Class by Rabbi heschel greenberg Ramban’s Mishneh Torah: On the spiritual prestige of converts.Full text
rabbi heschel greenberg has launched a new series of classes on Ramban’s Mishneh Torah in response to the Rebbe’s call to study at least one halacha in depth.
The Rebbe launched a massive effort to unite all Jews in the study of the entire encyclopedic Mishneh Torah. This meant that he would study three chapters a day and complete his entire work in less than a year. Alternatively, he can study one chapter and complete the entire Mishneh Torah over nearly three years. The Rebbe also offered a third option: to study Maimonides’ sister work Sefer Hamitzvos, which parallels the Mishneh Torah.
Additionally, the Rebbe required us to study one halacha in depth.
We recently began the 42nd cycle of Mishneh Torah. Inspired by this, Rabbi Greenberg recorded a brief class on selected passages from the Mishneh Torah.
Rabbi Heschel Greenberg is a Rebbe monk in Buffalo, New York, and director of the Center for Jewish Discovery, where he has taught thousands of classes on all aspects of Jewish knowledge for the past 50 years.
Rabbi Greenberg has also written dozens of works on a variety of subjects, including several commentaries on the Mishneh Torah.
Many of Rabbi Greenberg’s classes can be accessed through his website, rabbigreenberg.com.
Delve into deep insights into the introduction of the Mishneh Torah by the Ramban, revealing the amazing spiritual heights of the converts (gerim) in the transmission of the Torah. Reveal that he places surprising emphasis on the righteous status of Gerim like Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Meir, challenging conventional perceptions. Explore Ramban’s nuanced perspective on how their background as converts does not diminish their ability to receive and transmit the teachings of the Torah. Discover Gerim’s unique willingness and receptivity to accept the commandments, in contrast to those born into Judaism. We explore Ramban’s inclusion of both hereditary and student lines of transmission, emphasizing the transcendence of genealogy in the perpetuation of Torah wisdom. Join us in this thought-provoking exploration of Ramban’s timeless wisdom and shed new light on Gerim’s revered place in Torah’s heritage.
