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  • Hegel: From Nihilism to Enlightenment

    Hegel: From Nihilism to Enlightenment

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    Dylan Shaul presents the one of the most important events in modern philosophy, the Pantheism Controversy sparked by the reception of Spinoza in 18th century Germany. The Controversy involved the greatest German philosophers of the period, and laid the foundations for the next 200 years of European thought. In the balance of the Pantheism Controversy hung the fate of the Enlightenment and Modernity; the fate of faith and reason, religion and philosophy; the fate of freedom, of the immortal soul, and even of God Godself. Our story will take us from the renegade Jewish philosopher Baruch Spinoza, to the heyday of the German AufklĂ€rung or Enlightenment, through the philosophical revolution of Immanuel Kant, and eventually the birth of German Idealism itself. In the first episode of the series, we explored the philosophy of Spinoza and its reception in Germany, which first spurred the controversy. In the second episode we explored Immanuel Kant’s response to Spinozism and the Pantheism Controversy, where he attempted to stake out a middle ground between reason and faith. In this third episode we’ll tackle Hegel’s efforts to solve the Pantheism Controversy by reconciling Spinoza and Kant—thereby attempting to complete the grand journey from nihilism to Absolute Spirit. Dylan Shaul is a PhD candidate in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. His dissertation is titled Hegel's Concept of Reconciliation: On Absolute Spirit. He has also published on Spinoza, Kant, Kierkegaard, Husserl, Adorno, Levinas, Kristeva, and Derrida. See more of his work here: https://www.dylanshaul.com00:00 Introduction to Hegel06:04 Substance and Subject: ‘The True is the Whole’13:30 Hegel’s Encyclopedia System: Logic, Nature, Spirit22:21 Hegel on Pantheism35:51 Hegel on the ‘Death of God’54:49 Critical Reception of Hegel1:02:11 Conclusion Join Seekers:https://discord.gg/EQtjK2FWsmhttps://instagram.com/seekersofunityhttps://www.twitter.com/seekersofuhttps://facebook.com/seekersofunitySupport Seekers:https://www.patreon.com/seekershttps://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RKCYGQSMJFDRU

  • Kant’s God of Reason

    Kant’s God of Reason

    · Seekers of Unity

    Dylan Shaul presents the one of the most important events in modern philosophy, the Pantheism Controversy sparked by the reception of Spinoza in 18th century Germany. The Controversy involved the greatest German philosophers of the period, and laid the foundations for the next 200 years of European thought. In the balance of the Pantheism Controversy hung the fate of the Enlightenment and Modernity; the fate of faith and reason, religion and philosophy; the fate of freedom, of the immortal soul, and even of God Godself. Our story will take us from the renegade Jewish philosopher Baruch Spinoza, to the heyday of the German AufklĂ€rung or Enlightenment, through the philosophical revolution of Immanuel Kant, and eventually the birth of German Idealism itself. In the first episode of the series, we explored the philosophy of Spinoza and its reception in Germany, which first spurred the controversy. In this second episode we'll explore Immanuel Kant’s response to Spinozism and the Pantheism Controversy, where he attempted to stake out a middle ground between reason and faith. In the third episode we’ll tackle Hegel’s efforts to solve the Pantheism Controversy by reconciling Spinoza and Kant—thereby attempting to complete the grand journey from nihilism to Absolute Spirit. Dylan Shaul is a PhD candidate in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. His dissertation is titled Hegel's Concept of Reconciliation: On Absolute Spirit. He has also published on Spinoza, Kant, Kierkegaard, Husserl, Adorno, Levinas, Kristeva, and Derrida. See more of his work here: https://www.dylanshaul.com00:00 Introduction to Kant04:25 Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason09:35 Practical Rational Faith14:26 Critical Reception of KantJoin Seekers:https://discord.gg/EQtjK2FWsmhttps://instagram.com/seekersofunityhttps://www.twitter.com/seekersofuhttps://facebook.com/seekersofunitySupport Seekers:https://www.patreon.com/seekershttps://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RKCYGQSMJFDRU

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  • Spinoza and the Death of God

