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This shiur was generously sponsored in memory of R' Moshe Chaim ben Yitzchak David. 0:00 The importance of the Golden Mean in Maimonides' thought 4:15 What makes the Torah divine? 7:45 Is it possible for a person to be absolutely perfect? 10:00 Maimonides considers a perfect human being to be not a human being but rather an angel 14:00 How a person can become an angel 17:45 How the perfect person can transfer himself from the angelic realm back to the human realm 22:00 People who have no virtues are not human beings but animals 25:00 The behavior of humans that became angels 28:00 For 40 days, Moshe didn't eat – only his body did 32:30 What does it mean that Moshe was made an "Elohim"? 40:15 Moshe's sin: anger 45:00 When Maimonides mentions that he went off topic, it's a red flag that there is a secret that he's concealing 46:00 How could it be that Moshe became angry if he was perfect in character? 49:30 The perfection of the Torah depends on the perfection of Moshe 51:00 How a leader should pretend to get angry to scare his followers, and why Moshe couldn't do that 54:00 The absolute impossibility of an absolutely perfect leader 58:30 Hashem gets angry only regarding idolatry 1:00:00 The lowest Jew was like a prophet by virtue of being in the presence of the angel, Moshe 1:03:00 Moshe's actions are akin to prophecy, and therefore his actions of pretending to lose his temper represent that it is appropriate to lose his temper 1:05:00 Moshe's anger was inappropriate because his leadership is not the only viable leadership, and that's why his leadership was brought to an end
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