The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton

S6, E8 Shemona Perakim; Was Moshe an Angel?


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This shiur was generously sponsored in memory of R' Moshe Chaim ben Yitzchak David.

0:00 The importance of the Golden Mean in Maimonides' thought
4:15 What makes the Torah divine?
7:45 Is it possible for a person to be absolutely perfect?
10:00 Maimonides considers a perfect human being to be not a human being but rather an angel
14:00 How a person can become an angel
17:45 How the perfect person can transfer himself from the angelic realm back to the human realm
22:00 People who have no virtues are not human beings but animals
25:00 The behavior of humans that became angels
28:00 For 40 days, Moshe didn't eat – only his body did
32:30 What does it mean that Moshe was made an "Elohim"?
40:15 Moshe's sin: anger
45:00 When Maimonides mentions that he went off topic, it's a red flag that there is a secret that he's concealing
46:00 How could it be that Moshe became angry if he was perfect in character?
49:30 The perfection of the Torah depends on the perfection of Moshe
51:00 How a leader should pretend to get angry to scare his followers, and why Moshe couldn't do that
54:00 The absolute impossibility of an absolutely perfect leader
58:30 Hashem gets angry only regarding idolatry
1:00:00 The lowest Jew was like a prophet by virtue of being in the presence of the angel, Moshe
1:03:00 Moshe's actions are akin to prophecy, and therefore his actions of pretending to lose his temper represent that it is appropriate to lose his temper
1:05:00 Moshe's anger was inappropriate because his leadership is not the only viable leadership, and that's why his leadership was brought to an end


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