    Spinoza and the Death of God

    · Seekers of Unity

    Dylan Shaul presents the one of the most important events in modern philosophy, the Pantheism Controversy sparked by the reception of Spinoza in 18th century Germany. The Controversy involved the greatest German philosophers of the period, and laid the foundations for the next 200 years of European thought. In the balance of the Pantheism Controversy hung the fate of the Enlightenment and Modernity; the fate of faith and reason, religion and philosophy; the fate of freedom, of the immortal soul, and even of God Godself. Our story will take us from the renegade Jewish philosopher Baruch Spinoza, to the heyday of the German AufklĂ€rung or Enlightenment, through the philosophical revolution of Immanuel Kant, and eventually the birth of German Idealism itself. In this first episode of the series, we’ll explore the philosophy of Spinoza and its reception in Germany, which first spurred the controversy. In the second episode we’ll turn to Kant’s response to the controversy, in which he tried to stake out a middle ground between reason and faith. In the third episode we’ll tackle Hegel’s efforts to solve the Pantheism Controversy by reconciling Spinoza and Kant—thereby attempting to complete the grand journey from nihilism to Absolute Spirit. Dylan Shaul is a PhD candidate in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. His dissertation is titled Hegel's Concept of Reconciliation: On Absolute Spirit. He has also published on Spinoza, Kant, Kierkegaard, Husserl, Adorno, Levinas, Kristeva, and Derrida. See more of his work here: https://www.dylanshaul.com00:00 Intro the Series06:04 Introduction to Spinoza11:21 Spinoza’s Philosophy17:53 Critical Reception of Spinoza22:47 The Pantheism ControversyJoin Seekers:https://discord.gg/EQtjK2FWsmhttps://instagram.com/seekersofunityhttps://www.twitter.com/seekersofuhttps://facebook.com/seekersofunitySupport Seekers:https://www.patreon.com/seekershttps://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RKCYGQSMJFDRU

  • Religious Faith and Doubt with a Radical Mystic | Biti Roi

    Religious Faith and Doubt with a Radical Mystic | Biti Roi

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    Join Biti Roi in a critical and meaningful exploration of religious faith and doubt as filtered through the mind of a radical mystic, Rabbi Nachman of Breslov and the luminous words of the Tikkunei Zohar. Dr. Biti Roi is a Senior Fellow of the Kogod Research Center of Contemporary Jewish Thought. Biti holds a Ph.D from Bar Ilan University and is a lecturer in the Department of Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University and the Schechter Institute in Jerusalem, where she teaches kabbalah and Hasidism. She was a leader and participant in the first cohort of the Beit Midrash for Israeli Rabbis and teaches at the Shalom Hartman Institute for various programs in Israel and abroad.Biti has won several prizes and post doctorate fellowships (Kreitman, Polack, Elyashar) at Ben-Gurion University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.Her book, Love of Shekhina: Mysticism and Poetics in Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, was awarded the Matanel World Union of Jewish Studies Prize for the best book in Jewish Studies.Source: https://www.hartman.org.il/person/biti-roi/

    00:00 Excerpt00:17 Opening 01:20 Why R' Nachman is still alive08:29 A Personal Journey15:01 R' Nachman18:50 R’ Nachman's Path 26:08 The Body30:48 Radical Mystic35:32 Scholar and Seeker41:54 Question47:39 Storyteller59:06 R' Nachman and the Zohar1:12:08 Core Themes 1:17:35 Thank youJoin us:https://discord.gg/EQtjK2FWsmhttps://facebook.com/seekersofunityhttps://instagram.com/seekersofunityhttps://www.twitter.com/seekersofuhttps://www.seekersofunity.comThank you to our beloved Patrons: Billy, Jackie, Andrew, Josh, Glenn, Zv, George, Ivana, Keenan, Gab, John, Victoria, Casey, Joseph, Brad, Benjamin, Arin, jXaviErre, Margo, Gale, Eny, Kim, Michael, Kirk, Ron, Seth, Daniel, Raphael, Daniel, Jason, Sergio, Leila, Wael, Simona, Francis, Etty, Stephen, Arash, William, Michael, Matija, Timony, Vilijami, Stoney, El techo, Stephen, Ross, Ahmed, Alexander, Diceman, Hannah, Julian, Leo, Sim, Sultan, John, Joshua, Igor, Chezi, Jorge, Andrew, Alexandra, FĂŒsun, Lucas, Andrew, Stian, Ivana, AĂ©dĂ n, Darjeeling, Astarte, Declan, Gregory, Alex, Charlie, Anonymous, Joshua, Arin, Sage, Marcel, Ahawk, Yehuda, Kevin, Evan, Shahin, Al Alami, Dale, Ethan, Gerr, Effy, Noam, Ron, Shtus, Mendel, Jared, Tim, Mystic Experiment, MM, Lenny, Justin, Joshua, Jorge, Wayne, Jason, Caroline, Yaakov, Daniel, Wodenborn, Steve, Collin, Justin, Mariana, Vic, Shaw, Carlos, Nico, Isaac, Frederick, David, Ben, Rodney, Charley, Jonathan, Chelsea, Curly Joe, Adam and Andre.Join them in supporting us:patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seekerspaypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RKCYGQSMJFDRU

