Mishlei 15:32 - The Consequences of Loosening or Negating Mussar (Part 2)

Mishlei 15:32 - The Consequences of Loosening or Negating Mussar (Part 2)

Author: Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss September 11, 2025 Duration: 30:56

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Mishlei 15:32 - The Consequences of Loosening or Negating Mussar (Part 2)

פּוֹרֵעַ מוּסָר מוֹאֵס נַפְשׁוֹ וְשׁוֹמֵעַ תּוֹכַחַת קוֹנֶה לֵּב:

Length: 30 minutes

Synopsis: This morning (9/11/25), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began with a quick review of what we covered yesterday, including a more developed analysis of Ralbag, in which we reviewed some fundamental ideas about why perfection of middos is a prerequisite for perfection of intellect. Since my shiur today had to be cut short, we only had time to explore two additional commentaries: Immanuel ha'Romi and Malbim. Even though we didn't get to fully develop those approaches, we still gleaned some nice insights!

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מקורות:

משלי טו:לב

רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ב:ד

רלב"ג

רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תלמוד תורה ד:א

עמנואל הרומי

רבינו יונה - משלי א:ג

מלבי"ם

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