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In the first half of Chapter 5 we review the behaviours expected of a Sage – in eating, drinking, bathing, sexual intimacy, and even in toilet habits..
In the second half of Chapter 4 of Hilkhot Dé'ot, we dive into Rambam's medicinal recommendations for eating, drinking, bathing, and having a healthy sex life.
In the third chapter of Dé'ot, Rambam walks us through some of the concepts critical to good behaviour, exploring asceticism and hedonism, the balanced life, and what it means to have kavvanah
We continue our exploration of morality, with Rambam suggesting a model of medicalisation and defining further the categories of Hakham, Hasid and Tsaddik.
In Chapter 6 we read all about divine names and divine objects – how we are to determine what is sacred and what is not, and then how we are meant to treat the sacred, particularly the sacred divine names.
We dive into Chapter 5 and into a discussion of Kiddush haShem and Hillul haShem. What is the concept of martyrdom in Judaism? When is one obligated to allow themselves to be killed instead of violating a command.
We conclude Chapter 4 and with it, the introductory chapters covering the esoteric topics of Ma'aseh Merkavah (Theology) and Ma'aseh Merkavah (Science)
We continue Chapter 4 of Yesodé haTorah with an exploration of the human 'soul', the question of what separates humans from other animals, and the basis for the belief that something of us survives death
In the conclusion of Chapter 2 of Yesodé haTorah – we consider the nature of God, life, consciousness and knowledge – and then receive a warning as to the esoteric danger of such radical ideas.
In our third session we dive into Chapter 2 of Yesodé haTorah – an exploration of what it means to love and fear God, a taxonomy of angelic beings and the introduction of the dichotomy of form and matter.
