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Why does the Gemara (גמרא) criticize Yonasan for not giving Dovid bread, leading to Nov's destruction? The shiur explains that legimah means emotional support, not just food. Had Yonasan strengthened Dovid psychologically, enemies wouldn't have seen him as vulnerable prey worth attacking.
The shiur analyzes a Gemara (גמרא) in Bava Metzia 86b that discusses the tremendous importance of legimah (hospitality). Rabbi Zweig begins by examining the statements of Rabbi Yaakov in the name of Rabbi Yosef ben Kisma about how hospitality can bring distant people close (like Yisro) and lack of hospitality can distance close ones (like Ammon and Moav). Several difficulties are raised: First, the Maharsha's question about why Yisro's descendants merited to sit in the Chamber of Hewn Stone - was it because of feeding Moshe or because Yisro fled from Pharaoh's evil counsel? Second, how can we hold Yonasan responsible for the destruction of Nov, the city of Kohanim, simply because he didn't give Dovid two loaves of bread?
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Bava Metzia 86b
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What did Dovid mean when he reduced the 613 mitzvos to twelve principles? The Gemara reveals that mitzvos have two dimensions: fulfilling the obligation and achieving personal completion (hashlomah). Dovid identified twelve core principles that encapsulate the essential character development aspect of all mitzvos.
