Rambam Mishneh Torah: Hilchos Yesodei HaTorah Chapter 5

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

four chapters. To know that there is a divine creator. Number two, not to entertain the idea that there is another God. Number three, appreciating, understanding Hashem's oneness and absolute unity. Number four, the mitzvah to love Hashem. Number five, the mitzvah of Yiras Hashem, of awe and reverence. This chapter is going to explore the next two mitzvahs, number seven and number eight. Number seven is the mitzvah of Kiddush Hashem, to sanctify Hashem. And number eight, number six number six is the mitzvah to sanctify Hashem's name. And number seven is the prohibition against violating, desecrating Hashem's name. Perek Chamishi Halacha Aleph. Kol Bais Yisrael Mitzuvim Al Kiddush Hashem HaGadol Hazeh. The whole house of Israel, the entire Jewish people are commanded to sanctify the great name of Hashem, She Ne'emar. What's the source for this? A possuk in Parshas Emor, VeNikdashti BeSoch Bnei Yisrael. I shall become sanctified amongst amidst the children of Israel. They are also prohibited, they are cautioned against desecrating Hashem's name, She Ne'emar. The possuk says Oh, VaYikra of Bais Parshas Emor, VeLo Yechallilu Es Shem Kodshi. Do not desecrate, violate my sacred name. What does this mean what does this mean practically? The is now going to enumerate various scenarios in which this these two play themselves out the sanctify name and the prohibition against desecrating name the going to discuss different scenarios and at the end he's going to discuss a very interesting fascinating scenario which relates not to death but to life as we will if an adulterer who obviously despises and loathes the Jew gets stands up and he coerces the Jew to

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1. 0:36four chapters. To know that there is a divine creator. Number two, not to entertain the…
2. 6:21other mitzvahs, all other mitzvahs, 610 mitzvahs of the mitzvahs of Torah. So if a person…
3. 12:44obligation of mitzvah of Kiddush Hashem when it comes to any single mitzvah even if it's…
4. 19:17Rambam says Mipi Shmuel, Mipi Shmuel, he uses this term a lot. What does Mipi Shmuel…
5. 25:37"Murder another Jew and if not, you're going to be murdered." What's the halacha we learned…
6. 31:54in Yerushalmi Trumos, Yerushalmi Talmud Maseches Trumos perek ches halacha dalet. It's a story about a…
7. 37:46You're allowed to violate every prohibition in Torah to bring remedy to this person. This is…
8. 44:46the Torah. Pikuach Nefesh doiche kol ha'Torah kulah tzu." But why? "Mipnei chibas nafsho shel ish…
9. 51:00he would be committing adultery. She's a married woman. If she's a married woman, we understand.…
10. 57:19which has to do with the way I live. V'yeish d'varim acherim she'heim b'chlal chillul Hashem.…

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