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The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton

To help support this podcast, please consider making a tax-deductible donation via Zelle to [email protected]. Lecture series in Jewish Philosophy. What was the purpose of Creation? What is man's place in the world? What are prophecy and prayer about? What is the significance of Shabbos and the Promised Land? Explore these fundamental questions of Judaism from their sources, and become familiar with the systems developed by the great Torah thinkers: R' Saadiah Gaon, R' Yehuda HaLevi, R' Bachya ibn Paquda, Rambam and the school of the Mekubalim.

S5, E13 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 7: Anti-Faith and Indirect Knowledge

7 mins; January 01, 2024

S6, E8 Shemona Perakim; Was Moshe an Angel?

69 hours 47 mins; January 01, 2024

S6, E7 Shemona Perakim; Why Know God? Knowing God as the Perfection of a Human Being

56 mins; December 28, 2023

S6, E6 Shemona Perakim; Man as Explicator and the Limits of Explanatory Power

65 hours 15 mins; December 20, 2023

S5, E12 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 6: Faith before Knowledge, Engagement before Marriage

5 mins; December 19, 2023

S6, E5 Shemona Perakim; Scientific Knowledge and its Basis in the Eternity of the Universe

61 hours 32 mins; December 07, 2023

S5, E11 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 5: How to Train a Prophet: The Path of Knowledge

5 mins; December 05, 2023

Presentation of הארץ אשר אראך at the Congregation Shomrei Torah Sefer Fest: "The Second Temple: a Partial Redemption"

34 mins; December 03, 2023

S6, E4 Shemona Perakim; What is a Human?

70 hours 23 mins; November 30, 2023

S6, E3 Shemona Perakim; How to Properly Change the Torah and how Maimonides Once Did so Himself

70 hours 28 mins; November 16, 2023

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

58 mins; November 09, 2023

S5, E10 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 4: Knowledge in the Land

5 mins; November 07, 2023

S6, E1 Shemona Perakim; Avos as Training to be a Divine Legislator

74 hours 6 mins; November 02, 2023

S5, E9 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 3: When Was the Name of Hashem Revealed?

5 mins; October 24, 2023

S5, E8 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 2: The Profound Meanings within the Simple Narratives of the Torah

5 mins; September 26, 2023

S5, E7 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 2, Chapter 1: Prophecy: A Definition

8 mins; September 26, 2023

S5, E6 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 1, Chapter 3: A Chronology of Judaism

5 mins; September 26, 2023

S5, E5 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 1, Chapter 2: The Vanishing Essence of Judaism

6 mins; September 26, 2023

S5, E4 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 1, Chapter 1: Has Judaism Come to an End?

2 mins; September 26, 2023

S5, E3 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Introduction, Part 3: How to Elicit the Torah's Deepest Secrets

2 mins; September 26, 2023

S5, E2 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Introduction, Part 2: Torah Subjects, Stories and Heroes

3 mins; September 26, 2023

S5, E1 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Introduction, Pt. 1: The Unseen Author and the Human Drama

4 mins; September 26, 2023

S4, E5 Universalism vs. Particularism: Israel and the Nations in the End of Days

57 mins; September 05, 2023

S4, E4 Universalism vs. Particularism: What is the Reason of Jewish History?

70 hours 46 mins; August 29, 2023

S4, E3 Universalism vs. Particularism: Is Hashem Manifest in Eretz Yisrael more than in the Diaspora?

75 hours 38 mins; August 22, 2023

S4, E2 Universalism vs. Particularism: Do We Need to Understand Redemption in Order to Effect it?

74 hours 13 mins; August 15, 2023

S4, E1 Universalism vs. Particularism: A Sketch of the Problems

80 hours 3 mins; August 09, 2023

Lecture on the Oaths and the Prohibition to Leave Bavel

50 mins; August 06, 2023

S3, E23 אור השם, The Light of Hashem, Part #2 – Free Will; Reward and Punishment; Torah; Immortality of the Soul

49 mins; March 12, 2023

Presentation of הארץ אשר אראך at the YU Seforim Sale: The Babylonian Community in the Second Temple Era

51 mins; February 21, 2023

S10 E30 בראשית מב ג-ו, אחי יוסף

35 mins; February 02, 2023

S3, E22 אור השם, The Light of Hashem, Part #1 – Positive Attributes of God

41 mins; January 29, 2023

S3, E21 מורה נבוכים, The Guide of the Perplexed, Part #4 – Prophecy

65 hours 39 mins; January 08, 2023

S3, E20 מורה נבוכים, The Guide of the Perplexed, Part #3 – Creation ex Nihilo

58 mins; December 11, 2022

S3, E19 מורה נבוכים, The Guide of the Perplexed, Part #2 – What is Man? What is His Perfection and Imperfection?

