S6, E2 Shemona Perakim; Character Perfection as the Path to Prophecy

The video shiur is here

Highlights:

How does the study of ethics lead to prophecy?

The end of all human activity and the primacy of reason

The Golden Mean and the rule of reason

The spiritual level of prophets

The Holy Spirit and prophecy

What kind of divine spirit rests on a person who transcends his habits? Through transcending the bodily urges and habits a person becomes connected with the divine

Why should we heed Chazal's laws?

Divine inspiration and Chazal, according to the Kuzari

What makes the Torah divine?

Q & A
This series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation.This shiur was generously sponsored in memory of R' Moshe Chaim ben Yitzchak David.