Q&A #47 - Hashgachah Diagnosis, Rambam on Lashon ha'Ra, Dividing Learning Into Thirds

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Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss addresses questions on hashgachah pratis, Rambam's views on lashon ha'ra, and the implementation of halacha.

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 28 minutes Synopsis: This morning (4/16/26), in lieu of our usual morning Mishlei, we had a short Q&A session! We discussed three questions: (1) To what degree can we "diagnose" whether something in our life was hashgachah pratis? (2) What does the Rambam mean by all the aggadic statements he brings down in Hilchos Deios Perek 7 about lashon ha'ra? (3) What are my views on how/whether we do/should implement the halacha abo...

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Host: Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss

Topics covered

• hashgachah pratis
• Rambam
• lashon ha'ra
• halacha
• Q&A
• learning

Keywords

• hashgachah
• Rambam
• lashon ha'ra
• halacha
• Q&A
• learning

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Books & works: Hilchos Deios

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