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This shiur was generously sponsored by Mr. Ari Schwartz. This series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation.Highlights:0:00 Abraham's project to strip away divinity from the universe and its association with Creation ex Nihilo
7:00 Divine bodies
11:00 Overview of the Guide 2:25
17:00 Maimonides' seven questions on the Torah
23:30 The middle question suggests that mitzvahs have no reason, contrary to Maimonides' opinion
29:00 That God has an unfathomable intent is the foundation of the Torah; Torah is irreducible to reason
34:00 If Aristotle's model of reality were to be proven, the Torah would be eventually abandoned, because if Torah is reducible to reason, it would be dispensable
45:30 The reasonableness of idolatry
49:15 Why is idolatry reasonable if it's based on the eternity of the universe?
51:00 The project of the Torah to uproot idolatry is the project of promoting the doctrine of Creation ex Nihilo and God's unfathomable intent in general55:00 Abraham and Moses brought back God's intent into history
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This shiur was generously sponsored by Mr. Ari Schwartz. This series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation.2:00 Passages in the Guide that indicate that Creation ex Nihilo is known through revelatory prophecy
8:15 How Abraham reached knowledge of God through contemplating the heavens
19:30 Was Abraham an Aristotelian philosopher?
25:00 Prophecy revealed the truth that Creation ex Nihilo is the proper belief, not that Creation ex Nihilo is a scientific, cosmological fact
44:45 Since we believe that Abraham and Moshe had divine revelation, their personal philosophical speculations don't concern us
48:30 Maimonides' story about how Abraham discovered God is a deliberate anachronism
52:30 The project of the Guide of the Perplexed and how the perplexity shifts dramatically when it comes to Creation
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"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-redemptionPlease 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 a donation via Zelle to [email protected].
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This shiur was generously sponsored by Mr. Ari Schwartz. This series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation.6:00 What are the possible reasons one would accept Creation ex Nihilo?
8:00 Avraham and Moshe as authorities and leaders who we follow and from whom we accept the doctrine of Creation ex Nihilo
18:00 Jews are the community of followers of Avraham, their forefather, and Moshe, their prophet
21:45 What a person should do when facing an issue that isn't conclusively proven
30:30 Why authorities determine the appropriate beliefs and how belief is a kind of practice
36:00 The belief in Creation ex Nihilo is a matter of law, not only a matter of scientific truth
45:00 Was Maimonides himself developing original legislation regarding Creation ex Nihilo?
51:00 Why rhetorical arguments in favor of Creation ex Nihilo are appropriate
55:00 Maimonides' original legislation of dogma
57:15 Revelatory prophecy as the source for the belief in Creation ex Nihilo
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"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-redemptionPlease 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 a donation via Zelle to [email protected].
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This shiur was generously sponsored by Mr. Ari Schwartz. This series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation.0:00 The Mutakallimun approach to creation and Maimonides' rejection thereof 9:00 The three opinions about how the world follows from God: that of the Torah of Moshe; that of Plato; and that of Aristotle26:00 The goal of those who follow the Torah of Moshe and Abraham 29:00 The metric to determine what is possible and what is impossible, and how to apply this to creation ex nihilo35:00 The fundamental difference between a religious person and a philosopher39:00 Abraham and Moshe and the invention of religion42:30 The meaning of Abraham's call in the name of "Hashem, God of the world"51:45 The logic underpinning idolatry 59:00 The connection between idolatry and the eternity of the world1:02:00 Maimonides as a blend of a religious person and a philosopher
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This shiur was generously sponsored by an anonymous donor for the merit of the speedy, safe and healthy return of the Hostages.The source sheet for this shiur is available here.
Highlights0:30 The 2 divergent Torahs and 2 divergent purposes of mitzvahs: one for the masses, the other for the elite individuals
9:30 Maimonides explicitly contradicts himself regarding whether a person should be moderately humble or practice extreme self-abasement
22:00 Maimoinides' own personal change of character as a result of experience and years
27:00 How life changes a person, and why a different kind of behavior is appropriate for young people than for older people
30:30 Maimonides teaches both a theoretical ideal and what is appropriate in practice
33:00 We no longer treat people according to how they themselves treat us
38:00 An eye for an eye (https://youtu.be/fpAdWSy_mZA?si=yoCYdDm12MGHZrRw)
42:00 Some texts are meant only as ideals and not to be executed in practice
44:00 We must study the ways of Hashem, and we must also know that we can't ever perfectly emulate them
47:30 Extreme lowliness stands in tension with good character and wisdomThis series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation.
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This shiur was generously sponsored by an anonymous donor for the merit of the speedy, safe and healthy return of the Hostages.The source sheet for this shiur is available here.
Highlights0:30 Overview of chapters 3-4 of Shemona Perakim9:00 Contradictions in Maimonides' view regarding extremism15:00 The view of R' Avraham son of Maimonides on the virtue of ascetism and extremism17:30 Why law is necessary; man is a political animal24:30 Extreme cruelty is not inherently wrong for an individual; it only hinders him from living in society27:15 Are character traits natural or are they learned behaviors?30:00 Ethics as politics37:15 The need for political thinking and why it fell out of style40:15 The Torah is for the whole nation, not for special individuals43:00 Why the prophets didn't practice celibacy46:30 Torah law engenders uniformity, and therefore any destabilizing, extreme behavior must be kept hidden 52:15 Moderation as the key to the redemptionThis series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation.
