Machshavah Lab

Nitzavim: Is Teshuvah/Torah Really THAT Easy?

September 23, 2022 Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss Season 10 Episode 9
Machshavah Lab
Nitzavim: Is Teshuvah/Torah Really THAT Easy?
Show Notes

Nitzavim: Is Teshuvah/Torah REALLY That Easy?

In today's Friday morning "Machshavah Lab" shiur for women (9/23/22) we focused on a question that bothers me every year. Devarim 30:11-14 describes how easy and accessible "ha'mitzvah" is. There's a machlokess Rishonim whether "ha'mitzvah" here refers specifically to teshuvah, or whether it's talking about the entire Torah. Either way, my question is: is it really THAT easy and accessible? That is the question we aimed to answer in today's shiur. Did we succeed? I'll leave you to be the judge of that.

(And yes, I'm aware that the title of this episode and the title at the top of the show notes are different, but I couldn't decide which one I liked better, so I used them both.)
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מקורות:
דברים ל:יא-יד
רמב"ן - דברים ל:יא
תורה תמימה - דברים י:יב-יג, אות יג
ברכות דף לג עמוד ב
דרשות הר"ן - הדרוש העשירי
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ו:ה
רב הירש - דברים ל:יד
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