Avos 4:2 - Mitzvah Goreres Mitzvah, v'Aveirah Goreres Aveirah (Part 2)

Length: 1 hour 26 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (2/8/24), in our Thursday night Pirkei Avos shiur for women, we spent a second night analyzing Ben Azzai's teaching about mitzvos and aveiros. After reviewing our questions and the basic ideas we came up with last time, we learned the Rambam's approach, followed by the Sforno's. Both were difficult, but I'm happy with what we came up with. What I love most is how this mitzvah has actually impacted my real-world decisions I've made about how I relate to mitzvos and aveiros. I guess that was Ben Azzai's goal!

Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments!
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מקורות:
אבות ד:ב
רמב"ם
מכות דף י עמוד א
רמב"ם - פירוש המשניות, הקדמה לסנהדרין פרק י
רשב"ץ
ספורנו
מדרש תנחומא - פרשת כי תצא א
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות כלאים, הקדמה
פירוש הגר"א
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