52 mins; November 27, 2022

S3, E18 מורה נבוכים, The Guide of the Perplexed, Part #1 – Was the Guide Written with Divine Inspiration?

52 mins; November 13, 2022

S3, E17 האמונה הרמה, The Exalted Faith, Part #5, Essay 2 - Angels; Providence; Omniscience; Evil; Free Will; Essay 3 - Torah

67 hours 56 mins; October 30, 2022

S3, E16 האמונה הרמה, The Exalted Faith, Part #4, Essay 2 - Angels; Prophecy; Torah

69 hours 27 mins; October 02, 2022

S3, E15 האמונה הרמה, The Exalted Faith, Part #3, Essay 2 - The Principles of Judaism: God; His Unity; His Attributes; Angels

57 mins; September 11, 2022

S3, E14 האמונה הרמה, The Exalted Faith, Part #2, Essay 1 - Aristotelian philosophy: Motion; The Soul; Its Immortality; The Heavens

60 hours 33 mins; August 28, 2022

The Meaning of Ownership of EY

34 mins; August 16, 2022

Advanced אראך – Seeing the Land and Seeing the Woman

75 hours 56 mins; August 15, 2022

S3, E13 האמונה הרמה, The Exalted Faith, Part #1, Intro - Free Will and God's Control; Essay 1 - a crash course in Aristotelian philosophy

61 hours 33 mins; July 18, 2022

S3, E12 ספר הכוזרי, The Kuzari, Part #4, Essays 4-5: The Book of Creation; Philosophy; Kalam; free will; a journey to Eretz Yisrael

84 hours 26 mins; June 26, 2022

S3, E11 ספר הכוזרי, The Kuzari, Part #3, Essays 3-4: The Oral Law; God's names; prophetic knowledge; other religions and philosophy; exile

85 hours 16 mins; June 12, 2022

S3, E10 ספר הכוזרי, The Kuzari, Part #2, Essays 2-3: Divine attributes; Eretz Yisrael; Israel and the nations; Mitzvos; the Hebrew language; piety; blessings; prayer

77 hours 5 mins; May 16, 2022

S3, E9 ספר הכוזרי, The Kuzari, Part #1, Essay 1: Philosophy, Chritianity, Islam and the fundamentals of Judaism; different levels of people; connecting with the divine; the Golden Calf; the Afterlife

67 hours 51 mins; May 01, 2022

S3, E8 חובות הלבבות, The Duties of the Heart, part #4, Repentance; Examining the Soul; Abstinence; and Love of God

68 hours 9 mins; April 10, 2022

S3, E7 חובות הלבבות, The Duties of the Heart, part #3, Trust; Devotion; and Submission

66 hours 8 mins; March 28, 2022

S3, E6 חובות הלבבות, The Duties of the Heart, part #2, Examination and Service of God

63 hours 28 mins; March 13, 2022

S3, E5 חובות הלבבות, The Duties of the Heart, part #1, Introduction and Unity of God

77 hours 55 mins; February 27, 2022

S3, E4 אמונות ודעות, The Book of Beliefs and Opinions, part #4, Redemption; The World to Come; Ideal Human Conduct

63 hours 42 mins; February 06, 2022

S3, E3 אמונות ודעות, The Book of Beliefs and Opinions, part #3, Merits and Demerits; The Soul and Death; Resurrection in This World

59 mins; January 23, 2022

S3, E2 אמונות ודעות, The Book of Beliefs and Opinions, part #2, Unity of God; Commandments and Prohibitions; Obedience and Rebellion

72 hours 35 mins; January 09, 2022

S3, E1 אמונות ודעות, The Book of Beliefs and Opinions, part #1, Introduction and Creation ex Nihilo

57 mins; December 26, 2021

S3, E0 Intro to Season Three: Fundamental Books of Torah Thought

9 mins; December 11, 2021

Eretz Yisrael – Magical Protection Against Sin?

