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S6, E12 Shemona Perakim; Should a Person be Moderately Humble or Extremely Lowly?
This shiur was generously sponsored by an anonymous donor for the merit of the speedy, safe and healthy return of the Hostages.
The source sheet for this shiur is available here.
Highlights
0:30 The 2 divergent Torahs and 2 divergent purposes of mitzvahs: one for the masses, the other for the elite individuals
9:30 Maimonides explicitly contradicts himself regarding whether a person should be moderately humble or practice extreme self-abasement
22:00 Maimoinides' own personal change of character as a result of experience and years
27:00 How life changes a person, and why a different kind of behavior is appropriate for young people than for older people
30:30 Maimonides teaches both a theoretical ideal and what is appropriate in practice
33:00 We no longer treat people according to how they themselves treat us
38:00 An eye for an eye (https://youtu.be/fpAdWSy_mZA?si=yoCYdDm12MGHZrRw)
42:00 Some texts are meant only as ideals and not to be executed in practice
44:00 We must study the ways of Hashem, and we must also know that we can't ever perfectly emulate them
47:30 Extreme lowliness stands in tension with good character and wisdom
This series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation.
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This shiur was generously sponsored by an anonymous donor for the merit of the speedy, safe and healthy return of the Hostages.
The source sheet for this shiur is available here.
Highlights
0:30 The 2 divergent Torahs and 2 divergent purposes of mitzvahs: one for the masses, the other for the elite individuals
9:30 Maimonides explicitly contradicts himself regarding whether a person should be moderately humble or practice extreme self-abasement
22:00 Maimoinides' own personal change of character as a result of experience and years
27:00 How life changes a person, and why a different kind of behavior is appropriate for young people than for older people
30:30 Maimonides teaches both a theoretical ideal and what is appropriate in practice
33:00 We no longer treat people according to how they themselves treat us
38:00 An eye for an eye (https://youtu.be/fpAdWSy_mZA?si=yoCYdDm12MGHZrRw)
42:00 Some texts are meant only as ideals and not to be executed in practice
44:00 We must study the ways of Hashem, and we must also know that we can't ever perfectly emulate them
47:30 Extreme lowliness stands in tension with good character and wisdom
This series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation.