Q&A - Torah u'Mada, Having Children, and Non-Jewish Souls

Jewish Philosophy with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb

0:00 - Thoughts on Torah u’Mada? 7:00 - How were the Jewish people was brought back to life after they heard the first 2 pronouncements and they died? 13:00 - How does 7 years in 19 year-cycles work? 14:30 - What does it mean to bring Hashem’s presence into the world? 16:30 - How to understand the difference between Emuna Pshuta and intellectual Emuna? 25:00 - Why is 13 the age in which a man is considered an adult? 28:00 - Is it just a leap of faith having children even though all they’ll go through? 34:30 - What’s the source that says that we should learn Torah all day? 39:00 - What happens to the souls of Goyim, non believers? 46:30 - Why is it that Hashem permits people to be raised in an environment in which they can’t be liable for certain moral failures? 52:00 - How Hashem interacts with the world if He’s so committed to free will? 54:00 - How do we know where the Mishnah comes from? 54.30 - What happens with the souls of the non jews in Olam Haba? 56:00 - How to think in the outcome of a course of action?

Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic presentations on ethical and philosophical issues.

In Jewish Philosophy with Rabbi Dr. Gottlieb, we are invited to explore the most fascinating and elemental concepts of Jewish Philosophy.

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