Mishlei 17:11 - The Fate of a Rebel Without a Cause

Mishlei 17:11 - The Fate of a Rebel Without a Cause

Author: Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss December 23, 2025 Duration: 1:24:15

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Mishlei 17:11 - The Fate of a Rebel Without a Cause

אַךְ מְרִי יְבַקֶּשׁ רָע, וּמַלְאָךְ אַכְזָרִי יְשֻׁלַּח בּוֹ :

Length: 1 hour 24 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (12/22/25), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk I was NOT very familiar with. Despite an unusually complicated-to-translate first half, we were able to develop several beautiful and practical ideas of our own. We were delighted to see connections to our previous pasuk, and even happier to see some of our ideas echoed in the meforshim. This was a rich pasuk which granted new layers of insight into the rebellious personality.
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מקורות:
משלי יז:יא
מצודת דוד/ציון
תרגום רס"ג
Richard Mitchell, "The Gift of Fire"
רבינו יונה
ר' ששת בן יצחק גרונדי
רמב"ם - פירוש המשניות: סנהדרין, הקדמה לפרק חלק
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