Q&A - Ibn Ezra, Superstition, and the New Testament
Jewish Philosophy with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb · Ohr Somayach
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Show Notes
0:00 - Can we expect an Ibn Ezra Year?
2:30 - Can Jewish Philosophy bring new concepts to contemporary philosophy?
7:00 - Can anything exist independently?
8:00 - Is there a difference between existence and reality?
8:30 - What is the difference between living and being alive?
10:00 - How do we understand David's position to Saul?
12:00 - How do we understand superstitious practices?
17:00 - What are the main reasons to link written and oral Torah?
22:30 - Does the law come before the written Torah?
26:00 - Is there a need for another/renewed Shulchan Aruch?
30:00 - What's the fear of resurrection of the dead following the Zohar?
33:30 - Is relying on the Gemara intuitive, logical?
38:30 - Is there any reliability on the "New Testament?"
44:00 - What was the point of the heavenly voice that supported R' Eliezer? What is the success of a doctor based on?
48:30 - How do we deal with laziness?
52:00 - How do we deal with the people that doubt the sources?