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Podcast: The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton
Episode: S8, E1 Jerusalem and Athens: God-Centered vs. Human-Centered Governance, 01
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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 Judaism begins with the divine command to Abraham to establish the good society along with instructions how to do so
9:30 The notion of the land's holiness is universal and isn't limited to the Land of Israel
12:00 The Torah's approach to achieving the i...