Machshavah Lab

If Hashem Only Gives Chochmah to Chachamim, How Do WE Get It? (Berachos 55a) Part 2

March 10, 2023 Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss Season 11 Episode 18
Machshavah Lab
If Hashem Only Gives Chochmah to Chachamim, How Do WE Get It? (Berachos 55a) Part 2
Show Notes

This morning (3/10/23), in lieu of our Friday Q&A, we continued working on the Gemara we started on Wednesday. We reviewed what we covered last time, read and elucidated a summary of an idea from the Nefesh ha'Chayim, and then attempted to figure out the machlokess of the pesukim (if there IS a machlokess). While we didn't arrive at any conclusions, we did take some significant steps, and gained some insight along the way. We also read a full chapter of Sefer Daniel!
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מקורות:
ברכות דף נה עמוד א
יפה תואר (הובא בעץ יוסף ד"ה אלא, הובא במתיבתא) שם
נפש החיים שער ד פ"ה בהגהה (הובא במתיבתא)
איוב כח:כח
רבינו יונה - משלי ד:ז
דניאל ב:כ-כג; ד:א-לד
שמות לא:א-ו
Ayn Rand, "The Romantic Manifesto"
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