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Do Mitzvos Have Reasons? Rambam, Ramban, and Maharal

Speaker:: Rabbi Yehuda Turetsky
Date:: December 18 2015

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Venue: Yeshivat Sha'alvim Yeshivat Sha'alvim

Machshava:

Maharal, Mitzvot, Rambam, Ramban

Collections: R' Turetsky Ramban on Chumash

Description

An Introduction to Ta'amei HaMitzvos: Do Mitzvos have reasons? Should we be trying to understand them? The views of Rambam, Ramban, and Maharal are discussed.

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Do Mitzvos Have Reasons? Rambam, Ramban, and Maharal

Venue: Yeshivat Sha'alvim Yeshivat Sha'alvim

Machshava:

Maharal, Mitzvot, Rambam, Ramban

Collections: R' Turetsky Ramban on Chumash

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Do Mitzvos Have Reasons? Rambam, Ramban, and Maharal

Venue: Yeshivat Sha'alvim Yeshivat Sha'alvim

Machshava: Maharal, Mitzvot, Rambam, Ramban

Collections: R' Turetsky Ramban on Chumash

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Machshava:

Maharal, Mitzvot, Rambam, Ramban