The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton
By Rabbi Shnayor Burton
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Lecture series in Jewish Philosophy.
What was the purpose of Creation? What is man's place in the world? What are prophecy and prayer about? What is the significance of Shabbos and the Promised Land?
Explore these fundamental questions of Judaism from their sources, and become familiar with the systems developed by the great Torah thinkers: R' Saadiah Gaon, R' Yehuda HaLevi, R' Bachya ibn Paquda, Rambam and the school of the Mekubalim.
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S8, E2 Jerusalem and Athens: God-Centered vs. Human-Centered Governance, 02
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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S5, E28 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 3, Chapter 3: Prophets Against Toil
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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S8, E1 Jerusalem and Athens: God-Centered vs. Human-Centered Governance, 01
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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S5, E27 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 3, Chapter 2: Embracing Contradictions in Torah Learning
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Why and When is Discouraging Gerus Justified
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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S7 E8.2 The Guide of the Perplexed, The Problem of Evil, 04: Transcendent God, Moses, and the Body, pt. 2
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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S7, E8.1 The Guide of the Perplexed, The Problem of Evil, 04: Transcendent God, Moses, and the Body, pt. 1
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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S7, E7 The Guide of the Perplexed, The Problem of Evil, 03: The Good God, Evil, and the Body
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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S7, E6 The Guide of the Perplexed, The Problem of Evil, 02: Non-Existent Evil
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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S5, E26 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 3, Chapter 1: To Know or Not to Know
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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S7, E5 The Guide of the Perplexed, The Problem of Evil, 01: What Does "Good" Mean & Why is Existence Good?
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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S5, E25 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 19: Revisiting Prophetic Judaism: The Paradox of Decline
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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S5, E24 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 18: Criticism of the Bible Critics
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Galus, Gerus, and Yemos HaMashiach: The Dynamic Relationship Between Yisrael l'Amim
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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S5, E23 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 17: Walking the Path: A Guide to Spiritual Perfection
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Will We Redeem Ourselves or Will We Be Redeemed?
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May 31, 2024 |
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How to Make the Torah Come True, pt. 2: Finding Unity Between Good and Evil
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May 24, 2024 |
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S5, E22 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 16: Man’s Crooked Heart and its Remedy
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May 20, 2024 |
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How to Make the Torah Come True: Sh'ma and the Redemption
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May 17, 2024 |
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S5, E21 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 15: Baring the Soul before Hashem
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May 03, 2024 |
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The Haggadah: Its Structure, Meaning and Message
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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S5, E20 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 14: Funding the Divine: The Moral Foundation of Temple Economics
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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S5, E19 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 13: The Temple Yaakov Didn’t Build
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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S7, E4, The Guide of the Perplexed, Creation, 04: Creation ex Nihilo as the Essence of the Torah's Teaching
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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S5, E18 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 12: The Moral Limits of “An Eye for an Eye”
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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S7, E3, The Guide of the Perplexed, Creation, 03: Is Creation ex Nihilo Known via Philosophy or Prophecy?
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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S5, E17 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 11: The Development of Yaakov’s Character
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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S7, E2, The Guide of the Perplexed, Creation, 02: Creation from Nothing and Legislated Beliefs
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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S5, E16 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 10: Analyzing a Tsaddik’s Character with Reverence and Truth
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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S7, E1, The Guide of the Perplexed, Creation, 01: Why Creation from Nothing is so Central to Religion
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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S6, E12 Shemona Perakim; Should a Person be Moderately Humble or Extremely Lowly?
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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S6, E11 Shemona Perakim; Moderation vs. Extremism
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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S5, E15 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 9: Yaakov’s Fear and the Unfinished Quest for Divine Understanding
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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S6, E10 Shemona Perakim; Is a Good Imagination Part of Being a Good Person?
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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S5, E14 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 8: Good Character
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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S6, E9 Shemona Perakim; Which Parts of the Soul Participate in Human Excellence?
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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S5, E13 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 7: Anti-Faith and Indirect Knowledge
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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S6, E8 Shemona Perakim; Was Moshe an Angel?
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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S6, E7 Shemona Perakim; Why Know God? Knowing God as the Perfection of a Human Being
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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S6, E6 Shemona Perakim; Man as Explicator and the Limits of Explanatory Power
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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S5, E12 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 6: Faith before Knowledge, Engagement before Marriage
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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S6, E5 Shemona Perakim; Scientific Knowledge and its Basis in the Eternity of the Universe
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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S5, E11 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 5: How to Train a Prophet: The Path of Knowledge
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Presentation of הארץ אשר אראך at the Congregation Shomrei Torah Sefer Fest: "The Second Temple: a Partial Redemption"
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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S6, E4 Shemona Perakim; What is a Human?
