Rabbi Shnayor Burton

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton

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To help support this podcast, please consider making a tax-deductible donation via Zelle to jacoblightsfoundation@gmail.com. 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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Rabbi Shnayor Burton

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Jun 29, 2026

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The Rambam's Prediction That Was Not Fulfilled: Mishneh Torah, the Role of the Student, and "An Eye for an Eye" (Hebrew) 26.01.2025

This guest lecture was hosted by Bais Medrash HaGra, Jerusalem https://beit-midrash-hagra.com/home

The Uniqueness of Eretz Yisrael 26.01.2025

This guest shiur was delivered at Kollel and Congregation Shaarei Tefillah, under the leadership of Rabbi Margalios, located in Ramat Beit Shemesh (RBS).

S5, E38 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 3, Chapter 13: The Prophetic Art 20.01.2025

" Exodus, Exile and Redemption " is a study of the profound significance of Judaism's history. Written essays are published bi-weekly ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ : 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 a donation via Zelle to...

S5, E37 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 3, Chapter 12: Divine Design and the Role of Human Choice 06.01.2025

" Exodus, Exile and Redemption " is a study of the profound significance of Judaism's history. Written essays are published bi-weekly ⁠here⁠ : 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 a donation via Zelle to jacoblightsfound...

S5, E36 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 3, Chapter 11: Sacrifice and Sin 23.12.2024

" Exodus, Exile and Redemption " is a study of the profound significance of Judaism's history. Written essays are published bi-weekly here : 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 a donation via Zelle to jacoblightsfoundat...

S5, E35 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 3, Chapter 10: Mosaic Humility and Prophetic Pride 22.12.2024

"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 a do...

Reclaiming the Mitzvahs: How to Revive a Prophetic Tradition 17.12.2024

This lecture is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation

S5, E34 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 3, Chapter 9: Moshe, the Master of Those Who Know 25.11.2024

"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 a do...

S5, E33 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 3, Chapter 8: Can Man See God? 11.11.2024

"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 a do...

The Three Oaths; Young Israel of Cedarhurst Lawrence 01.11.2024
S5, E32 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 3, Chapter 7: The Impossibility of Knowledge 28.10.2024

"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 a do...

S5, E31 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 3, Chapter 6: Prophetic Antinomianism 28.10.2024

"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 a do...

S9 E3, King Manasseh vs. the Prophet Isaiah: A Debate on Idolatry, pt. 3: How to Know Hashem 09.10.2024

This lecture series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation.

Teshuvah: The Need for Repentance and its True Method 01.10.2024

This lecture is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation

S5, E30 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 3, Chapter 5: What is Ours and What is God’s? 23.09.2024

"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...

S9 E2, King Manasseh vs. the Prophet Isaiah: A Debate on Idolatry, pt. 2: Isaiah's Case 19.09.2024

Highlights: 4:00 Knowing Hashem and seeing Hashem 7:15 Moshe sought moral knowledge of God's ways, not metaphysical knowledge of God's nature 10:30 Moshe sought to understand why some righteous people suffer, and other righteous people prosper; why some evildoers suffer, and other evildoers prosper 16:30 Moshe couldn't understand the goodness of God as it is manifest in the universe; t...

S9 E1, King Manasseh vs. the Prophet Isaiah: A Debate on Idolatry, pt. 1: Manasseh's Case 11.09.2024

Highlights: 0:00 The position of our Rebbe, the wicked King Manasseh, that idolatry is appropriate 5:00 Manasseh's case against the Isaiah in which he charged the prophet with heresy and executed him for that crime 8:45 Can Hashem be seen or not? Moshe's stance and the prophets' stance 12:00 Can Hashem be known or not? Moshe's stance and the prophets' stance 20:30 Moshe uses wo...

S5, E29 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 3, Chapter 4: On Animal Sacrifice 09.09.2024

"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...

S8, E2 Jerusalem and Athens: God-Centered vs. Human-Centered Governance, 02 03.09.2024

This lecture series is a project of כרם בין תורה לחכמה, generously sponsored by R' Yoel Werzberger Highlights: 2:15 What is achieved by humans thinking in non-human terms? 4:15 Humans are the most important aspect of reality; viewing the world from God's perspective involves viewing humanity accurately 8:30 The actions are God can be understood only by understanding humans 12:00 God is goo...

S5, E28 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 3, Chapter 3: Prophets Against Toil 26.08.2024

"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...

S8, E1 Jerusalem and Athens: God-Centered vs. Human-Centered Governance, 01 23.08.2024

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 4:15 To agree with the Torah is to understand the Torah 7:00...

S5, E27 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 3, Chapter 2: Embracing Contradictions in Torah Learning 22.08.2024

"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...

Why and When is Discouraging Gerus Justified 15.08.2024

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 07.08.2024

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 Adam, who was the only man created ex nihilo and therefore uniquely spiritual 11:00 Why bod...

S7, E8.1 The Guide of the Perplexed, The Problem of Evil, 04: Transcendent God, Moses, and the Body, pt. 1 07.08.2024

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 the created universe or God's transcendence? 14:00 One cann...

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