Rabbeinu Yona on Pirkei Avos Perek 2 Mishna 12 Elevating Mundane Activities For the Sake of Heaven

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Daniel Glatstein’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

press okay good afternoon friends I'm going to have shabas this is going to be one of our last weeks of per we're up to the end of mishna where Rua RI said that three things the money of your friend should be dear to you like your own prepare yourself to learn Tyra what does that mean number one it means with that you should reach the level of and in order to have uh TOA you need to acquire good mid part of part of preparation is to minimize in order to learn a lot of T and it's not a to you and you will not get achieve it if you don't toil um and then um and then finally all your activities should be for the sake of Heaven this is where we're up to what does it mean all your activities should be for the sake of Heaven discretionary activities eating and drinking sitting beima standing going sh lying down conversation all of the needs of the body body you should all be done for the service of your creator or something that will allow you to serve him better how do you eat and drink for the sake of Heaven certainly it goes without saying not to eat and drink prohibited things but even when you eat and drink permitted things and you're hungry and things and you're hungry and thirsty if you're just doing it for personal pleasure that is not praiseworthy unless your is to fulfill the needs of your body to eat to keep you alive that you could serve the Creator excessive eating causes harm like the scientist most illness comes from too much food it is only obligatory to eat until hunger is removed by doing so he will guard his soul from distress and he will enhance his health you know there are two kinds of

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1. 0:00press okay good afternoon friends I'm going to have shabas this is going to be one…
2. 1:07um and then finally all your activities should be for the sake of Heaven this is…
3. 2:10things and you're hungry and thirsty if you're just doing it for personal pleasure that is…
4. 3:12health you know there are two kinds of people some people they eat until the food…
5. 4:15eat until he's not hungry anymore the what means eats until he's satisfied but the stomach…
6. 5:49he's not there are three kinds of eating to eat until you literally can't put more…
7. 6:50a in a uh group of scoffers not to stand among Sinners not to walk with…
8. 7:50instead be involved in learning doing you just Delight in sleep for your pleasure it's not…
9. 8:52relations it goes without saying you shouldn't sin even the Times legislated by the if you…
10. 9:53speak even to speak words of wisdom your needs to be to serve your creator or…

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