Chapter 3: Mishna 3: Part 2 (The word for speaking or conversation is “dibbur,” whose root (dalet bet reish) is the word “davar” which means “thing,” as well as “dabar” which means to “lead” or “guide.” (For an example of the latter, which is a lesser used form of the root, see Tehillim…
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Maharal Chapter 3: Mishna 3: Part 1
Chapter 3: Mishna 3: Part 1 Rebbe Chanania ben Tradyon says: Two people who are sitting together, and no words of Torah are exchanged between them, are considered to be in a session of scoffers, as it is says: “And in a session of scoffers he did not sit” (Tehillim 1:1). But…
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Maharal Chapter 3: Mishna 2: Part 3 Human beings share an underlying similarity and unity, rooted in the perfection inherited from Adam, while having very different human manifestations of that perfection. Adam was created as an individual, while his descendants increased and multiplied, so they can’t be identical to Adam. He was a single and…
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Chapter 3: Mishna 2: Part 1 Rebbe Chanina, the assistant High Priest, says: Pray for the welfare of the government. For without fear of it, people would swallow each other alive. The first question that should be asked is what is the connection between the lesson of Rebbe Chanina and Akavia ben Mehalalel? (It should…
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Chapter 3: Mishna 1: Part 5 (The previous shiur began with a brief summary of a section which was highly dependent on Hebrew grammar and language. The opening section of this shiur is also dependent of Hebrew language, and has the same limitation imposed by the medium we are using. However, the content…
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