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This afternoon (12/30/20 at YBT) we finished the Rambam's commentary on Chagigah 2:1, in which he explained why the teaching and learning of Maaseh Merkavah (metaphysics) and Maaseh Bereishis (physics) are restricted. We then skipped ahead in the Mishneh Torah to Hilchos Yesodei ha'Torah 4:10-13, where he compares and contrasts Maaseh Merkavah and Maaseh Bereishis and discusses their role in a person's development. We concluded by reading the Rambam's introduction to the Moreh ha'Nevuchim Book 3, in which he explains how it will be possible for him to write about Maaseh Merkavah without violating Chazal's injunctions against teaching it publicly.
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - פירוש המשניות חגיגה ב:א
רמב"ם - משנה תורה, ספר המדע, הלכות יסודי התורה ד:י-יג
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים הקדמה לחלק ג
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Rambam Resources:
- Mechon Mamre: the most accurate complete edition of the Mishneh Torah available online for free
- AlHaTorah: excellent site overall, and reliable for the first three books of the Mishneh Torah, as well as the Shelat edition of the Rambam's commentary on the Mishnah and other works of the Rambam
- Daat: features many of the Rambam's writings, including Qafih's translation of the Moreh ha'Nevuchim, complete with footnotes
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