Cultivate the Precious Trait of Silence
Hilchos De'os (14)
https://youtu.be/MonYvgxbEIQ
Hilchos Deos: Chapter 2: Halachah 4-5

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00:00 - Intro 
00:10 - Hilchos Deos: Chapter 2: Halachah 4: Cultivate Silence and Refrain from Speaking 
30:13 - Hilchos Deos: Chapter 2: Halachah 5: Silence as Safeguard for Wisdom
38:32 - Outro

Textbook for the Shiur: 
Hilchot De’ot 
https://www.amazon.com/Mishneh-Hilchot.../dp/B000GW5NHC

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Judaism places great emphasis on the performance of mitzvot that not only deal with deed and action, but also involve the development of our thoughts and feelings and the dedication of them to the service of G-d. It could be surprising for many people that personal growth is associated with commandments that we are obligated to fulfill, and it’s not a matter of personal choice. 

But  don’t worry, you don’t have to do this alone. G-d, in His mercy, shows us a path that enables each one of us to grow intellectually and emotionally and use our potential for the service of G-d.

Hilchot De’ot is one of the sections within Sefer Mishneh Torah by Rambam (Maimonides). Rambam demonstrated in Sefer Hilchot De’ot the objective law of personality developments as the path G-d shows us. 

Be’Ezrat Hashem, through learning and following the process of personal growth, we will be able to carry out all the other mitzvot with greater awareness and conviction.

Eleven Mitzvot and dozens of Halachot are taught with commentaries and detailed explanation in Hilchot De’ot class, including five positive commandments and six negative commandments, as follows:

to imitate His ways
to cling to those who know H-M
to love others (fellow Jews)
to love converts
not to hate one’s fellow Jews
to admonish [a wrongdoer]
not to shame
not to oppress the unfortunate
not to bear tales
not to take revenge
not to bear a grudge

Learning with Rabbi Lev Leib Lerner, and Be’Ezrat Hashem, we all adjust ourselves to the middle path and modify our middot to fulfill our potential for the service of our Creator.  

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Cultivate the Precious Trait of Silence - Hilchos De'os (14)