Series: Daily Shiur

Venue: Kew Gardens Hills Kew Gardens Hills

Halacha:

Shabbat,  Taharos 

Machshava:

Rambam,  Tanya,  Torah 

Mishna:

Avot 

Personalities:

Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik 

Collections: Rabbi Berzon: Ish Halacha

Description

In this shiur, the Rav continues the theme of the sharp contrast between the Man of Halacha and the universal Man of religion. The latter craves for the transcendental world, for life beyond life. Death is viewed as the gateway to the perfect world. The banner of Halachik man reads, "One hour of Torah & mitzvot in this world is greater than the whole life of the world to come." The phenomenon of the fear of death, so common amongst Halachik Men, will be studied in a new light. Why is Pikuach Nefesh so central to Halacha? Why does the Ish Halacha avoid cemeteries? How does Halachik Man merge the experience of aesthetic beauty with the perception of eternal sanctity? Why is the Creator & the souls of the righteous occupied with Torah study?