Rambam's Sefer ha-Mitzvot podcast

Rambam's Sefer ha-Mitzvot

Marc Herman

This series of classes addresses the theoretical introduction to the Sefer ha-Mitzvot (Book of Commandments) of the Rambam (Maimonides). Sefer ha-Mitzvot begins with fourteen methodological principles, known in Hebrew as shorashim, that present a uniquely comprensive view of Jewish law. All classes were offered at Congregation Israel in Springfield, NJ by Marc Herman.

23 Episodes

23 Closing: Counting the Mitzvot
6/20/2022
43:27
This closing class reviews some of the principles and explores how Maimonides counted negative and positive commandments. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/ShM23. A special thanks to all listeners and to Congregation Israel of Springfield for hosting. Please be in touch with any comments, questions, and suggestions: [email protected].
22 Counting punishments
6/14/2022
41:06
This class deals with the question of how to count the punishments as distinct commandments. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/ShM22.
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21 Parts of Commandments
5/23/2022
51:47
This class looks at some of the ways that Maimonides identifies "parts" and "whole" commandments. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/ShM21.
20 Commandments and Parts of Commandments
5/16/2022
42:41
This class begins the discussion of how Maimonides distinguished between whole commandments and parts of commandments. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/SHm20.
19 Classifying lav shebe-khlalot prohibitions
5/9/2022
39:14
This class evaluates two distinct complications of the lav shebe-khlalot prohibitions in the second half of Principle Nine. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/ShM19.
18 Overly broad prohibitions (lav shebe-khlalot)
5/2/2022
46:36
This class introduces the second half of Principle 9 and the various ways that Maimonides defines the talmudic term lav shebe-khlalot (loosely, overly broad prohibitive language) . Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/Shm18.
17 Shoresh #9, Identifying "Concepts"
4/11/2022
43:57
This class focuses on the first half of Principle 9 and investigates the ramifications of Maimonides's claims that repeated verses teach a single commandment and the violation of each negative incurs just one punishment. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/ShM17.
16 Shoresh #9, Introduction
4/4/2022
45:46
This class introduces Principle #9 and outlines some evidence that Maimonides uses for identifying distinct "concepts" that constitute distinct commandments. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/Shm16.
15 Shoresh #8, Prohibitions and Negations
3/28/2022
46:06
This class considers the scope of Maimonides's insistence to count only prohibitions ("do not") and not negations ("is not). Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/ShM15
14 Shoresh #7, Manifestations of a Commandment
3/21/2022
45:25
This class explores Maimonides's attempts to identify different "manifestations" or "expressions" of a single commandment. Sources are available here: https://bit.ly/Shm14

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