30 mins; October 14, 2021

S2, E28 What Makes Eretz Yisrael Special? Part 7, How to do Geulah

53 mins; September 11, 2021

S2, E27 What Makes Eretz Yisrael Special? Part 6, How to See Beneath the Surface

48 mins; September 04, 2021

S2, E26 What Makes Eretz Yisrael Special? Part 5, The Time has Come to Rectify the Sin of the Meraglim

40 mins; August 29, 2021

S2, E25 What Makes Eretz Yisrael Special? Part 4, How to Make Heaven on Earth

48 mins; August 21, 2021

S2, E24 What Makes Eretz Yisrael Special? Part 3, Seeing the Good and Doing the Good

38 mins; August 14, 2021

S2, E23 What Makes Eretz Yisrael Special? Part 2, Knowing Hashem

45 mins; August 07, 2021

S2, E22 What Makes Eretz Yisrael Special? Part 1, Seeing as Hashem Sees

35 mins; August 01, 2021

S2, E21 Living in Eretz Yisrael – Summary and Conclusions

39 mins; July 24, 2021

S2, E20 Must We Rectify the Problem that the Mitvzos Ha’Teluyos Ba’Aretz Present Before We Can Return?

40 mins; July 10, 2021

S2, E19 Do the Mitzvos Ha'Teluyos Ba'Aretz Pose an Insurmountable Challenge?

34 mins; June 26, 2021

S2, E18 The Theology of Jewish History – From Revelation to Exile and on to Redemption

47 mins; June 19, 2021

S2, E17 Knesses Yisrael’s Trial – Did We Pass or Fail?

39 mins; June 12, 2021

S2, E16 The Sin that Marred the Second Temple

37 mins; June 05, 2021

S2, E15 Is Redemption Really Dependent on Us?

45 mins; May 29, 2021

S2, E14 The Thousand-Year Exile, Divine Plans and Divine Rules

39 mins; May 22, 2021

S2, E13 Exilic Times – When Do Jews Not Belong in EY?

41 mins; May 13, 2021

S2, E12 To Go or Not to Go: The Debate about Babylonian Jewry in the Second Temple Era

42 mins; May 08, 2021

S2, E11 Choosing Exile – Babylonian Jewry in the Second Temple Era

43 mins; May 01, 2021

S2, E10 People who Lived Outside of Eretz Yisrael

38 mins; April 24, 2021

S2, E9 Awaiting Redemption or Effecting Redemption?

51 mins; April 16, 2021

S2, E8 Eretz Yisrael without the Shechinah

49 mins; April 10, 2021

S2, E7 The Decree of Exile

47 mins; March 20, 2021

S2, E6 How to Keep the Oaths: Halachah L'maaseh

46 mins; March 13, 2021

S2, E5 Jewish Nationhood and the Historical Process

44 mins; March 06, 2021

S2, E4 The 3 Oaths – The Peril of Jewish Destiny

41 mins; February 27, 2021

S2, E3 The Awesome Oaths: Dreadful Sin? Or Dreadful Danger?

43 mins; February 20, 2021

S2, E2 Is there a Mitzvah to Live in Eretz Yisrael?

40 mins; February 13, 2021

S2, E1 Living in Eretz Yisrael, an introduction

37 mins; February 06, 2021

S1, E50 The Reasons for Mitzvos, according to the Rambam

59 mins; January 16, 2021

S1, E49 Eretz Yisrael, according to the Rambam

41 mins; January 09, 2021

S1, E48 The Messiah and the Messianic Era

38 mins; December 26, 2020

S1, E47 What is Chanukah? The Danger of a False Dawn

39 mins; December 12, 2020

S1, E46 Light and Darkness: Chanukah, Adam and the Greeks

40 mins; December 05, 2020

S1, E45 Hebrew, Greek, and the 70 Languages

40 mins; November 28, 2020

S1, E44 Holy Names and their Uses

38 mins; November 21, 2020

S1, E43 Angels and Angelology, an introduction

44 mins; November 14, 2020

S1, E42 Love of God, according to the Mekubalim

35 mins; November 07, 2020

S1, E41 Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov, Pillars of the World

40 mins; October 31, 2020

S1, E40 Love of God, according to Rambam and R' Bachya ibn Paquda

42 mins; October 24, 2020

S1, E39 The Unification of God, according to the Mekubalim

44 mins; October 17, 2020

S1, E38 Hashem, Source of Living Water: Eden, Sukkos and Sodom

48 mins; September 26, 2020

S1, E37 The Power of Repentance

31 mins; September 20, 2020

S1, E36 The Day of Judgment

34 mins; September 12, 2020

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