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דער שיעור אונטערזוכט פארוואס דער רמב״ם׳ס ליסט פון מידות איז נישט דעפיניטיוו, און פארגלייכט צוויי פונדאמענטאלע וועגן צו קאטעגאריזירן כאראקטער טרייטס: איינער באזירט אויף די סטרוקטור פון די נשמה (ווי ספירות און חלקי הנפש), און דער אנדערער באזירט אויף פראקטישע נושאים און אביעקטן (ווי געלט, עסן, כבוד). דער רמב״ם און אריסטו נעמען דעם צווייטן וועג ווייל מידות זענען א דבר מעשה וואס מען לערנט זיך דורך הרגלים, און דעריבער איז עס נוצלעכער צו טיילן זיי לויט די פראקטישע ריאליטעט ווי מענטשן זעען און דערפארן עס, ניט לויט אבסטראקטע פילאזאפישע סיסטעמען. Please support our beis medrash https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=SMGXBETTK3Z94 make a monthly membership Membership Levels This Shiur Also On Watch on YouTube Watch on Website Read Transcript English Transcript Hebrew Transcript Listen by phone: call (848) 285-6807, press 6, then 500157#
דער שיעור דיסקוטירט דעם רמב״ם׳ס פרק ד׳ פון שמונה פרקים, וואס דער רמב״ם אליין האט געהאלטן פאר דעם צענטראלער פרק, ווי מען זעט פון זיינע אייגענע צוצייכענונגען אין אנדערע ספרים. די הויפט נושא איז די תורה׳ס מטרה אוועקצושטופן תאוות, ספעציעל פרישות פון תענוגי הגוף, און ווי דאס פארבינדט זיך מיט די גרעסערע בילד פון בחירה, הרגל, און די נאטירלעכע פאטערנס פון אידישער געשיכטע. דער שיעור ברענגט אריין דעם רמב״ם׳ס שיטה אויף פרעה׳ס פארהארטענטע הארץ, אברהם אבינו׳ס בחירה ביי ברית בין הבתרים, און ווי מנהגו של עולם ארבעט אויף ביידע די level פון יחיד און כלל ישראל. Please support our beis medrash https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=SMGXBETTK3Z94 make a monthly membership Membership Levels This Shiur Also On Watch on YouTube Watch on Website Read Transcript Hebrew Transcript Listen by phone: call (848) 285-6807, press 6, then 500156#
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This shiur examines the fundamental question of Jewish identity: are we defined by the Exodus from Egypt or by receiving the Torah at Sinai? The instructor argues that while contemporary Jews primarily identify through Torah and mitzvot, the biblical text consistently emphasizes yetziat Mitzrayim as God’s primary identification. The Rambam’s approach is analyzed in depth, explaining how the Exodus represented a revolutionary system: the prohibition of avodah zarah (idolatry) and the establishment of direct service to God, creating a framework that could be transmitted to children across generations. This stands in contrast to the pre-Abrahamic world where knowledge of God was limited to exceptional individuals who would inevitably be forgotten. The shiur explores how Moshe Rabbeinu’s innovation at the Exodus wasn’t merely philosophical knowledge of God, but rather a practical system ensuring that even simple people and children would maintain pure monotheism, distinguishing Judaism fundamentally from other religions that may acknowledge one God philosophically but teach their children about intermediary powers. Please support our beis medrash https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=SMGXBETTK3Z94 make a monthly membership Membership Levels This Shiur Also On Watch on YouTube Watch on Website Read Transcript Hebrew Transcript Listen by phone: call (848) 285-6807, press 6, then 500152#
This shiur examines a fundamental question raised by the Chazon Ish about the nature of middos (character traits): why do we treat virtues like courage, humility, or temperance as separate good qualities when being truly good requires all of them together? The discussion challenges the common assumption that you can work on individual middos separately, arguing instead that genuine virtue is unified – either you’re guided by intellect and reason (and thus have all good middos), or you’re driven by natural inclinations (and your seemingly “good” traits are just natural dispositions, not real virtues). Drawing on Socratic and Aristotelian philosophy, the shiur distinguishes between natural traits that happen to look good and authentic moral excellence that comes from living according to reason, ultimately questioning whether the standard mussar approach of working on one middah per month makes philosophical sense. This Shiur Also On Watch on YouTube Watch on Website Read Transcript Hebrew Transcript
This shiur on Shemonah Perakim Chapter 4 examines the Rambam’s introduction to his list of character traits and addresses a fundamental tension between halacha and mussar. The Chazon Ish’s approach is analyzed through a case study of two yeshivos competing in the same neighborhood, revealing how the concept of “naval birshus haTorah” (scoundrel within Torah’s permission) is often misunderstood. The core argument challenges the modern mussar movement’s assumption that being a “good person” is defined by internal character traits independent of halacha, demonstrating instead that genuine ethical behavior requires external objective standards – specifically Torah law – to determine what is actually right and just. The discussion includes analysis of why people feel more certain about their righteousness in high-stakes situations (like million-dollar disputes) versus small ones, and why the feeling of justice doesn’t determine what truly belongs to whom. This Shiur Also On Watch on YouTube Watch on Website Read Transcript Hebrew Transcript
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