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© 2024 The Rambam's 13 Principles of Faith with Rabbi Noach Gruen
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An engaging, in-depth, yet practical investigation of the Rambam's 13 Principles of Faith.
For anyone looking to discover thought-provoking Torah about the most fundamental aspects of Judaism.
26 Episodes
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Send us a Text Message.Do you have free will? How does Hashem's foreknowledge interact with our free will?Why the concept of paparazzi might be the most empowering factor in your spiritual growth.
Send us a Text Message.Are the Jewish people still the covenanted nation of G-d? Is Hashem's love to us unconditional? How should parents balance unconditional love with setting boundaries/consequences? Profound wisdom on the topic by Dr. Michael Weissman, the legendary Tidewater psychologist.
Send us a Text Message.Why can't the Torah ever change?Will pigs really be kosher one day? What about the holidays that supposedly will "become battul" when mashiach comes?A passionate defense of traditional Orthodox theology - it won't be pleasant listening for the politically-correct faint of heart, but it's lots of fun!
Send us a Text Message.Christianity and Islam never dared deny the revelation at Sinai. Instead, they acknowledged it but said Hashem just "changed His mind." But why didn't they just say the Sinai event never happened?A powerful tour through the Kuzari's exposition of our emunah in Torah min hashamayim.
Send us a Text Message.Purim and 2 approaches to the physcial world: Restricting physicality and expressing the soul from within the physical? Amaleik's battle aginst bris milah and tefillin, and how Esther's story really had a different ending than you might expect.
Send us a Text Message.A plethora of decisive proofs of the existence of the Oral Torah.Unwrapping the need for an oral component of the Torah, the role of Chazal in the process of "rabbinic" laws.A remarkable testament to the integrity of our מסורה, both of תורה שבכתב and תורה שבעל פה.
Send us a Text Message.Why is the Torah written with so many grammatical "errors"? Why are some parshios seemingly verbose while entire masechtos of Gemara are derived from a few pesukim?A brief taste of the Torah's secrets concealed in its poetry.
Send us a Text Message.A eye-opening introduction to the 8th principle, Torah min hashamayim.The infusion of Hashem's "Essence" into each letter of chumash.Understanding the value of davening even if we don't understand the translation of the words.Assessing a Bar mitzvah boy's laining practice, burning a heretic's sefer torah, and more!
Send us a Text Message.Reaching "compatibility" with Hashem's spiritual wavelength.Learning Torah with awe and joy.Secrets of the Mishkan and more!
Send us a Text Message.The unfathomable journey to transform Man's physical essence into material of spiritual transcendence.
Send us a Text Message.How was it fair that Pharaoh had his free will taken away?Do WE always have free will?Does psychology contradict Judaism's core belief in free choice?
Send us a Text Message.How does Hashem communicate with us in a post-prophetic age?Embracing the commandments of Torah life by recognizing the love behind them.Discovering our professional and spiritual calling by balancing our talents and interests with the Torah's precepts.
Send us a Text Message.Why does a Navi's body need to be healthy?How does emotional health relate to our service of Hashem?A fascinating perspective of Jewish music, and more!
Send us a Text Message.What is prophecy? How do we know the focal "prophets" of other religions can't be legit? A story about the spiritual transcendence of the Chofetz Chaim and more!
Send us a Text Message.Is hero worship a Jewish value?Is praying at kivrei tzaddikim a mitzvah, or something to stay clear of?At what point should we be concerned that our connection to a tzaddik is diluting our direct relationship with Hashem?
Send us a Text Message.Conclusion of our analysis of Western Man's overconfidence in science. Understanding the worship of self and Hashem's passionate marriage relationship with us.
Send us a Text Message.An authentic Torah approach to science in general and the age of the universe conundrum in particular.A mature understanding of the reality of living with questions and simultaneously being a person of intelligent emunah.
Send us a Text Message.The otherwise abstract-sounding fact of Hashem being first is revealed as a powerful expression of Hashem being the Source of our security.
Send us a Text Message.Does Hashem actually have a mighty hand and an outstretched arm? If not, why would the Torah use words that are not literally true?Achieving a sense of balance between the human need to relate to Hashem and the understanding that He is beyond all description.
Send us a Text Message.The question of all questions, answered by the mystery of Hashem's unity we will experience in the Days of Moshiach.Overcoming the unknown, unexpected, but understandable weapon the Satan uses to blur our understanding that Hashem is One.
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