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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S6, E3 Shemona Perakim; How to Properly Change the Torah and how Maimonides Once Did so Himself
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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S6, E2 Shemona Perakim; Character Perfection as the Path to Prophecy
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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S5, E10 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 4: Knowledge in the Land
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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S6, E1 Shemona Perakim; Avos as Training to be a Divine Legislator
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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S5, E9 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 3: When Was the Name of Hashem Revealed?
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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S5, E8 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 2: The Profound Meanings within the Simple Narratives of the Torah
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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S5, E7 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 1: Prophecy: A Definition
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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S5, E6 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 1, Chapter 3: A Chronology of Judaism
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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S5, E5 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 1, Chapter 2: The Vanishing Essence of Judaism
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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S5, E4 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 1, Chapter 1: Has Judaism Come to an End?
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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S5, E3 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Introduction, Part 3: How to Elicit the Torah's Deepest Secrets
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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S5, E2 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Introduction, Part 2: Torah Subjects, Stories and Heroes
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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S5, E1 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Introduction, Pt. 1: The Unseen Author and the Human Drama
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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S4, E5 Universalism vs. Particularism: Israel and the Nations in the End of Days
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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S4, E4 Universalism vs. Particularism: What is the Reason of Jewish History?
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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S4, E3 Universalism vs. Particularism: Is Hashem Manifest in Eretz Yisrael more than in the Diaspora?
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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S4, E2 Universalism vs. Particularism: Do We Need to Understand Redemption in Order to Effect it?
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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S4, E1 Universalism vs. Particularism: A Sketch of the Problems
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Lecture on the Oaths and the Prohibition to Leave Bavel
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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S3, E23 אור השם, The Light of Hashem, Part #2 – Free Will; Reward and Punishment; Torah; Immortality of the Soul
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Presentation of הארץ אשר אראך at the YU Seforim Sale: The Babylonian Community in the Second Temple Era
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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S3, E22 אור השם, The Light of Hashem, Part #1 – Positive Attributes of God
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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S3, E21 מורה נבוכים, The Guide of the Perplexed, Part #4 – Prophecy
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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S3, E20 מורה נבוכים, The Guide of the Perplexed, Part #3 – Creation ex Nihilo
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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S3, E19 מורה נבוכים, The Guide of the Perplexed, Part #2 – What is Man? What is His Perfection and Imperfection?
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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S3, E18 מורה נבוכים, The Guide of the Perplexed, Part #1 – Was the Guide Written with Divine Inspiration?
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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S3, E17 האמונה הרמה, The Exalted Faith, Part #5, Essay 2 - Angels; Providence; Omniscience; Evil; Free Will; Essay 3 - Torah
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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S3, E16 האמונה הרמה, The Exalted Faith, Part #4, Essay 2 - Angels; Prophecy; Torah
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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S3, E15 האמונה הרמה, The Exalted Faith, Part #3, Essay 2 - The Principles of Judaism: God; His Unity; His Attributes; Angels
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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S3, E14 האמונה הרמה, The Exalted Faith, Part #2, Essay 1 - Aristotelian philosophy: Motion; The Soul; Its Immortality; The Heavens
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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The Meaning of Ownership of EY
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Advanced אראך – Seeing the Land and Seeing the Woman
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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S3, E13 האמונה הרמה, The Exalted Faith, Part #1, Intro - Free Will and God's Control; Essay 1 - a crash course in Aristotelian philosophy
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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S3, E12 ספר הכוזרי, The Kuzari, Part #4, Essays 4-5: The Book of Creation; Philosophy; Kalam; free will; a journey to Eretz Yisrael
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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S3, E11 ספר הכוזרי, The Kuzari, Part #3, Essays 3-4: The Oral Law; God's names; prophetic knowledge; other religions and philosophy; exile
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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S3, E10 ספר הכוזרי, The Kuzari, Part #2, Essays 2-3: Divine attributes; Eretz Yisrael; Israel and the nations; Mitzvos; the Hebrew language; piety; blessings; prayer
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May 16, 2022 |
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S3, E9 ספר הכוזרי, The Kuzari, Part #1, Essay 1: Philosophy, Chritianity, Islam and the fundamentals of Judaism; different levels of people; connecting with the divine; the Golden Calf; the Afterlife
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May 02, 2022 |
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S3, E8 חובות הלבבות, The Duties of the Heart, part #4, Repentance; Examining the Soul; Abstinence; and Love of God
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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S3, E7 חובות הלבבות, The Duties of the Heart, part #3, Trust; Devotion; and Submission
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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S3, E6 חובות הלבבות, The Duties of the Heart, part #2, Examination and Service of God
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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S3, E5 חובות הלבבות, The Duties of the Heart, part #1, Introduction and Unity of God
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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S3, E4 אמונות ודעות, The Book of Beliefs and Opinions, part #4, Redemption; The World to Come; Ideal Human Conduct
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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S3, E3 אמונות ודעות, The Book of Beliefs and Opinions, part #3, Merits and Demerits; The Soul and Death; Resurrection in This World
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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S3, E2 אמונות ודעות, The Book of Beliefs and Opinions, part #2, Unity of God; Commandments and Prohibitions; Obedience and Rebellion
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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S3, E1 אמונות ודעות, The Book of Beliefs and Opinions, part #1, Introduction and Creation ex Nihilo
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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S3, E0 Intro to Season Three: Fundamental Books of Torah Thought
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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Eretz Yisrael – Magical Protection Against Sin?
