Q&A - Trinity, Poetry & Foolishness

0:00 - Is the belief in the Christian Trinity a logical problem for thinking in "one G-D?"

6:00 - Why is it Yetzias Mitzriam not mentioned in the Amida?

7:00 - Has Shabbos been adapted/practiced in different ways, like sitting in darkness?

11:30 - How should we view our actions in this world; focused on Olam HaBa?

14:00 - Would the responsibility of a 13 year-old include the belief in the existence of G-d?

21:00 - Why is it written in the 10 Pronouncements Elokim spoke and said I am Hashem?

22:30 - How do we understand the Marhasha on Rabbi Meir's poem?

25:30 - Why did Rachel tell Jacob that she took the idols of Lavan?

27:00 - Is Hashem bound in the Torah?

30:00 - How are things hidden or revealed in prophecy?

35:00 - What are the issues with texts that speak about Jesus?

39:30 - Could we see truth in superstition or is there truth in propositions that seem even foolish?

44:30 - Why is Adnus (my master) so close to one the names of Hashem?

46:30 - Is something that a great person said 500 years ago still "valid?"

54:30 - How do we constrain artistic instinct to keep in the right conditions?

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.

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