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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 general 55:00 Abraham and Moses brought back God's intent into history
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The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton