Vayichan - Rav Yitzchak Berkovits

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

[Music] why does the Jew study Torah Magister detour came failing of your human toss the primary value is that if Torah scholarship what's it all about so let's begin after we have to address we have to address this issue from several perspectives but let's begin the Rambam in his introduction to his parish on Mishnah the Adamic the satyrs run is quite long many many basic concepts in Judaism the foundations of the whole tradition are there towards the end the eighth Paragon is introduction the Rama makes note of the fact that everything exists has a purpose says every species of animal has its thing that wish it does naturally in excels in an arm goes further he says they're all there to serve us but what is our purpose in truth we're weaker than most of the animal kingdom they have abilities that we don't can fly we don't run as fast as so many animals strength now try an arm-wrestle no tiger a leopard don't try it Irma doesn't say this but how is it that we managed to get hold of them they're in captivity we have whales in aquariums what is our advantage over them since the Rambam obviously our intelligence it's got to be the one makes man special and therefore what the purpose of our existence and all existences is the enhancement of our intelligence that's a statement the Rambam makes so then the Rambam asks the question so let's just be academics why is there a need for observance says the Rambam because if we'd only be academics but live like the non academics through the animals I'm

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1. 0:04[Music] why does the Jew study Torah Magister detour came failing of your human toss the…
2. 2:22Irma doesn't say this but how is it that we managed to get hold of them…
3. 4:57in terms of the decision to do something when you know it that's the way you…
4. 7:10he is studying experiencing a closeness with the almighty because as he put so you've gotta…
5. 9:51confidence that so whose mind is aligned with the wisdom of Hashem knows how to work…
6. 12:29integrated and really what follows from that is the whole act of ruffles of developing the…
7. 14:36stay up all night and study and shoes I remember the years when even so people…
8. 17:17sick in mine in her seen my manner Sina was only the first time her my…
9. 19:25elevation the satisfaction the ecstasy of Kali throwing Milan her Cena connecting to Hashem to the…
10. 22:05Torah the Jews connection to Tory's one of love nothing less we're the only people on…

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