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The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton

Rabbi Shnayor Burton

To help support this podcast, please consider making a tax-deductible donation via Zelle to jacoblightsfoundation@gmail.com. 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,

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00:04:04

S5, E54 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 5, Chapter...

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton ·

2025/09/25

"Exodus, Exile and Redemption" is a study of the profound significance of Judaism's history. Written essays are published bi-weekly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Please subscribe!This series is made possible by the Jacob Lights Foundation. To support this and other ongoing foundation initiatives, please consider becoming a paid subscriber to the Substack newsletter or making a tax-deductible donation via Zelle to jacoblightsfoundation@gmail.com.

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00:07:23

S5, E53 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 5, Chapter...

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton ·

2025/09/08

"Exodus, Exile and Redemption" is a study of the profound significance of Judaism's history. Written essays are published bi-weekly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Please subscribe!This series is made possible by the Jacob Lights Foundation. To support this and other ongoing foundation initiatives, please consider becoming a paid subscriber to the Substack newsletter or making a tax-deductible donation via Zelle to jacoblightsfoundation@gmail.com.

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01:27:01

S10, E5 In Pursuit of Knowing Hashem: Can Da’as...

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton ·

2025/09/01

conversation # 5 of the seriesIn this conversation, Zev and I discuss how Da’as Hashem collides with politics, and what steps must follow.0:00 How would we design a political system supportive of Da'as Hashem?5:00 People who appreciate what is good and right about the current order delay the Moshiach8:00 For individuals, the most important question is Da'as Hashem; for the nation, the most important question is what systems would support Da'as Hashem11:15 Is it possible to think about

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00:05:55

S5, E52 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 5, Chapter...

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton ·

2025/08/25

"Exodus, Exile and Redemption" is a study of the profound significance of Judaism's history. Written essays are published bi-weekly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Please subscribe!This series is made possible by the Jacob Lights Foundation. To support this and other ongoing foundation initiatives, please consider becoming a paid subscriber to the Substack newsletter or making a tax-deductible donation via Zelle to jacoblightsfoundation@gmail.com.

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01:20:03

S7, E16 The Guide of the Perplexed, Rambam’s...

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton ·

2025/08/07

00:25 The essence of Rabbi Akiva's wisdom is that the Torah speaks in parables3:40 The sin that led to the death of Bar Kochba is the sin of taking the Torah literally 11:15 Balaam and the parables about the Messiah; the prophets themselves didn't know the meaning of their parables about the Messiah18:00 Balaam blessed Israel with kingship, which turned into a curse21:00 Inverting the meaning of the Torah and Balaam's endeavor24:00 The inversion of the Torah is its external, superficial

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01:34:28

S10, E4 In Pursuit of Knowing Hashem: The Prophets’...

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton ·

2025/08/01

Conversation # 4 of the seriesIn this conversation, Zev and I analyze the first step of the prophetic path to Da’as Hashem – its logic, practice, and universal relevance.5:00 The four-step discipline of the prophets for reaching Da'as Hashem13:00 The doctrine of Da'as Hashem is universally intelligible and meaningful even without accepting Torah or Judaism16:45 The universality of Da'as Hashem as opposed to the particularism of the Torah22:30 The secret society of Da'as Hashem 24:30 Live

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01:16:41

S7, E15 The Guide of the Perplexed, Rambam’s...

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton ·

2025/07/30

00:00 The project of the Guide is the rectification of the challenges associated with prophecy2:30 The need for the Torah to be unlocked12:00 King Solomon was a Messianic figure who commenced the unlocking of the Torah, which was then completed by Rabbi Akiva20:45 The innovation in the Torah which is itself rooted in the Torah: Rambam's rereading of the Torah's mission to uproot idolatry and his application of its teaching to God's incorporeality 36:30 The Oral Torah can undermine the

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00:04:33

S5, E51 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 4, Chapter...

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton ·

2025/07/28

"Exodus, Exile and Redemption" is a study of the profound significance of Judaism's history. Written essays are published bi-weekly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Please subscribe!This series is made possible by the Jacob Lights Foundation. To support this and other ongoing foundation initiatives, please consider becoming a paid subscriber to the Substack newsletter or making a tax-deductible donation via Zelle to jacoblightsfoundation@gmail.com.

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01:11:32

S7, E14 The Guide of the Perplexed, Rambam’s...

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton ·

2025/07/23

0:00 How does Rambam intend to extract us from exile?2:30 Rabbi Akiva as the great teacher whose Torah completes the Messianic teaching6:30 The need for the Torah to be clarified and for its meaning to be unlocked10:00 In what sense Rabbi Akiva is called a "prophet"18:30 The diminished significance of the Messiah as an individual man of great wisdom and prophetic power24:00 Allusions in the Guide to the role of Rabbi Akiva and his new teaching30:00 What is the "new teaching"

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01:16:56

S7, E13 The Guide of the Perplexed, Rambam’s...

