Machshavah Lab

How to Cultivate Humility: Practical Guidelines (Part 2) Haughtiness from Beauty and Strength

November 19, 2021 Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss Season 6 Episode 21
Machshavah Lab
How to Cultivate Humility: Practical Guidelines (Part 2) Haughtiness from Beauty and Strength
Show Notes

This morning (11/19/21), in our "Machshavah Lab" series for women, we continued our quest for practical guidelines on how to cultivate humility. After reviewing the sources and questions from last time, and resolving one apparent contradiction which came up, we delved into the Abravanel's ... interesting strategies for combatting arrogance. Today's session focused on two causes of haughtiness: beauty and physical strength. We certainly found what we were looking for, so much so that the shiur went 30 minutes overtime! God willing, we'll continue the series some time in the near future (but not in the next two weeks).
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה, ספר המדע, הלכות דעות ב:א-ג
אברבנאל - אבות ד:ד
רש"י - קהלת יב:א-ח
אבות ג:א
רש"י - תלמוד בבלי סוטה דף י עמוד א
תלמוד בבלי - נדרים דף ט עמוד ב

Links to my three Rambam Bekius shiurim on haughtiness and anger: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3

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