Love of Hashem and Fear of Hashem (Part 1): Hilchos Yesodei ha'Torah 2:1-2

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!This afternoon (12/21/20 at YBT) our Rambam bekius chavurah took up the mitzvah of ahavas Hashem (love of God). We consulted three sources: the Rambam's initial presentation in the Sefer ha'Mitzvos: Aseh #3, his formal presentation of the laws in Hilchos Yesodei ha'Torah 2:1-2, and his description of the oved me'ahavah (one who serves Hashem out of love) in Hilchos Teshuvah Chapter 10. We encountered MANY questions, problems and contradictions, which we will attempt to sort through tomorrow to attain at least SOME degree of clarity before moving on to the related mitzvah of yiras Hashem (fear/awe of God).----------מקורות:רמב"ם - ספר המצוות: מצות עשה גרמב"ם - משנה תורה, ספר המדע, הלכות יסודי התורה ב:א-ברמב"ם - משנה תורה, ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה פרק ירמב"ם - פירוש המשניות, סנהדרין, הקדמה לפרק חלק ----------Bekius Disclaimer: Note that this is a bekius chavurah - as opposed to an iyun shiur. Each session consists of us reading through the Rambam's writings together without much preparation on my part, and without going into depth by consulting commentaries or primary sources. For all these reasons, there are bound to be inaccuracies, errors, and other types of shortcomings which would not be acceptable in a prepared shiur, but are quite typical of a bekius chavurah. Please bear this in mind, and know what you're signing up for when you listen!----------If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.----------Rambam Resources:- Mechon Mamre: the most accurate complete edition of the Mishneh Torah available online for free- AlHaTorah: excellent site overall, and reliable for the first three books of the Mishneh Torah, as well as the Shelat edition of the Rambam's commentary on the Mishnah and other works of the Rambam- Daat: features many of the Rambam's writings, including Qafih's translation of the Moreh ha'Nevuchim, complete with footnotes----------Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweissBlog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com/Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/