S3, E5 חובות הלבבות, The Duties of the Heart, part #1, Introduction; Unity of God
S3, E4 אמונות ודעות, part #4, Redemption; The World to Come; The Ideal Way of Life
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S3, E3 אמונות ודעות, part #3, Merits and Demerits; The Soul and Death; Resurrection in This World
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S3, E2 אמונות ודעות, part #2, Unity of God; Commandments and Prohibitions; Obedience and Rebellion
S3, E1 אמונות ודעות, segment #1
Intro to אמונות ודעות and creation ex nihilo The Book of Beliefs and Opinions. Translated from the Arabic and the Hebrew By Samuel Rosenblatt: Gaon, Saadia. Rosenblatt, Samuel, Tr.: Amazon.com: Books הנבחר באמונות ובדעות / יוסף בכה”ר דוד קאפח (daat.ac.il)
S3, E0 Intro to Season Three: Fundamental Books of Torah Thought
Season 3 will dive into the most fundamental and intriguing works of Torah thought. We will dedicate 4 episodes each to reviewing the following great books: 1) אמונות ודעות 2) חובות הלבבות 3) כוזרי 4) האמונה הרמה 5) מורה נבוכים 6) אור השם
Eretz Yisrael – Magical Protection Against Sin?
This is a guest shiur that I delivered at Ohr Mattisyahu in Lakewood.
S2, E28 What Makes Eretz Yisrael Special? Part 7, How to do Geulah
In this final episode of Season 2 we explore yet one more aspect of godly vision and how to attain it and also learn how to redeem the land, freeing it from Satan and sanctifying it through thoughts ands action to ultimately create Heaven on Earth. For this episode’s sources, click here For the updated, […]
S2, E27 What Makes Eretz Yisrael Special? Part 6, How to See Beneath the Surface
“Send for yourself men, and let them explore the land of Canaan”/ “You will see it and remember… Then you won’t go exploring the lusts of your own heart or your eyes.” Tzitzis teaches us how to be successful meraglim: by seeing beneath the surface. For this episode’s sources, click here For the essay, click […]
S2, E26 What Makes Eretz Yisrael Special? Part 5, The Time has Come to Rectify the Sin of the Meraglim
We are all meraglim now. If you can articulate what was the question that the meraglim set out to determine and can reach a conclusion about that, then you too are a meragel. You must take a position: are you with Yehoshua and Calev or are you with the other ten? Let the deliberations begin! […]