  • Heresy, Faith and Spirit among the Sages | Shraga Bar-On

    Heresy, Faith and Spirit among the Sages | Shraga Bar-On

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    Join us on a journey of faith and heresy with Rabbi Dr. Shraga Bar-On through a neglected chapter in the history of Jewish mysticism, the mysticism of the great sages of the Mishna and the Talmud. In a rich culture of dispute, rabbinic voices debate the mystical. Shraga gives us a first-hand creative rereading of one of the most mystical rabbinic passages, the famed ‘Four Who Entered the Orchard’ shedding light on its secret history and transformation from a forbidding tale of three, to a cautionary tale of four. Join us as we venture into the orchard, discover its pitfalls, promises, presences and pleasures, and whatever you do, don’t say ‘water, water.’ Rabbi Dr. Shraga Bar-On is the Director of the Kogod Research Center for Contemporary Jewish Thought and the David Hartman Center for Intellectual Excellence, and a lecturer of Talmud and Jewish Thought at Shalem College.

    At the David Hartman Center, he is responsible for the advanced training of aspiring public intellectuals through the Beit Midrash for Israeli Rabbis, the David Hartman postdoctoral fellowship, and the Maskilot fellowship for women pursuing their doctorate. His research in Jewish philosophy and identity addresses a wide range of eras and topics: Second Temple literature, Mishnaic and Talmudic scholarship, medieval Jewish literature, early Zionism, and contemporary Jewish identity. His books and other works have been published in academic, popular, and educational contexts.

    Shraga lives in Beit Horon, is married to Vered, and is the father of Peleg, Sinai, and Gefen. Source: https://www.hartman.org.il/person/shraga-bar-on/

    00:00 Excerpt00:48 Mysticism among the Rabbis11:50 A Culture of Dispute 26:41 Normal Mysticism – Akiva30:21 Four Who Entered44:39 Battling Schools52:53 Encountering Two Gods59:45 Relevance TodayJoin us:https://discord.gg/EQtjK2FWsmhttps://facebook.com/seekersofunityhttps://instagram.com/seekersofunityhttps://www.twitter.com/seekersofuhttps://www.seekersofunity.comThank you to our beloved Patrons: Frederique, Laurie, Joshua, Spacecowboy, Cliffton, Steve, Billy, Jackie, Andrew, Josh, Glenn, Zv, George, Ivana, Keenan, Gab, John, Victoria, Casey, Joseph, Brad, Benjamin, Arin, jXaviErre, Margo, Gale, Eny, Kim, Michael, Kirk, Ron, Seth, Daniel, Raphael, Daniel, Jason, Sergio, Leila, Wael, Simona, Francis, Etty, Stephen, Arash, William, Michael, Matija, Timony, Vilijami, Stoney, El techo, Stephen, Ross, Ahmed, Alexander, Diceman, Hannah, Julian, Leo, Sim, Sultan, John, Joshua, Igor, Chezi, Jorge, Andrew, Alexandra, FĂŒsun, Lucas, Andrew, Stian, Ivana, AĂ©dĂ n, Darjeeling, Astarte, Declan, Gregory, Alex, Charlie, Anonymous, Joshua, Arin, Sage, Marcel, Ahawk, Yehuda, Kevin, Evan, Shahin, Al Alami, Dale, Ethan, Gerr, Effy, Noam, Ron, Shtus, Mendel, Jared, Tim, Mystic Experiment, MM, Lenny, Justin, Joshua, Jorge, Wayne, Jason, Caroline, Yaakov, Daniel, Wodenborn, Steve, Collin, Justin, Mariana, Vic, Shaw, Carlos, Nico, Isaac, Frederick, David, Ben, Rodney, Charley, Jonathan, Chelsea, Curly Joe, Adam and Andre.Join them in supporting us:patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seekerspaypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RKCYGQSMJFDRU

