Another Mishnah about the, the reward a person receives for following the ways of Hashem. The Mishnah says famously that Hashem desired to give the Jewish people many opportunities to receive merit and reward. Therefore, Hashem gave them a tremendous amount of Torah that they could learn and also a lot of Mitzvot (commandments). Included in that, says the Bartenura, are Mitzvot that a person could naturally follow. A person has no desire to eat bugs or insects. He has no desire for that. They don't taste good to a human being, so a person still receives reward for refraining from them because Hashem commanded us not to eat them, so he receives reward. So Hashem included all of this in the Mitzvot, like the Pasuk (verse) says: Hashem wanted to increase the righteousness of Israel, and therefore He increased the Torah and strengthened them with the ability to follow many Mitzvot. Says: Hadran alach Masechet Makkot.
Torah Lecture
Mishnah Makkot 3-16
Lectured by Rabbi Joseph Dana
- Lecture code
- RJD-MMK-3-16
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