What's A Chacham? - Jewish HaShkafa (125)

The Jewish HaShkafa series has enlightened us about Emunah, Bitachon, Wisdom of the Sages and helped us build our ideology and perspective of the holy Torah and its Chachamim. In this shiur we'll learn how all of this can be applied to our behavior regarding the Chachamim of today. First, the Chazon Ish will use the help of biggest Chacham, Shlomo HaMelech, to help us learn 'What Is A Chacham?' Enjoy, Share and Be Holy. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi-fAdFBv83gUzBgKm3PAyw/join BUILD WITH US (Who Is BeEzrat HaShem Inc) http://www.BHYESHIVA.com BeEzrat HaShem YESHIVA & BEIT MUSSAR BUILDING BUILD A JEWISH COMMUNITY THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:10 What's a Chacham? 0:03:36 A Torah Scholar with Poor Character Traits is Worse than an Animal Carcass 0:04:27 Neglecting Seeking Chacham's Advice for Many of Life's Important Issues 0:06:34 Ignorant & Distorted Comments 0:18:43 Sages Possessed Superior Knowledge 0:19:30 Solomon was Wiser than All Men (I Kings 5) 0:20:36 Solomon Knew the Healing Qualities of Trees & Animals (Rashi, I Kings 5 v. 13) 0:21:28 Hiram, King of Tyre (I Kings 5 v. 15) 0:23:01 Solomon's Knowledge of Where to Plant 0:24:10 At the Time that Solomon Built the Holy Temple—He Planted in it All Types of Fine Fruit Trees of Gold (Yoma 21b) 0:25:02 Those Who Learn from and Like the Chacham, Can Ultimately Become a Chacham 0:26:10 What's a Chacham? (cont.) 0:26:57 G-d Gave Wisdom and Considerable Understanding to Solomon (Malbim, I Kings 5 vv. 9-14) 0:31:16 Chacham: Knows How to Handle People, Situations, and Connects Seemingly Unrelated Points for Conclusions 0:32:16 Precautionary Measures & Hermeneutic Principles: We Learn Torah from Torah (Shaarei Teshuvah 3 80) 0:41:47 Chacham: Knows How to Handle People, Situations, and Connects Seemingly Unrelated Points for Conclusions (cont.) 0:43:02 Example: Helping Someone One Doesn't Like (Rav Elyashiv to Ex. 23 v. 5) 0:44:42 Solomon's Knowledge & Restraint (Radak, I Kings 5 v. 9) 0:47:21 Solomon was Wiser than All Men (I Kings 5) (cont.) 0:49:32 The Beginning of Wisdom is the Fear of Hashem (Ps. 111 v. 10) 0:50:55 Why Did Solomon Write Proverbs? 0:52:53 Solomon's Superior Wisdom Spoke to Everyone (Degel Machaneh Ephraim) 0:56:15 The Wise of Heart will Seize Good Deeds, but the Foolish One’s Lips will Become Weary (Prov. 10 v. 8) 1:01:31 The Ultimate Wise of Heart, Moshe Rabbeinu 1:03:06 Rich Punished Most at Moshiach's Arrival for Inadequate Torah Support (Chofetz Chaim) 1:04:01 The Ultimate Wise of Heart, Moshe Rabbeinu (cont.) 1:07:38 The Wise of Heart will Seize Good Deeds, but the Foolish One’s Lips will Become Weary (Prov. 10 v. 8) #JewishHaShkafa #Judaism #Jewish #RabbiYaronReuven #Torah #KIRUV #TeShuvah