  • Birth and Rebirth in Kabbalah and Psychoanalysis

    Birth and Rebirth in Kabbalah and Psychoanalysis

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    Join us for a laborious and enlivening conversation on birth and rebirth, hope and fear, beauty and chaos, spirit and matter - winding through the tunnels of Kabbalah and Psychoanalysis.Dr. Ruth Kara-Ivanov Kaniel (Ph.D. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2010) is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Jewish History and Thought at the University of Haifa where she heads the Posen Saulire Foundation-funded Jewish Israeli Culture Program. She also serves as Research Fellow at the Tel Aviv Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis and at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. Her research deals with intersections between mysticism, gender, and psychoanalysis.Dr. Kara-Ivanov Kaniel was a postdoctoral fellow at New York University, the HBI center at Brandeis University, and a Kreitman and Matanel at Ben-Gurion University. She also headed a Research Group on “Psychoanalysis and Kabbalah” at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute. Her book Holiness and Transgression: Mothers of the Messiah in the Jewish Myth was published by Academic Studies Press (2017). Her book Human Ropes—Birth in Kabbalah and Psychoanalysis” won the Gorgias Press competition for Jewish Thought and will soon be published by De Gruyter Press. Her new book, The Feminine Messiah: King David in the Image of the Shekhina in Kabbalistic Literature (2021) was published recently by Brill. A poet and editor of poetry, as well as translator of Russian poets into Hebrew, her book The World Has No Silence (2011) won the Rachel Negev Literature Award. Her The Soul is Moved was published in the Ritmus Poetry Series of the Hakibbutz Hameuhad Press in 2017. Her latest poetry book, Diamonds and Ashes, will be published by Pardes Press in 2022.Think better. Do better. Hartman scholars bring you the big Jewish ideas we need for this moment. Study with them in free virtual classes or watch the videos at: www.shalomhartman.org/ideasfortoday - www.youtube.com/@ShalomHartmanInstitute00:00 Excerpt00:48 Scholarship 09:09 Ruth’s Books18:40 What is Birth?24:17 Beauty 32:54 Psychoanalysis41:23 Hope 48:10 A New Paradigm56:30 Facing the Fear59:47 Darkness and Light 1:07:04 Hope1:09:16 Rebirth1:11:09 Dreaming1:12:43 Born again, and again1:14:54 Not to be or to be?1:16:32 Closing and openingJoin Seekers:https://discord.gg/EQtjK2FWsmhttps://instagram.com/seekersofunityhttps://www.twitter.com/seekersofuhttps://facebook.com/seekersofunitySupport Seekers:https://www.patreon.com/seekershttps://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RKCYGQSMJFDRU

  • Psychedelics, Unio Mystica, and the Divine Feminine with Moshe Idel

    Psychedelics, Unio Mystica, and the Divine Feminine with Moshe Idel

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    Moshe Idel, considered the world’s leading scholar of Jewish mysticism by many, joins us in conversation to discuss his unique relationship to the texts of Jewish mysticism, his psychedelics experiences and the role of mystical experiences in the study of mysticism, Jewish Mysticism’s relationship to other mystical traditions, ‘Unio Mystica’ in Judaism and the techniques employed to achieve it, the Divine Feminine and the centrality of Mitzvot in Kabbalah and lastly whether he finds any truth, meaning or beauty in mysticism. Join us for this momentous conversation.Moshe Idel is a Senior Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute and the Max Cooper Professor of Jewish Thought at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.Professor Idel has served as a visiting professor and researcher at universities and institutions worldwide, including Yale, Harvard, and Princeton universities in the United States, and Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris.Professor Idel’s book, Ben: Sonship and Jewish Mysticism, won the 2007 National Jewish Book Award, and was published by the Institute’s Kogod Library of Judaic Studies. In total, he has published over one hundred books, translated into a dozen different languages. Amongst a long list of professional achievements, Professor Idel was a recipient of the Rothschild Prize for Jewish studies in 2012, and was elected to the Israel Academy for Sciences and Humanities in 2006. In 1999, he became an Israel Prize laureate for excellent achievement in the field of Jewish philosophy.00:00 Excerpt00:33 Overview00:53 Biographical 08:23 The Accidental Scholar11:15 Reading Manuscripts 13:23 Meeting Scholem17:03 New Perspectives20:59 Documentation22:15 The Enigma27:54 Instability of Texts32:26 ‘Phenomenological’37:28 Communicating with Kabbalists39:03 Experiencing with the Mystics40:35 Easy Experiences41:39 Abulafia48:11 Unio Mystica52:04 Jewish Unio Mystica53:47 Techniques54:32 The Common57:08 Whence the Drive?1:03:00 Definition1:02:32 Continuity1:06:36 Hans Jonas1:08:22 Traditionalism1:09:10 Inner Readings1:12:15 Divine Feminine1:17:58 Mitzvot1:19:48 Terrestrial Mysticism1:21:25 Unique to Jewish Mysticism?1:23:14 The Essence of Jewish Mysticism?1:24:28 Italian Kabbalists1:25:58 Perennialism & Eranos1:30:29 Unity?1:32:08 Beyond Particularism?1:34:09 Truth?1:36:49 Meaning?1:38:42 Hasidism Ashkenaz1:45:10 The Besht1:47:36 Lightning Round1:58:15 Jewish Mysticism and other Mysticism2:03:36 Final Questions2:05:14 Thank you2:06:34 BeautyJoin us:https://discord.gg/EQtjK2FWsmhttps://facebook.com/seekersofunityhttps://instagram.com/seekersofunityhttps://www.twitter.com/seekersofuhttps://www.seekersofunity.comSupport us:patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seekerspaypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RKCYGQSMJFDRU

