The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton

This lecture series is a project of כרם בין תורה לחכמה, 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 of reality 31:00 The dynamic int...

This lecture series is a project of כרם בין תורה לחכמה, 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 the past? 11:30 Existence is good as judged by all existents 14:45 Creation ex Nihilo and evil as...

"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...

This lecture series is a project of כרם בין תורה לחכמה, 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 to say that God makes evils only indirectly? 21:00 What determines that existence is good? 23:...

"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...

"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 consi...

What is the nature of the relationship between Yisrael and the nations? What does the Torah expect from the other nations? Is conversion a positive or a negative? What is the function of conversion to Judaism in the Torah's plan and in the destiny of Yisrael? Guest Shiur in Kodesh, North Woodmere

"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 conside...

0:00 Q: Is the Messiah something we generate or something that happens to us? 4:00 What the Messiah will do and how he will do it 7:15 Why do we study Torah these days if we don't truly have the Torah in exile? 8:30 What is the Torah about? 11:00 Why the Torah doesn't work outside of Eretz Yisrael 13:15 The most burning question is: "What is the Torah about?," i.e. "What is...

4:50 Getting angry is akin to idolatry 6:00 Why is Judaism's vision so challenging to achieve? 7:00 God's unity is approached through 3 pathways, represented by Abraham, Isaac and Jacob 11:00 The problem of evil is the reason that humans can't weave all of being around one good principle 13:10 Isaac represents the problem of evil 15:40 Why would God tell Abraham to slaughter Isaac? 19:...

"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...

1:00 Sh'ma is a constant guide to our lives 3:45 The meaning of the Sh'ma according to Rashi 4:30 The meaning of there being many gods 6:30 Metaphysics is not interesting to Tanach 8:15 Whether there are many gods or only one depends on people's behavior 10:00 When you say Sh'ma, you should envision redemption and plan for it 12:00 How humanity will attain the Messianic Era and wha...

"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 be...

The lecture is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation 1:15 "הא לחמא עניא": our conversation centers around the meal; the 4 questions are all about food5:00 "עבדים היינו": the answer to the son's question; the son's question is that the events of the past are not current events, so why is the night of Pesach treated as a unique time10:00 The significance of the fact th...

"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 beco...

"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 becomi...

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 re...

"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...

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...

"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...

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 pr...

"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 p...

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 Aristotle 26:00 The goal of those who follow the Torah of Moshe and Abraham 29:00 The me...

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 0:30 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 mode...

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 0:30 Overview of chapters 3-4 of Shemona Perakim 9:00 Contradictions in Maimonides' view regarding extremism 15:00 The view of R' Avraham son of Maimonides on the virtue of ascetism and extremism 17:30...