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August 25, 2023 5:11 pm at 5:11 pm
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Rabbeinu Yonah commentary on Mishnah,
tractate Avot, chapter 3, last paragraph:
The study of Mathematics [Chachmat HaCheshbone] sharpens the [mind of] a man.
QUESTION: Does Rabbeinu Yonah seem to prohibit Jews studying Mathematics?
Or does he seem to be encouraging Jews studying Mathematics?