  • Inner Religion | Ron Margolin

    Inner Religion | Ron Margolin

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    Join us on a journey into the fascinating world of comparative religion. Join us as we explore the intersection between ethics and metaphysics, and the intricate relationship between meaning and mysticism. From the descriptive to the prescriptive, from the dangers to the rewards of interiorization, Professor Margolin's exploration of these concepts offers a unique perspective on the modern role of religion. Whether you're seeking deeper insights or pondering the meaning of mysticism, this conversation promises to be an intellectual and philosophical delight.Professor Ron Margolin is a Research Fellow of the Kogod Research Center at the Shalom Hartman Institute, with a doctorate in Jewish thought from Tel Aviv University.He teaches modern Jewish thought in the Department of Jewish Philosophy and Comparative Religion at Tel Aviv University.His publications include The Human Temple: Religious Interiorization and the Structuring of Inner Life in Early Hasidism (Hebrew, 2006).Source: https://www.hartman.org.il/person/ron-margolin/Think better. Do better. Hartman scholars bring you the big Jewish ideas we need for this moment. Study with them in free virtual classes or watch the videos at: www.shalomhartman.org/ideasfortoday - www.youtube.com/@ShalomHartmanInstitute00:00 Excerpt00:41 Introducing Professor Margolin01:37 Comparative Religion: Pitfalls and Benefits 07:05 William James and the Modern Role of Religion 14:27 The Humanistic Values Guiding Ron’s Research 17:43 A Question of Ethics19:46 Can we have Ethics without Metaphysics?22:31 The Descriptive to Prescriptive Leap25:03 The Meaning of Meaning 37:30 The Meaning of Mysticism 1:04:09 Finding Meaning1:10:40 Are you a Mystic?1:13:12 The End of Ron’s Book1:27:38 The Ends1:40:16 A Process of Interiorization1:44:59 The Dangers of Interiorization1:50:59 Logic of Mysticism1:59:27 PracticumJoin us:https://discord.gg/EQtjK2FWsmhttps://facebook.com/seekersofunityhttps://instagram.com/seekersofunityhttps://www.twitter.com/seekersofuhttps://www.seekersofunity.comThank you to our beloved Patrons: Cliffton, Steve, Billy, Jackie, Andrew, Josh, Glenn, Zv, George, Ivana, Keenan, Gab, John, Victoria, Casey, Joseph, Brad, Benjamin, Arin, jXaviErre, Margo, Gale, Eny, Kim, Michael, Kirk, Ron, Seth, Daniel, Raphael, Daniel, Jason, Sergio, Leila, Wael, Simona, Francis, Etty, Stephen, Arash, William, Michael, Matija, Timony, Vilijami, Stoney, El techo, Stephen, Ross, Ahmed, Alexander, Diceman, Hannah, Julian, Leo, Sim, Sultan, John, Joshua, Igor, Chezi, Jorge, Andrew, Alexandra, FĂŒsun, Lucas, Andrew, Stian, Ivana, AĂ©dĂ n, Darjeeling, Astarte, Declan, Gregory, Alex, Charlie, Anonymous, Joshua, Arin, Sage, Marcel, Ahawk, Yehuda, Kevin, Evan, Shahin, Al Alami, Dale, Ethan, Gerr, Effy, Noam, Ron, Shtus, Mendel, Jared, Tim, Mystic Experiment, MM, Lenny, Justin, Joshua, Jorge, Wayne, Jason, Caroline, Yaakov, Daniel, Wodenborn, Steve, Collin, Justin, Mariana, Vic, Shaw, Carlos, Nico, Isaac, Frederick, David, Ben, Rodney, Charley, Jonathan, Chelsea, Curly Joe, Adam and Andre.Join them in supporting us:patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seekerspaypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RKCYGQSMJFDRU

