Is Joy a Mitzvah and Is Sadness a Sin? On 5 levels (Parsha Re’eih) weekly 613

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

[Music] is joy a mitzvah and is sadness a sin the Rambam tells us in mitzvah number 54 mitzvah noon delete the other ah mom says that there's a mitzvah to rejoice on the festivals and he goes on to say that there's a verse in Deuteronomy 1614 that states over their fearsome octa bill Kaka Kaka and you shall rejoice in your festival from this it would seem that there's only a mitzvah to rejoice on a holiday like Passover or Shavuos or Sookie's but the nomnom goes on to say in the laws of lulav chapter 8 law number 15 that the happiness with which a person should resort rejoice in the fulfillment of the mysteries and the love of God who commanded them is truly a mitzvah de la vida God Allah it is truly a great service in other words that is not only a mitzvah to rejoice on the festival's but according to that I'm bound is a mitzvah to rejoice when a person does any Mitzvah and furthermore he goes on to say whoever holds himself back from this rejoicing is worthy of retribution and he quotes apostle can Deuteronomy 28 47 over there it says Takas I shall leav a turtle shell McHale Kaba simcha over to liver over there it says because you did not serve God that your Lord with happiness a gladness of heart so according to the rambha when you do a mitzvah you have to do a mitzvah with the joy and he goes on to say whoever holds himself proud giving himself honor and acts horridly in such situations and

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