R’ Nechunyah ben Hakana: when one accepts Torah, HKB”H sees to it that he will…
Podcast: Shiur Hashkafa 5781
Avos 3:3-5
3:3-4: In 3, Torah vs emptiness, cynicism, kefirah. Rambam Hil. Tumas Tzora’as 16:10, Hil. Teshuva…
Avos 4:22, 3:1-2
“No shochad” means we’re rewarded for single every mitzvah, punished for every single aveira; they…
Avos 4:20-21 – Balance
– If someone has a little knowledge but it is confused & incomplete is worse…
Avos Perek 4:16-19
4:16, Rambam: “…this world is only a pathway to olam habo” , i.e. the antechamber…
Avos 4:13-15: Shem tov, talmidim, makdim b’shalom.
4:13, Rambam: Keser Shem Tov not an independent crown, rather results from keser Torah. The…
Avos 4:14-16: Inseparability of Learning & Teaching
Learning & teaching are inseparable, in 3 dimensions: 1) ikar mitzvah of talmud Torah is…
Avos 4:13: Laxity in Learning. The Crown of Torah.
Shigegas talmud olah zadon: opinions in the Rishonim about what the nature of the mistake…
1) Avos 4:12 2) The mitzvos of Chanukah & Purim
Avos: 4:12 – Rambam Sefer Mitzvos 209, 210, 211 – Rambam counts kavod & moreh…
Avos 4:10-12: Hishtadlus vs Learning vs shcar Olam Hazeh, Anava, Teshuva vs Kapara, L’shem Shomayim, kavod & Moreh
Topics include: 1) balancing hishtadlus for paranassa and learning 2) the need for anava in…