Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Rambam's Sefer ha-Mitzvot
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| 23 Closing: Counting the Mitzvot | 20 Jun 2022 | 00:43:27 | |
This closing class reviews some of the principles and explores how Maimonides counted negative and positive commandments. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/ShM23. A special thanks to all listeners and to Congregation Israel of Springfield for hosting. Please be in touch with any comments, questions, and suggestions: hermanm@yorku.ca. | |||
| 22 Counting punishments | 14 Jun 2022 | 00:41:06 | |
This class deals with the question of how to count the punishments as distinct commandments. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/ShM22. | |||
| 21 Parts of Commandments | 23 May 2022 | 00:51:47 | |
This class looks at some of the ways that Maimonides identifies "parts" and "whole" commandments. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/ShM21. | |||
| 20 Commandments and Parts of Commandments | 16 May 2022 | 00:42:41 | |
This class begins the discussion of how Maimonides distinguished between whole commandments and parts of commandments. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/SHm20.
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| 19 Classifying lav shebe-khlalot prohibitions | 09 May 2022 | 00:39:14 | |
This class evaluates two distinct complications of the lav shebe-khlalot prohibitions in the second half of Principle Nine. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/ShM19. | |||
| 18 Overly broad prohibitions (lav shebe-khlalot) | 02 May 2022 | 00:46:36 | |
This class introduces the second half of Principle 9 and the various ways that Maimonides defines the talmudic term lav shebe-khlalot (loosely, overly broad prohibitive language) . Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/Shm18. | |||
| 17 Shoresh #9, Identifying "Concepts" | 11 Apr 2022 | 00:43:57 | |
This class focuses on the first half of Principle 9 and investigates the ramifications of Maimonides's claims that repeated verses teach a single commandment and the violation of each negative incurs just one punishment. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/ShM17.
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| 16 Shoresh #9, Introduction | 04 Apr 2022 | 00:45:46 | |
This class introduces Principle #9 and outlines some evidence that Maimonides uses for identifying distinct "concepts" that constitute distinct commandments. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/Shm16. | |||
| 15 Shoresh #8, Prohibitions and Negations | 28 Mar 2022 | 00:46:06 | |
This class considers the scope of Maimonides's insistence to count only prohibitions ("do not") and not negations ("is not). Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/ShM15 | |||
| 14 Shoresh #7, Manifestations of a Commandment | 21 Mar 2022 | 00:45:25 | |
This class explores Maimonides's attempts to identify different "manifestations" or "expressions" of a single commandment. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/Shm14 | |||
| 13 Shoresh #7, "Rules" of a commandment | 14 Mar 2022 | 00:42:43 | |
This class investigates one aspect reducing Jewish law to precisely 613 commandments, Maimonides's claims about the "manifestations" of larger commandments. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/shm13
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| 12 Shoresh #6, Overlapping positive and negative commandments | 07 Mar 2022 | 00:40:49 | |
This class explores the how Maimonides and Saadia Gaon treat overlapping positive and negative commandments. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/shm_12. | |||
| 11 Shoresh #5, Reasons for commandments | 28 Feb 2022 | 00:39:32 | |
This class explores the complications of Maimonides's claim that verses formulated as "reasons" do not count as commandments. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/ShM11. | |||
| 10 Shoresh #4, All-encompassing commandments | 21 Feb 2022 | 00:42:54 | |
This class investigates Maimonides's understanding of biblical verses that cover all of the commandments. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/Seferhm10. | |||
| 09 Shoresh #3, Temporary commandments | 07 Feb 2022 | 00:40:27 | |
This class turns to some of the ways that the Rambam navigated ambiguities that pertain to permanent and temporary commandments. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/shm09. | |||
| 08 Shoresh #3, Eternal commandments | 31 Jan 2022 | 00:39:15 | |
This class addresses Maimonides's claim that the list of the 613 commandments contains only eternal laws. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/SHM08.
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| 07 Shoresh #2, Categorizing unwritten law | 17 Jan 2022 | 00:41:31 | |
This class explores Maimonides's categories for unwritten law, such as mi-pi ha-shemu'ah, divre kabbalah, and divre sofrim.
Sources are available here: bit.ly/ShM07.
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| 06 Shoresh #2, Identifying Sinaitic Midrash | 11 Jan 2022 | 00:40:07 | |
This class identifies some of Maimonides's guidelines for the determination of whether or not a midrash contains a Sinaitic tradition.
Sources are available here: bit.ly/SeferhaMitzvot06
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| 05 Shoresh #2, What is the subject of the second principle? | 03 Jan 2022 | 00:44:07 | |
This class proposes that the second shoresh (principle) addresses only the enumeration of a small number ("three or four") of commandments. Sources available here: https://bit.ly/ShM05 (PDF file) | |||
| 04 Shoresh #2, Introduction to Rambam on midrash | 27 Dec 2021 | 00:41:52 | |
This class begins treating the second shoresh (principle) and examines the Rambam's view of laws found in midrash. Sources available here: https://bit.ly/ShM04 (PDF file) | |||
| 03 Shoresh #1, Rambam on the Written Torah | 15 Dec 2021 | 00:43:13 | |
This class looks at Maimonides's view of the Written Torah. Sources available here: https://bit.ly/ShM3 (PDF file) | |||
| 02 Shoresh #1, Counting "rabbinic" commandments | 15 Dec 2021 | 00:41:52 | |
This class examines the geonic view of the 613 commandments. Sources available here: https://bit.ly/ShM02 (PDF file) | |||
| 01 Introduction to the Sefer ha-Mitzvot | 15 Dec 2021 | 00:44:21 | |
This first class looks at the genre of commandment enumeration and Maimonides's contribution in particular. Sources available here: bit.ly/ShM01 (PDF) | |||