11-29-2009, 05:31 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-29-2009, 04:36 PM by Director Michael.)
Director Michael,
My Rabbi, in response to my question-- so Noahides are commanded to imitate G-d. e.g. He is merciful, so I am to be merciful. So He is just, so I am to be just. etc. The Torah commands us in certain middot (character traits). I am confused. There are thirteen attributes of G-d. I found a book outlining 24 middot. My Rabbi says there are ten middot outlined by Kabbalah. I have in my possession a book by Rambam, Laws of Personality Development (part of the Mishneh Torah).
So we are to imitate G-d's middot. Besides what is written by Rambam on Laws of Personality Development, is there an authoritative, comprehensive book on how many middot there are? and how we acquire them?
G-d bless
My Rabbi, in response to my question-- so Noahides are commanded to imitate G-d. e.g. He is merciful, so I am to be merciful. So He is just, so I am to be just. etc. The Torah commands us in certain middot (character traits). I am confused. There are thirteen attributes of G-d. I found a book outlining 24 middot. My Rabbi says there are ten middot outlined by Kabbalah. I have in my possession a book by Rambam, Laws of Personality Development (part of the Mishneh Torah).
So we are to imitate G-d's middot. Besides what is written by Rambam on Laws of Personality Development, is there an authoritative, comprehensive book on how many middot there are? and how we acquire them?
G-d bless