Podcast: Gra on Mishlei

Sinners will suffer the consequences of their ways. Sin itself has a deleterious effect (not…

There are 4 things listed so far that sinners have rejected:1) chochmo2) yiras shomayim2) What…

To succeed in learning:1) apply one assiduously to learn. The need for hard work is…

Describes the punishments for each category of people who neglect Torah. Middah k’neged middah. Imagery…

Have to welcome tochacha for it to be likely to be effective and strike a…

How do peple end up hating Torah? See Gaon on 1:22 – insufficient exposure to…

Should be aware of death and gain perspective thereby, but not focused on it and…

Reasons we distance ourselves from Torah: 1) Olam hazeh is fleeting ephemeral, and yet we…

Shouldn’t be ashamed by keeping Torah; Torah is emmes, it is what we should be…

There’s a yetzer hara to acknowledge, but then ignore, principles, and rationalize that the current…