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"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-redemptionPlease 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 a donation via Zelle to [email protected].
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This shiur was generously sponsored by an anonymous donor for the merit of the speedy, safe and healthy return of the Hostages.
The source sheet for this shiur is available here
Highlights:Why doesn't Maimonides include a good imagination among the human virtues?
What the imagination does and what makes it good
The definition of prophecy, the human being's highest perfection
Prophets need to have a good imagination
Animals also have an imaginative faculty on a par with humans
What imagination does, and how it is similar to and differs from reason
The imagination can't avoid materialism
Prophecy is not a characteristic inherent to being human
Three opinions about prophecy
Analyzing Maimonides' understanding of prophecy
There are two ways to view man: As intellect alone, or as a composite of intellect and body
The imagination is part of man's perfection only from the perspective of as a composite being comprised of intellect and body as well
Why many wise people didn't become prophets
Those who consider prophecy a characteristic inherent to being human consider man to be a body
This series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation.
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"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-redemptionPlease 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 a donation via Zelle to [email protected].
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This shiur was generously sponsored by an anonymous donor for the merit of the speedy, safe and healthy return of the Hostages.
The source sheet for this shiur is available here.
Highlights:
Overview of chapter 2 of the Shemona PerakimThe definition of "virtue" – human excellenceWhich parts of the soul can the Torah mold?Why the imaginative faculty can't be obedient or disobedientWhich parts of the human being participate in reason, which is the essence of the human beingDesire can become rational, but imagination can't become rationalWhy mitzvahs and aveirahs are primarily related to actionsThere are no chukkim when it comes to thoughts or words, only actionsThe nutritive faculty of the soul acts unreasonablyDid the nutritive faculty of Moshe's soul act unreasonably?This series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation.
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"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-redemptionPlease 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 a donation via Zelle to [email protected].
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This shiur was generously sponsored in memory of R' Moshe Chaim ben Yitzchak David.0:00 The importance of the Golden Mean in Maimonides' thought4:15 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 rather an angel14:00 How a person can become an angel17:45 How the perfect person can transfer himself from the angelic realm back to the human realm22:00 People who have no virtues are not human beings but animals25:00 The behavior of humans that became angels28:00 For 40 days, Moshe didn't eat – only his body did32:30 What does it mean that Moshe was made an "Elohim"?40:15 Moshe's sin: anger45:00 When Maimonides mentions that he went off topic, it's a red flag that there is a secret that he's concealing46:00 How could it be that Moshe became angry if he was perfect in character?49:30 The perfection of the Torah depends on the perfection of Moshe51:00 How a leader should pretend to get angry to scare his followers, and why Moshe couldn't do that 54:00 The absolute impossibility of an absolutely perfect leader58:30 Hashem gets angry only regarding idolatry1:00:00 The lowest Jew was like a prophet by virtue of being in the presence of the angel, Moshe1:03:00 Moshe's actions are akin to prophecy, and therefore his actions of pretending to lose his temper represent that it is appropriate to lose his temper1:05:00 Moshe's anger was inappropriate because his leadership is not the only viable leadership, and that's why his leadership was brought to an end
This lecture series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation
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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 Perakim2:45 The essence of man and the aim of man is reason, and the ultimate reason is God9:00 Doing everything for the sake of heaven isn't a religious exercise, but is rather a selfish exercise15:30 A person should do everything for the sake of heaven in order to be a true human being23:45 Knowing Hashem is knowing truth28:00 The divinity of intellect36:00 Man should be aware of being in the constant presence of his own godly intellect39:45 "The Holy, Blessed, be He," as codeword for intellect according to Rema43:15 If a human is supposed to become an intellect, then why does he have a body?48:30 Maimonides isn't here to tell human beings what to do; he's here to make them into human beings who will then know themselves what to do53:30 Is the perfection of man intellectual or practical?
This lecture series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation
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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 philosophy
According to Maimonides, explanatory power reflects truth, but there are also things that are inexplicable; according to Aristotle, everything is explicable
Human beings are explicators
Maimonides opposes predicating the existence of God on creation ex nihilo because creation ex nihilo is inexplicable
If we could explain everything, we wouldn't have awe of God
God is the ultimate explanation, and the human that knows Him is the ultimate human being
The Will of God is inexplicable
The awe that miracles induce is based on us considering ourselves explicators and considering explanation valid; why animals don't have awe of Heaven
Maimonides' strange description of the Chanukkah miracle
Man's sphere lends itself to explanation, and the heavens don't lend themselves to explanation
This series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation.
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"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-redemptionPlease 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 a donation via Zelle to [email protected].
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Highlights:Maimonides' definition of scientific knowledgeScience and permanent, unchanging rulesScience, reason and the eternity of the universeThe definition of scientific knowledge according to Aristotle, and the eternity of the universe a parte ante and a parte postMaimonides believes that the universe will always exist in the futureThe duality of God's wisdom and His will; how creation is His will that there be wisdomThe world, created ex nihilo, was created as something that must have existed eternallyThe age of the universeThe proof to the existence of the deity and the eternity of the universeR' Y. Emden's criticism of the 1st chapter of Mishneh Torah and its reference to the eternity of the universe a parte ante This series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation. To sponsor this lecture or other projects, contact us at [email protected].
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"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-redemptionPlease 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 a donation via Zelle to [email protected].
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