Sforno on Tehilim 45: Philosophy as the Ticket Out of Galus (Part 2)

Length: 57 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (5/21/25), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we continued our experiment of learning through Sforno (and R' Elia di Nola) on Tehilim 45! After a recap and a re-pitch of the perek, we continued on, making past the pivot point into the next section. It was ... interesting! We definitely gained some ideas about how to engage in debate, as well as a unique model of Torah u'Mada that I've never seen before, but which resonates with me. Next time, we'll get into the Moshiach stuff and aim to wrap up the perek.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק מה
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות מלכים ומלחמות יב:ד-ה
שם ספר המדע: הלכות תשובה ט:ג
ספורנו
ר' אליה די נולה
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