Q&A - Ibn Ezra, Superstition, and the New Testament pubdate : Sun, 20 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0000 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? Episode 678