In the first 3 items in the mishna, Ben Zoma is describing the path to…
Podcast: Divrei Hashkafa by Rav Mayer Twersky
Sha’ar 2:9: External and Internal Acquisitions
Rabbeinu Yona describes the shift in focus that should occur when one gets older, i.e.…
Sha’ar 2:14, 4:17: Cheshbon Hanefesh during Aseres Yemei Teshuva.
Sha’ar 2:14, 4:17: Cheshbon Hanefesh is supposed to be present throughout Aseres Yemei Teshuva, and…
Divine Foreknowledge & Free Choice (Al haTeshuva: Bechira & Teshuva, Part 3)
Rambam (Hilchos Teshuva 5:5) explains that our question regarding the seeming contradiction between Divine foreknowledge…
Sha’ar 2:9, 2:14: Yiras Hashem is the Basis and Goal of Everything. Rewriting Our Year’s Record During Aseres Yemei Teshuva.
Sha’ar 2:9: Ultimate purpose of chochmo is to attain yiras Hashem, which is the beginning…
Sha’ar 2:9, 2:14: Times of Din (Old Age, 10 Days of Teshuva) Demand a Different Balance in Life
If we relate to din as we should, then both during old age and during…
Sha’ar 2:9: The appropriate shifts in focus at later stages of life.
In 2:9, R’ Yona, based on the mishna on Avos 5:26, talks about having a…
Anochi Hashem as the Lens Through Which We Experience the World (Al haTeshuva: Bechira & Teshuva, Part 2)
The Rav zt”l explains that the Rambam understands the mitzva of Anochi Hashem Elokecha to…