Rambam's Mishneh Torah: Class 42

Published: Jan. 25, 2021, 2 p.m.

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Class 42: Rambam\'s Introduction; exploring the transition from Nevi\'im (Prophets) to Chachamim (Sages); Ezra and the Ansheh Kenesset HaGedolah, the "Men of the Great Assembly"; a tangent on conspiracy theories; replacing corrupt Kohanim and their leadership with Chachamim; understanding the Talmudic statement that "a Sage is preferable to a Prophet"; the study of Nevi\'im is literally the study of the word of Hashem; the Rambam explains that legal analysis is done with the same rational, logical thought process regardless of the scholar being a Navi or a Chacham; analyzing a unique teaching of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook; understanding the true evil of Avodah Zarah which leads to the moral decline of the world; the deeper meaning behind the hatred of Halachah as an important phase in the process of redemption; the Kohanim were focused on macro vision for the Jewish future, while the Chachamim were focused on the micro issues of the Jewish people - and the latter were surprisingly more effective than the former; this value is echoed in the hope for a Mashiach who is both a Navi and a Chacham; and more! (1/25/2021)

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