[Avodah] the twentieth letter

[Prof. Levine]

At 11:40 PM 4/25/2012, R Micha  wrote:

>When I get a "what should I learn with ..." (typically: Partner in Torah
>or non-frum relative, and typically asked by my father) I am always
>stumped. How do I answer this without knowing the individual? Is there
>a generic answer?
>
>RSRH describes the project that becomes Horeb in the 10th letter. Maybe
>that's a logical continuation.
>
>Or, if it's the Jewish Philosophy aspect, is your son up to the Ramchal's
>Derekh Hashem? Or the first volume of MmE ("Strive for Truth")?

and David Riceman wrote:


><<RSRH describes the project that becomes Horeb in the 10th letter.
>Maybe that's a logical continuation.
>
>   Or, if it's the Jewish Philosophy aspect, is your son up to the
>Ramchal's Derekh Hashem? Or the first volume of MmE ("Strive for Truth")? >>
>
>It's our mussar seder.   So far the book he's resonated best with is the
>Rambam's Shmonah Perakim, but I'm trying to give him an overview of many
>different approaches.

Why not choose something else written by RSRH,  since it seems that 
your son has enjoyed learning the Nineteen Letters?

I would suggest something "not too involved" like The Jewish Sabbath 
which is available for download at no cost at 
http://tinyurl.com/7e27gow   This book is not too long.  It will give 
him a philosophical understanding of what keeping Shabbos is all about.

There is also the Hirsch Siddur which contains RSRH's commentary on 
Pirkei Avos.   You might want to just go through Rav Hirsch's 
commentary on Pirkei Avos with your son or study some of his 
commentary on davening.

YL

Yitzchok Levine 
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