Must a Rav Be ABSOLUTELY Perfect? (Hilchos Talmud Torah 4:2)

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!This afternoon (12/9/21), in our Rambam Bekius chavurah, we tried once more to answer our questions on the Rambam's halacha that you should only learn from a Rav who is "proper." Led by R' Qafih, we learned through some Gemaras to clarify the Rambam's shitah. We then THOUGHT we were going to take up a side topic - the mishnah about the four types of people vis a vis the beis midrash - but this turned out to shed more light on our main question than it did on the mishnah! This also raised a HUGE contradiction between the Rambam in Hilchos Talmud Torah and the Rambam in Shemoneh Perakim, and we ended shiur without resolving it. However, I came up with an answer on the way home ... but that'll have to wait until next week!----------מקורות:רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תלמוד תורה ד:א-בר' קאפח שםתלמוד בבלי מועד קטן דף יז עמוד אתלמוד בבלי חגיגה דף טו עמוד ברמב"ם - פירוש המשניות אבות ה:יגרמב"ם - שמונה פרקים פרק ז----------This week's Torah content has been sponsored anonymously with appreciation for all the learning opportunities offered by YBT over Zoom.----------Bekius Disclaimer: see previous episodes ----------If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I can be reached at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.----------If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.----------YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweissBlog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.comGuide to the Torah Content of Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2021/04/links-to-torah-content-of-rabbi-matt.htmlAmazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_share