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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S2, E28 What Makes Eretz Yisrael Special? Part 7, How to do Geulah
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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S2, E27 What Makes Eretz Yisrael Special? Part 6, How to See Beneath the Surface
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Sep 05, 2021 |
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S2, E26 What Makes Eretz Yisrael Special? Part 5, The Time has Come to Rectify the Sin of the Meraglim
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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S2, E25 What Makes Eretz Yisrael Special? Part 4, How to Make Heaven on Earth
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Aug 22, 2021 |
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S2, E24 What Makes Eretz Yisrael Special? Part 3, Seeing the Good and Doing the Good
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Aug 15, 2021 |
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S2, E23 What Makes Eretz Yisrael Special? Part 2, Knowing Hashem
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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S2, E22 What Makes Eretz Yisrael Special? Part 1, Seeing as Hashem Sees
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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S2, E21 Living in Eretz Yisrael – Summary and Conclusions
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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S2, E20 Must We Rectify the Problem that the Mitvzos Ha’Teluyos Ba’Aretz Present Before We Can Return?
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Jul 11, 2021 |
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S2, E19 Do the Mitzvos Ha'Teluyos Ba'Aretz Pose an Insurmountable Challenge?
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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S2, E18 The Theology of Jewish History – From Revelation to Exile and on to Redemption
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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S2, E17 Knesses Yisrael’s Trial – Did We Pass or Fail?
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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S2, E16 The Sin that Marred the Second Temple
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Jun 06, 2021 |
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S2, E15 Is Redemption Really Dependent on Us?
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May 30, 2021 |
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S2, E14 The Thousand-Year Exile, Divine Plans and Divine Rules
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May 23, 2021 |
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S2, E13 Exilic Times – When Do Jews Not Belong in EY?
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May 13, 2021 |
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S2, E12 To Go or Not to Go: The Debate about Babylonian Jewry in the Second Temple Era
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May 09, 2021 |
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S2, E11 Choosing Exile – Babylonian Jewry in the Second Temple Era
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May 02, 2021 |
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S2, E10 People who Lived Outside of Eretz Yisrael
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Apr 25, 2021 |
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S2, E9 Awaiting Redemption or Effecting Redemption?
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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S2, E8 Eretz Yisrael without the Shechinah
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Apr 11, 2021 |
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S2, E7 The Decree of Exile
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Mar 21, 2021 |
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S2, E6 How to Keep the Oaths: Halachah L'maaseh
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Mar 14, 2021 |
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S2, E5 Jewish Nationhood and the Historical Process
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Mar 07, 2021 |
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S2, E4 The 3 Oaths – The Peril of Jewish Destiny
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Feb 28, 2021 |
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S2, E3 The Awesome Oaths: Dreadful Sin? Or Dreadful Danger?
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Feb 21, 2021 |
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S2, E2 Is there a Mitzvah to Live in Eretz Yisrael?
