Deso 7:7 – Nekama, Netira

Deos 7:7 - Rambam emphasizes that nekama is a de'ah ra'ah, in that the person…

The Bein Adam lachaveiro of a Chacham

5:7 - speaking very loudly or very softly looks like gasei haRuach. - makdim b'shalom,…

When to Be Silent. Emmes.

5:7 - Counterproductive to say something that will not be accepted. - Meshane mipnei shalom:…

L’he’damos

– Mitzvah #1 in the header to De’os is “l’he’damos”, also mentioned in 1:6. It…

Middah Beinonis means being in control

– Middah beinonis means being sholet on his middos and not being enslaved to any…

Bechira Chofshis. Middah Beinonis.

1) Deos 1:2 + Teshuva 5:2,4 - innate middos & tendencies, habituation, bechira chofshis 2)…

Chacham vs. Chassid

1) Deos 1:4-5: definition of chacham/tzaddik vs chassid. Lifnim mishuras hadin doesn't contradict middah beinonis…

Lifnim Mishuras Hadin

Deos 1:5, "zehu lifnim mishuras hadin" - the ikar hadin of of Hilchos Deos of…

Constancy. Avraham’s Discovery.

- 1:7 - "tamid": attention and effort to fix deos must be constant. We may…

Fixing Middos. Gaava.

- 2:1 We need a comparative frame of reference to recognize the sickness, since the…