The Difference Between Spinoza and Kabbalah

Check out our dank discussion of Spinoza in the context Western Philosophy, Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. We'll talk about his Metaphysics, his take on God, about the possibility of seeing him as a Mystic and at the end we'll reconsider his Cherem (excommunication).

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01:55 Biographical Sketch  

06:19 Spinoza's Fans  

10:08 Philosophical Influences  

12:22 Spinoza's Metaphysics  

29:32 Spinoza's God

33:22 Atheist, Pantheist or Panentheist? 

44:45 Perceptions of Spinoza 

48:11 Spinoza and Judaism 

54:06 Spinoza and the Love of God 

56:25 Spinoza and Kabbalah/Mysticism  

1:17:39 Reconsidering the Cherem 

Being novice enthusiasts, we're bound to have made plenty of mistakes, please call us out in the comments, thx, much love.  Also, comment your thoughts about whether Spinoza should be taken out of Cherem. We'll take a tally at the end and pass it on to big rabbis.  Check out my good-looking friend's sick poetry at ShaulSolomon.com   Subscribe for more epic content. Lmk your thoughts on this vid in the comments 😘  

Sources:  Spinoza, Ethics Spinoza, Tractatus Theologico-Politicus Nadler, The Jewish Spinoza Nadler, A Book Forged in Hell  Della Rocca, Spinoza Beltrán, The Influence of Abraham Cohen de Herrera's Kabbalah on Spinoza's Metaphysics  Buber, Spinoza, Sabbatai Zevi and the Baal Shem Brann, Spinoza and Kabbalah Melamed, From the Gate of Heaven to the ‘Field of Holy Apples’