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Feb 14, 2021 |
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S2, E1 Living in Eretz Yisrael, an introduction
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Feb 07, 2021 |
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S1, E50 The Reasons for Mitzvos, according to the Rambam
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Jan 16, 2021 |
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S1, E49 Eretz Yisrael, according to the Rambam
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Jan 10, 2021 |
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S1, E48 The Messiah and the Messianic Era
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Dec 27, 2020 |
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S1, E47 What is Chanukah? The Danger of a False Dawn
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Dec 13, 2020 |
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S1, E46 Light and Darkness: Chanukah, Adam and the Greeks
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Dec 06, 2020 |
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S1, E45 Hebrew, Greek, and the 70 Languages
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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S1, E44 Holy Names and their Uses
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Nov 22, 2020 |
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S1, E43 Angels and Angelology, an introduction
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Nov 15, 2020 |
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S1, E42 Love of God, according to the Mekubalim
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Nov 08, 2020 |
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S1, E41 Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov, Pillars of the World
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Oct 31, 2020 |
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S1, E40 Love of God, according to Rambam and R' Bachya ibn Paquda
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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S1, E39 The Unification of God, according to the Mekubalim
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Oct 18, 2020 |
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S1, E38 Hashem, Source of Living Water: Eden, Sukkos and Sodom
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Sep 27, 2020 |
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S1, E37 The Power of Repentance
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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S1, E36 The Day of Judgment
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Sep 13, 2020 |
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S1, E35 The Oneness of God, according to R' Bachya ibn Paquda
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Sep 06, 2020 |
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S1, E34 The Jewish Credo – Shema and its Translations
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Aug 30, 2020 |
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S1, E33 Tzitzis and the Holy Land; Rectifying the Sin of the Spies
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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S1, E32 A Nation's Original Sin: Rejecting the Promised Land
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Aug 16, 2020 |
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S1, E31 Eretz Yisrael, Land of Holiness, according to the Kuzari
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Aug 09, 2020 |
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S1, E30 Man, Center of Reality
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Aug 02, 2020 |
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S1, E29 The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Empire, part 2
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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S1, E28 The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Empire, part 1
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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S1, E27 Negative Theology; from Rabbeinu Sa'adiah Gaon to the Mekubalim
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Jul 19, 2020 |
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S1, E26 The Chosen People, according to Kuzari and Shaarei Orah
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Jul 12, 2020 |
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S1, E25 Reincarnation of Souls, from Rabbeinu Sa'adiah Gaon to Ramchal
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Jul 05, 2020 |
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S1, E24 The Relationship between Man and Woman
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Jun 28, 2020 |
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S1, E23 Torah vs Prophets: Knowing God
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Jun 21, 2020 |
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S1, E22 Torah vs Prophets: Sacrifices
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Jun 14, 2020 |
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S1, E21 One God, Un-gods and Other Gods
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Jun 07, 2020 |
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S1, E20 Keeping Time; Sefiras Haomer, Pesach and Shavuos
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May 24, 2020 |
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S1, E19 Tests and Trials
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May 17, 2020 |
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S1, E18 The Second Temple, the Greeks, and the Oral Law
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May 10, 2020 |
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S1, E17 The Tree of Knowledge, according to the Rambam
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May 03, 2020 |
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S1, E16 The Nature of Evil, according to the Rambam and Avodas Hakodesh
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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S1, E15 The Significance of Shabbos
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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S1, E14 The Meaning of Matzah
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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S1, E13 Resurrection of the Dead, according to the Rambam and Avodas Hakodesh
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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S1, E12 Why do the Righteous Suffer?
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Mar 22, 2020 |
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S1, E11 Prayer: What and How
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Mar 15, 2020 |
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S1, E10 The Holy Tongue, Prayer and Prophecy
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Mar 08, 2020 |
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S1, E9 The Interdependence of Prophecy and Idolatry, according to Reb Tzadok
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Mar 01, 2020 |
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S1, E8 Understanding the History of Judaism; an alternative to Kuzari
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Feb 23, 2020 |
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S1, E7 The Lost Judaism; an introduction to Kuzari
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Feb 15, 2020 |
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S1, E6 Man's Divine Image, according to the Shaarei Orah
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Feb 09, 2020 |
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S1, E5 Imitatio Dei – Going in Hashem's Ways, according to the Rambam
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Feb 02, 2020 |
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S1, E4 The Nature of Shedim, according to the Rambam and the GR"A
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Jan 26, 2020 |
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S1, E3 The Purpose of Creation, according to the Ramchal
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Jan 19, 2020 |
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S1, E2 The Purpose of Creation, according to the Avodas HaKodesh
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Jan 10, 2020 |
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S1, E1 The Purpose of Creation, according to the Rambam
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Jan 03, 2020 |