Mishlei 1:23 – Exposure to, and Success in, Torah

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

Mishlei 1:23: Psychological & Emotional Momentum

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

Avos 4:22, 3:1-2

“No shochad” means we’re rewarded for single every mitzvah, punished for every single aveira; they…

Mishlei 1:22: Foolish Decisions

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

Mishlei 1:20: When, and When Not, to be Ashamed

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

Mishlei 1:16-17: Don’t Follow Rationalizations

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

Mishlei 1:14-15: Terrible is Still Terrible Even in Small Measures

Sometimes best way to grasp what’s wrong with something is to see what happens in…

Avos 4:20-21 – Balance

– If someone has a little knowledge but it is confused & incomplete is worse…

Mishlei 1:12-13 – Mashal to Different Types of Thieves

Mishlei 1:11 – Categories of Yetzer Hara. Associating with Wrongdoers.

Two categories of yetzer hara – desire and anger – which all yetzer haras fit…