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Are there reasons for duties of the heart?
For example, is there a reason for the mitzvah of bitachon? Of emunah? I think this is important to know because the Chovos Halevavos here appears to say one should do rational mitzvos both because ...
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Is there a source that writes that R' Maimon kept the Chovos Halevavos on his table?
I heard that the Rambam's father, Rabbeinu Maimon, used to keep the Sefer Chovos Halevavos on his table. (Which was told to me to illustrate his high regard for the sefer.) I have seen accounts of the ...
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Using אוהביו, יראיו, חסידיו in Chovas Halevavos referring to those who receive additional reward
ספר חובות הלבבות - שער הביטחון - פרק רביעי
Chovos Halevavos (Duties of the Heart) Shaar Habitachon (Gate of Trust) Chapter 4:
ועניני העולם הבא יחלקו לשני חלקים ... והשני שהוא מחסד הבורא יתעלה על ...
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How does Hashem relate to the bitachon (faith) of a wicked person?
Chovos Halevavos - Shaar Habitachon Chapter 3 - חובות הלבבות שער הביטחון פרק שלישי
מי שיבטח על הבורא והוא ממרה אותו, כמה הוא סכל וכמה דעתו חלושה והכרתו! כי הוא רואה כי מי שנתמנה לו מבני אדם על דבר, ...