Mishna Question

Question

Describe how the רשבץ understands the Mishna in perkai avot what is the pass quoted that teaches us the source for hidor mitzvah?

Answer

Shalom!

Thank you for your question.

I think this is what you mean:

מגן אבות לרשב"ץ על אבות פרק ב משנה א
ומזה הענין הוא, מה שאמרו בסוכה [יא ב] פרק לולב הגזול, התנאה לפניו במצוות. ובפרק, רבי אליעזר דמילה [שבת קלג ב] וכן בראשון מנזירות [ב ב] אמרו, עשה סוכה נאה, שופר נאה, לולב נאה, ציצית נאה, ספר תורה לשמו בקולמוס נאה, בלבלר אומן, וכורכו בשיראין נאים, כי בזה יש לו תפארת לפני קונו ובני אדם גם כן יפארוהו 

He explains that the Mishnah teaches us that a person should perform mitzvos in a way that pleases both Hashem and people. For example, he writes that sometimes a person may do a mitzvah at a time that disturbs others. According to this, he says that buying a beautiful shofar or sukkah is a way to serve Hashem that others will admire. 

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