#2 The Purpose of Creation, according to the Avodas HaKodesh
Can we speak of creation’s purpose? Can we fathom a perfect God needing something from this world? Indeed we can understand the objective of creation, says the Avodas HaKodesh. Our worship serves Heaven’s needs, actualizing the unity of God. This astonishing and wondrous idea – known not through logic but through tradition – lies at […]
#1 The Purpose of Creation, according to the Rambam
Whyever did God create the world? Can we even give a reason for a perfect God to be motivated to act? This most fundamental question about our existence has occupied many of the greatest Torah thinkers. This lecture explores the Rambam’s unique and profound opinion about the purpose of everything. The Rambam asserts that creation […]