oday we studied more of the Mesilat Yesharim’s advocacy of a life of perishut amd we compared it (briefly) to the Rambam’s advice that everyone needs a pleasant environment in which to live and study. In my own humble opinion I think think that the Rambam would take exception to Ramchal’s advice that a degree of asceticism is appropriate for everyone; but I may very well be mistaken. We also saw the teshuva of Rav Moshe Feinstein zt”l who explains under what circumstances it is permissible for a person to reject the lenient ruling of a rabbi in order to follow a personal stringency. Finally I want to wish a heart-felt Pozadane Plecy to our friend, Joel Nowicki
