S5, E13 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 7: Anti-Faith and Indirect Knowledge
“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-exodus-to-exile-to-redemption 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 […]
S6, E8 Shemona Perakim; Was Moshe an Angel?
This shiur was generously sponsored in memory of R' Moshe Chaim ben Yitzchak David. 0:00 The importance of the Golden Mean in Maimonides' thought 4:15 What makes the Torah divine? 7:45 Is it possible for a person to be absolutely perfect? 10:00 Maimonides considers a perfect human being to be not a human being but […]
S6, E7 Shemona Perakim; Why Know God? Knowing God as the Perfection of a Human Being
This shiur was generously sponsored in memory of R' Moshe Chaim ben Yitzchak David. 0:00 The Structure of Chapters 1-5 of the Shemona Perakim 2:45 The essence of man and the aim of man is reason, and the ultimate reason is God 9:00 Doing everything for the sake of heaven isn't a religious exercise, but […]
S6, E6 Shemona Perakim; Man as Explicator and the Limits of Explanatory Power
This shiur was generously sponsored in memory of R' Moshe Chaim ben Yitzchak David. Highlights: Themistius' Law: Reality doesn't follow opinion; rather, correct opinions follow from reality The universe comports with how humans think The centrality of humans to the universe is based on the fact that humans can understand the universe On Kabbalah and […]
S5, E12 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 6: Faith before Knowledge, Engagement before Marriage
“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-exodus-to-exile-to-redemption 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 […]
S6, E5 Shemona Perakim; Scientific Knowledge and its Basis in the Eternity of the Universe
Highlights: Maimonides' definition of scientific knowledge Science and permanent, unchanging rules Science, reason and the eternity of the universe The definition of scientific knowledge according to Aristotle, and the eternity of the universe a parte ante and a parte post Maimonides believes that the universe will always exist in the future The duality of God's […]
S5, E11 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 5: How to Train a Prophet: The Path of Knowledge
“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-exodus-to-exile-to-redemption 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 […]
Presentation of הארץ אשר אראך at the Congregation Shomrei Torah Sefer Fest: “The Second Temple: a Partial Redemption”
Ha'aretz Asher Arecha – R. Shnayor Burton הארץ אשר אראך – חובת הישיבה בארץ ישראל | eBay The Land I Will Show You, table of contents (substack.com)
S6, E4 Shemona Perakim; What is a Human?
This shiur was generously sponsored in memory of R' Moshe Chaim ben Yitzchak David. Highlights: Summary of chapter 1 of SP: What is a human being? The definition of “soul” Hylomorphism Do humans have 1 or 3 souls? The significance of humans having 1 soul Second-level human beings Human beings can be animals or something […]
S6, E3 Shemona Perakim; How to Properly Change the Torah and how Maimonides Once Did so Himself
This shiur was generously sponsored in memory of R' Moshe Chaim ben Yitzchak David. Highlights: The tension at the heart of being a human The divine intellect The honor of one's Maker is his own intellect Who can bend the Law The laws of Chazal are also from God and become part and parcel of […]