The enterprise of studying the reason behind mitzvos

Shiur #65 in Rav Aharon Kahn’s Hashkafah Series Based on Mishlei with Biur HaGra.

Content Description: Discussion of the individual and the community with respect to fulfillment of mitzvos and deserving punishment. Discussion of our ability to derive lessons for ethical behavior from the details of mitzvos like shiluach ha-ken and the prohibition of slaughtering a cow and its baby in one day.

Citations: The following source is referenced in this shiur: Sefer Tiferes Yisroel of the Maharal of Prague, chapters 5,6, found in the source packets on pages 1-5.