God’s Hand? God’s Love? Making Sense of Torah’s Descriptions of Hashem - Rabbi Yehoshua Simons
Follow us: https://www.hidabroot.com https://www.youtube.com/@Hidabrootcom https://www.instagram.com/hidabroot_global https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbCYZjl1CYoa4ulQIK2q Chapters: Series Introduction =========== Episode 1:- Have We Philosophized G-d Away? The Tragic Error of Depersonalizing Hashem Theological Challenge: How Can a Perfect G-d Love? Rav Hirsch’s Warning: Don't Erase Hashem's Personhood Misconceptions Today: When We Undermine What Torah Says Closing =========== Episode 2:- The Sources - We Are the Metaphor, He Is the Truth. He Has the Real Hand: Torah Descriptions of God Are True The Sources: Rambam, Shaarei Orah, and the Shalah Can We Really Teach This? Gedolim Say Yes Yes, Hashem Truly Loves You Closing =========== Episode 3:- The Secret of "So To Speak" (K'vayachol) - Mashal and Nimshal Explained Rambam's Framework Essence & Actions Tzemach Tzedek on “Simple Meaning” Mashal & Nimshal Explained Parable of the Greedy Fox The World as Divine Parable Ineffability & Theomorphic Humanity Closing =========== Episode 4:- You Are More Like G-d Than You Think - We Are the Mashal: How Creation Mirrors the Infinite From Separation to Connection Essence–Expression Relationship Unity, Immutability & Perfection Misunderstanding Divine Emotion Rambam & Kabbalah on Expressions Sefirot Hashem’s Personal Vehicles “I Love You”: Self vs Feeling Avoiding Idolatry Loving the One Closing =========== Episode 5:- Climbing the Ladder to G-d's Self - From Sefirot to Atzmus: Hashem’s Expressions Come From Him Beyond Atzilut: The Sefirot in Hashem's Essence Sefirot Hidden in Essence: How Can Hashem Love Without Changing? The Spiritual Seesaw: Longing, Confusion, and Clarity Big Questions: Can We Know Hashem at All? Closing =========== Episode 6:- Turning G-d from a 'Something' into a 'Someone' - The Pain of Distance, the Closeness of Essence The Baal Shem Tov’s Revolution: Bringing Atzmut to the World Essence and Expression: Your Expressions Also Don't Change Your Essence! Atzmus: Are We Asking "What" or "Who"? Atzmus: We Can Know Who Hashem Is, Through His Expressions The Difference Between Us Is One Of Scale And Distance Only Understanding the "What" of Essence Is Impossible, but Unnecessary Closing =========== Episode 7:- The Secret to Finding Your Own Unchanging Self - Understanding Where Your Own Essence Ends and Your Expressions Begin The Essence Test: What Is Truly “You”? Climbing The Ladder Of Expression The Yechida: Is This The Top Of The Ladder Of "You"? Your Essence (and Hashem's) If We Can Desire, Know and Love, So Can Hashem: Not The Difference Between Us! How Hashem Reveals Himself Through His Expressions, In His Torah Closing =========== Episode 8:- Unified Will And Essence - You Are His Desire Hashem Has Just One Desire, Everything Is An Expression Of It What You Want Reveals Who You Are What Hashem Is One Really Means Tzimtzum: Expression Doesn’t Change Essence Your Etzem Neshama Mamash: Your Own Essence And How You Express Without Change Atzmus Exposed: Perfection, Vulnerability, and You Closing ========== Episode 9:- G-d's Highest ‘Level’: Does He Still Care? All Issues Resolved All Theological Issues Resolved - Recap Be Mature: No, It’s Not “Just a Mashal” A Higher Level of Atzmus Still? Is This Correct? What Is It? Beyond Names - Just Like You He's "Beyond Relation", But That Doesn't Mean What You Think Closing =============== Episode 10:- Talk, Think and Feel Freely About Him! He Has a Hand: Why Every Word About Hashem Is Simply True Created in His Image: What That Really Means - Series Summary His Love Is The Real Love and That's The Real Difference Between Us The Starting Pasuk: Regret and Compassion, With Everything We've Learned No More Disclaimers: Just Talk Freely About, and Feel for Hashem ~ Music Episodes 1-4: Composed by Ben Revens Episodes 5-10: Stellardrone: 5: Eternity 6: Pale Blue Dot 7: Ultra Deep Field 8: On a Beam of Light 9: Dust of Stars 10: Eternity Reprise, followed by track by Ben Revens. Background Footage: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, Space Engine #TorahWisdom #JewishPhilosophy #GodInJudaism #Hashem #TorahLearning #JewishThought #DivineLove #Spirituality #TorahTruth #Rambam #ParshatInsights For more inspiring content: @Hidabrootcom