Q&A - Music, Sinful Thoughts & Planetary Mentions

00:00 Could Isaac have failed the test of the binding and died as a result?

03:15 What would it have meant for the Jewish people if Abraham and Isaac failed the test of the binding?

07:17 How to defeat the category of simulation arguments?

16:53 What is the halachic status of music?

20:38 How do we rectify the sin of Adam HaRishon?

35:03 Are we responsible for our thoughts?

41:07 How do we understand the planets in the sense that we were given the Torah for where we are, not there?

47:59 Follow-up on mechanics of sin. Is the yetzer hara growing in anticipation of messiah?

51:13 We have a saying 'I saw you at Sinai', how are we 15 million Jews now if we were 600,000 at Sinai?

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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