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton ·

2025/07/16

0:00 Why are the Redemption and the Messiah not treated of in the Guide, considering that they comprise the 12th principle of faith?5:30 Chasam Sofer's dispute with Rambam regarding the 12th principle9:00 The redemption is a principle of faith since it involves the success of the Torah's overall project11:30 The entire Guide is the means for the Torah's project to succeed: Through this book, they will escape from exile18:30 The Messiah is the notion that kingship of Israel can and will

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00:11:00

S5, E50 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 4, Chapter...

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton ·

2025/07/14

"Exodus, Exile and Redemption" is a study of the profound significance of Judaism's history. Written essays are published bi-weekly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Please subscribe!This series is made possible by the Jacob Lights Foundation. To support this and other ongoing foundation initiatives, please consider becoming a paid subscriber to the Substack newsletter or making a tax-deductible donation via Zelle to jacoblightsfoundation@gmail.com.

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01:49:53

S10, E3 In Pursuit of Knowing Hashem: Psychology or...

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton ·

2025/07/01

conversation # 3 of the seriesIn this conversation, Zev and I share a list of questions related to Knowing Hashem, and discuss whether it involves psychological transformation or mastery of metaphysical knowledge. Links: https://open.substack.com/pub/shnayor...https://open.substack.com/pub/shnayor...https://open.substack.com/pub/shnayor...https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0727TH8X80:00 A list of questions and issues that relate to the project of knowing Hashem 2:30 What's the difference between talking

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00:05:49

S5, E49 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 4, Chapter...

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton ·

2025/06/30

"Exodus, Exile and Redemption" is a study of the profound significance of Judaism's history. Written essays are published bi-weekly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Please subscribe!This series is made possible by the Jacob Lights Foundation. To support this and other ongoing foundation initiatives, please consider becoming a paid subscriber to the Substack newsletter or making a tax-deductible donation via Zelle to jacoblightsfoundation@gmail.com.

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00:06:06

S5, E48 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 4, Chapter...

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton ·

2025/06/16

"Exodus, Exile and Redemption" is a study of the profound significance of Judaism's history. Written essays are published bi-weekly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Please subscribe!This series is made possible by the Jacob Lights Foundation. To support this and other ongoing foundation initiatives, please consider becoming a paid subscriber to the Substack newsletter or making a tax-deductible donation via Zelle to jacoblightsfoundation@gmail.com.

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00:09:14

S5, E47 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 4, Chapter...

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton ·

2025/06/04

"Exodus, Exile and Redemption" is a study of the profound significance of Judaism's history. Written essays are published bi-weekly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Please subscribe!This series is made possible by the Jacob Lights Foundation. To support this and other ongoing foundation initiatives, please consider becoming a paid subscriber to the Substack newsletter or making a tax-deductible donation via Zelle to jacoblightsfoundation@gmail.com.

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01:12:19

S10, E2 In Pursuit of Knowing Hashem: How We Lost the...

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton ·

2025/05/28

How come nobody has been talking about knowing Hashem?0:00 Why is the ideal of knowing Hashem so revolutionary? And doesn't any person who serves Hashem already know Him?3:30 Hashem as the solution to political problems5:15 Is knowledge of Hashem the totality of all knowledge or a specific knowledge?12:30 Is the blessed state of the world a result of knowing Hashem or the reverse?20:00 Why the Redemption is a principle of faith22:45 What would motivate a person to talk about Hashem and seek

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01:09:28

S10, E1 In Pursuit of Knowing Hashem: Man’s True Mission

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton ·

2025/05/23

What does it mean to truly know Hashem? A conversation with Zev Lowy about the prophetic ideal — and why it’s still the greatest mission of all.0:00 Knowledge of Hashem is supposed to be the most fundamental subject for humanity but is seldom discussed5:30 Knowledge of Hashem is not well defined. How can it perfect humanity? What should we do to promote it?9:00 Should we articulate how knowledge of Hashem will solve all the world's problems?15:00 Why people don't think about how knowledge of

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00:05:14

S5, E46 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 3, Chapter...

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton ·

2025/05/19

"Exodus, Exile and Redemption" is a study of the profound significance of Judaism's history. Written essays are published bi-weekly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Please subscribe!This series is made possible by the Jacob Lights Foundation. To support this and other ongoing foundation initiatives, please consider becoming a paid subscriber to the Substack newsletter or making a tax-deductible donation via Zelle to jacoblightsfoundation@gmail.com.

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00:05:45

S5, E45 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 3, Chapter...

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton ·

2025/05/05

"Exodus, Exile and Redemption" is a study of the profound significance of Judaism's history. Written essays are published bi-weekly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Please subscribe!This series is made possible by the Jacob Lights Foundation. To support this and other ongoing foundation initiatives, please consider becoming a paid subscriber to the Substack newsletter or making a tax-deductible donation via Zelle to jacoblightsfoundation@gmail.com.

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00:06:04

S5, E44 Exodus, Exile and Redemption, Sec. 3, Chapter...

The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton ·

2025/04/21

"Exodus, Exile and Redemption" is a study of the profound significance of Judaism's history. Written essays are published bi-weekly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Please subscribe!This series is made possible by the Jacob Lights Foundation. To support this and other ongoing foundation initiatives, please consider becoming a paid subscriber to the Substack newsletter or making a tax-deductible donation via Zelle to jacoblightsfoundation@gmail.com.

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