Ramban on Kedoshim tihiyu: naval b’reshus haTorah is what would’ve been had there not been…
Podcast: Divrei Hashkafa by Rav Mayer Twersky
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…
Mishlei 3:15 – Value and Necessity of Torah
Torah is the most valuable and most necessary thing. Why bother with a comparison to…
Mishlei 3:13-14 – Chochmo vs. Tevuna
Chochmo, what comes via mesorah, is a metzia. Tevuna – understanding the chochmo via work…
Mishlei 3:12: Tochacha from Love
Mitzvah of tochacha is to love, and be concerned about, the sinner and help him…
Balance, Shavuos
Toras Hashem temima – demands living a balanced life (see Rambam.) Even when we have…
Mishlei 3:11 – Accepting Yissurin & Tochacha
Accept yisruin with love, as they were sent. We don’t control anything besides our own…
Mishlei 3:8-9: Teshuva, Yira, Tzedaka
Cheit is spiritual sickness, teshuva is a refuah. Rambam – we get reward for not…
Mishlei 3:7-8 – Indispensability of Mitzvos, Yiras Shomayim
Don’t think that miztvos are a dispensable means to an end if one thinks he…