Rambam Bekius

The Revelation at Sinai and Moshe's Prophetic Status (Hilchos Yesodei ha'Torah Chapter 8)


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This afternoon (4/15/21 at YBT) in our Rambam Bekius chavurah we started and finished the eighth chapter of Hilchos Yesodei ha'Torah, which focused on the topic of the relationship between the event at Sinai and Moshe's nevuah. In many ways, this was an extension of the topics covered in the previous chapter, especially because nevuas Moshe is the basis for our acceptance of all other neviim. Anytime the topic of Torah mi'Sinai comes up it is inevitable that questions will be raised without immediate answers. But this is a BEKIUS shiur, and our primary goal is to familiarize ourselves with the text and understand it on a basic level - not to answer every single question. That's what iyun is for.
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה, ספר המדע, הלכות יסודי התורה פירק ח
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Bekius Disclaimer:
Note that this is a bekius chavurah - as opposed to an iyun shiur. Each session consists of us reading through the Rambam's writings together without much preparation on my part, and without going into depth by consulting commentaries or primary sources. For all these reasons, there are bound to be inaccuracies, errors, and other types of shortcomings which would not be acceptable in a prepared shiur, but are quite typical of a bekius chavurah. Please bear this in mind, and know what you're signing up for when you listen!
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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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
- Explanatory Essays on The Guide for the Perplexed
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Rambam BekiusBy Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss

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