S8, E1 Jerusalem and Athens: God-Centered vs. Human-Centered Governance
This lecture series is a project of כרם בין תורה לחכמה, generously sponsored by R' Yoel Werzberger 00:20 How to achieve the ideal society is the most burning practical question of humanity and is also the fundamental subject of the Torah 3:00 One who cannot reason political questions from first principles cannot understand the Torah […]
S5, E27 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 3, Chapter 2: Embracing Contradictions in Torah Learning
“Exodus, Exile and Redemption” is a study of the profound significance of Judaism's history. Written essays are published bi-weekly here: https://shnayor.substack.com/s/from-e… Please subscribe! This series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation. To support this and other ongoing projects of the foundation, please consider becoming a paid subscriber to the Substack newsletter or making […]
Why and When is Discouraging Gerus Justified
בעניין קשים גרים כספחת; לא הגלה הקב”ה את ישראל לבין האומות אלא כדי שיתוספו עליהם גרים; גרים מעכבים את המשיח; האם יש גרים שיש לקבלם ולא לדחות אותם.
S7 E8.2 The Guide of the Perplexed, The Problem of Evil, 04: Transcendent God, Moses, and the Body, pt. 2
This lecture series is a project of כרם בין תורה לחכמה, generously sponsored by R' Yoel Werzberger. 0:00 Man is both a composite of body and soul, and pure soul 2:30 The question of the eternity or createdness of the world underpins the two different ways of viewing human beings 7:00 Seth was similar to […]
S7, E8.1 The Guide of the Perplexed, The Problem of Evil, 04: Transcendent God, Moses, and the Body, pt. 1
This lecture series is a project of כרם בין תורה לחכמה, generously sponsored by R' Yoel Werzberger. 00:30 Moses perceived the whole of the universe, which is “all of God's goodness” 2:15 In order to understand the true nature of reality, one has to transcend the body 10:00 Was Moses' great perception the whole of […]
S7, E7 The Guide of the Perplexed, The Problem of Evil, 03: The Good God, Evil, and the Body
This lecture series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation and was generously sponsored by R' Yoel Werzberger. Highlights: 00:00 The meaning of “good” according to Crescas; Plato and Aristotle on the meaning of “good”; Maimonides' strange silence on the issue 18:30 Maimonides shifts theodicy from ethics to metaphysics 20:00 Privation as a principle […]
S7, E6 The Guide of the Perplexed, The Problem of Evil, 02: Non-Existent Evil
This lecture series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation and was generously sponsored by R' Yoel Werzberger. Highlights: 1:00 Goodness is what is real, and evil is privation 3:20 The goodness of the universe is the foundational notion of the whole Torah 9:00 Are the masses of today similar to the masses in […]
S5, E26 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 3, Chapter 1: To Know or Not to Know
“Exodus, Exile and Redemption” is a study of the profound significance of Judaism's history. Written essays are published bi-weekly here: https://shnayor.substack.com/s/from-e… Please subscribe! This series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation. To support this and other ongoing projects of the foundation, please consider becoming a paid subscriber to the Substack newsletter or making […]
S7, E5 The Guide of the Perplexed, The Problem of Evil, 01: What Does “Good” Mean & Why is Existence Good?
This lecture series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation and was generously sponsored by R' Yoel Werzberger. Highlights: 2:30 The problem of evil 5:30 The foundation of the Torah is that the universe is good 8:30 All evils are privations, made by God only indirectly 17:20 What does it contribute to a theodicy […]
S5, E25 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 19: Revisiting Prophetic Judaism: The Paradox of Decline
“Exodus, Exile and Redemption” is a study of the profound significance of Judaism's history. Written essays are published bi-weekly here: https://shnayor.substack.com/s/from-e… Please subscribe! This series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation. To support this and other ongoing projects of the foundation, please consider becoming a paid subscriber to the Substack newsletter or making […]