Rambam Bekius

The Mitzvah of Krias ha'Megilah (Hilchos Megilah v'Chanukah 1:1-3)

February 16, 2021 Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss
Rambam Bekius
The Mitzvah of Krias ha'Megilah (Hilchos Megilah v'Chanukah 1:1-3)
Show Notes

This afternoon (2/16/21 at YBT), in the second half of our Rambam Bekius chavurah, we began the halachos of Purim, starting with the Rambam's introduction of the mitzvah of krias ha'megilah, along with certain related sources - including one from Hilchos Nachalos, of all places!
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: הקדמה, מנין המצוות, סיום מצות עשה
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות מגילה וחנוכה א:א-ג
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות ברכות א:יג
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר משפטים, הלכות נחלות יא:י
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Note that this is a bekius chavurah - as opposed to an iyun shiur. Each session consists of us reading through the Rambam's writings together without much preparation on my part, and without going into depth by consulting commentaries or primary sources. For all these reasons, there are bound to be inaccuracies, errors, and other types of shortcomings which would not be acceptable in a prepared shiur, but are quite typical of a bekius chavurah. Please bear this in mind, and know what you're signing up for when you listen!
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Rambam Resources:
- Mechon Mamre: the most accurate complete edition of the Mishneh Torah available online for free
- AlHaTorah: excellent site overall, and reliable for the first three books of the Mishneh Torah, as well as the Shelat edition of the Rambam's commentary on the Mishnah and other works of the Rambam
- Daat: features many of the Rambam's writings, including Qafih's translation of the Moreh ha'Nevuchim, complete with footnotes
- Explanatory Essays on The Guide for the Perplexed
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