where it says it’s assur” ignores the presence of
Ramban, Kedoshim: Eternity of Torah via Klalim. The Klal of Shabbos.
Ramban said the Torah has klalim (principles / values) and pratim. This makes possible, and ensures the fact, that the eternity of Torah means it’s applicable in every age. “Show me where it says it’s assur” ignores the presence of
Ramban, Kedoshim: Values & Details of Torah
Ramban on Kedoshim tihiyu: naval b’reshus haTorah is what would’ve been had there not been a mitzvah of kedoshim tihiyu.Torah is comprised of both klalim – values / principles – and pratim – specific halachos. We must maintain balance and
Mishlei 3:16-17 – Lishma vs. Lo Lishma w.r.t. Reward & Safety
Right – learn lishma; left – not lishma. Ramban: part of middah k’neged middah is that the reward for mitzvos will be correspond to motivations, i.e. olam hazeh or olam habba.Rambam (Hil. Teshuva 8:4) – “noam Hashem” is one name
Mishlei 3:15 – Value and Necessity of Torah
Torah is the most valuable and most necessary thing. Why bother with a comparison to diamonds, etc.? Ideally such a mashal adds nothing, but in our non-ideal states it does help.
Mishlei 3:13-14 – Chochmo vs. Tevuna
Chochmo, what comes via mesorah, is a metzia. Tevuna – understanding the chochmo via work – is bringing out the latent potential of the chochmo.Why is it depicted that for tevuna it MUST be through his work, as opposed to
Mishlei 3:12: Tochacha from Love
Mitzvah of tochacha is to love, and be concerned about, the sinner and help him return to the proper way, and should be delivered as such. Corporal punishment is bad in this generation.
Balance, Shavuos
Toras Hashem temima – demands living a balanced life (see Rambam.) Even when we have the correct ingredients for a recipe, we have to have the correct amount of each.Have to balance physical and spiritual – enough physical but not