6 shiurim in this series
Rabbi Zweig begins teaching Rambam's Moreh Nevuchim, exploring how the Rambam categorizes all 613 mitzvos into 14 fundamental categories based on their purposes and benefits to individuals and society.
An exploration of why Bris Milah appears in Sefer Ahavah and how channeling our yetzer hara properly is essential for true avodas Hashem. The Rambam teaches that genuine love requires giving of oneself, not suppressing natural desires.
Rabbi Zweig explores the dual nature of prayer and Jewish leadership, examining how God empowers Klal Yisrael to manage the world rather than merely serve as passive followers.
Rabbi Zweig explores the Rambam's understanding of Bris Milah as transforming one's nature from self-gratification to empowering others, fundamentally changing the purpose of marriage and intimacy.
The Rambam explains why cursing (klalah) warrants malkut while physical harm does not - because a curse is actually a more powerful form of striking that penetrates deeper than external physical harm.
Rabbi Zweig explores why eating chametz on Pesach carries such severe punishment, revealing that the exodus wasn't liberation but a transfer of ownership from Pharaoh to Hashem.
