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Podcast: The Tefilah Podcast
Episode: Tefilah Reexamined: Part 2 - Rambam on "Avodah" (and the Allegory of the Palace)
Description: Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 38 minutesSynopsis: This morning (9/13/24), in our NEW Machshavah Lab series for women called "Tefilah Reexamined," we began by reviewing our questions on the Rambam's initial presentation of the mitzvah of tefilah and the Ralbag's answer. We then delved into the Rambam's Allegory of the Palace in the Guide for the Perplexed, in which he presents his definition of "avodah" (Divine service) and "avodah she'ba'lev" (service of the heart/mind), among other important concepts. We came up with a theory that explains the Rambam's statement...