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Chapter 3, Mishna 2
Mitzvos and Torah study protect one from various kinds of danger – which? How long does that protection last? Sin will always crouch at your door and you can overcome it if you train yourself, recognize that there is God and strive to do right. Will torah keep you from being lost when at a “crossroads?” What is the crossroads in our parable? To see if you’re on the right path: first learn alone, see what conclusion you come too, then learn with others. You can’t purchase merit of torah study, you have to toil in it, but you can earn that merit by supporting others who toil in Torah. But you can’t do that retroactively – it has to be done regularly. Eliezer: anyone teaches his daughter torah is teaching her promiscuity. How can this be? When wisdom enters, so does cunning. This can negatively affect behavior. Who is the “conniving wicked person?”
sota #adultery #adulterous #strife #jealousy
Opening song: Rainforest sounds