  • Can Religion Survive without Teachers? | Alexandra Mandelbaum

    Can Religion Survive without Teachers? | Alexandra Mandelbaum

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    What does the teacher-students entail in the world of Hasidism and do we need it anymore? Join Alexandra and Zevi in conversation, exploring questions of charismatic religious leadership, teachers and students, masters, disciples and the potential for redemption.Alexandra Mandelbaum is a fellow in the Maskilot program at the David Hartman Center for Intellectual Leadership. She is writing her doctoral thesis in the Department of Jewish Thought at Ben Gurion University and her research focuses on Breslov Hasidism and the ideological fluctuations within Jewish society.Over the years, she has been involved in leading and coordinating projects in the field of Jewish and Israeli culture. As part of the “Cultural Brigade” she wrote, produced, and created two plays that dealt with Russian-Israeli identity.Think better. Do better. Hartman scholars bring you the big Jewish ideas we need for this moment. Study with them in free virtual classes or watch the videos at: www.shalomhartman.org/ideasfortoday - www.youtube.com/@ShalomHartmanInstitute00:00 Excerpt01:10 Chasidism in the Academy04:26 Story09:37 Israel13:44 What is a Rebbe?18:00 Dangers of Rebbes19:30 To be a Chasid24:41 Negotiating Relationships 27:20 The Besht35:37 Is it still Hasidism?44:45 Self Aware 51:34 Teachers and Students 56:24 Apology 58:56 A Question of Succession1:00:53 of Messianism 1:17:36 Messianic teacher and disciples 1:20:42 Messianic People 1:27:12 Us1:30:58 Teaching as a Woman2:00:06 Succession2:13:06 Death of the Teacher Join Seekers:https://discord.gg/EQtjK2FWsmhttps://facebook.com/seekersofunityhttps://instagram.com/seekersofunityhttps://www.twitter.com/seekersofuhttps://www.seekersofunity.comThank you to our beloved Patrons: Keenan, Gab, John, Victoria, Casey, Joseph, Brad, Benjamin, Arin, jXaviErre, Margo, Gale, Eny, Kim, Michael, Kirk, Ron, Seth, Daniel, Raphael, Daniel, Jason, Sergio, Leila, Wael, Simona, Francis, Etty, Stephen, Arash, William, Michael, Matija, Timony, Vilijami, Stoney, El techo, Stephen, Ross, Ahmed, Alexander, Diceman, Hannah, Julian, Leo, Sim, Sultan, John, Joshua, Igor, Chezi, Jorge, Andrew, Alexandra, FĂŒsun, Lucas, Andrew, Stian, Ivana, AĂ©dĂ n, Darjeeling, Astarte, Declan, Gregory, Alex, Charlie, Anonymous, Joshua, Arin, Sage, Marcel, Ahawk, Yehuda, Kevin, Evan, Shahin, Al Alami, Dale, Ethan, Gerr, Effy, Noam, Ron, Shtus, Mendel, Jared, Tim, Mystic Experiment, MM, Lenny, Justin, Joshua, Jorge, Wayne, Jason, Caroline, Yaakov, Daniel, Wodenborn, Steve, Collin, Justin, Mariana, Vic, Shaw, Carlos, Nico, Isaac, Frederick, David, Ben, Rodney, Charley, Jonathan, Chelsea, Curly Joe, Adam and Andre.Join them in supporting us:patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seekerspaypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RKCYGQSMJFDRU

  • Judaism, Shamanism and the End of the Law | Dov Elbaum

    Judaism, Shamanism and the End of the Law | Dov Elbaum

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    Join Israeli writer, journalist, television host and teacher, Dov Elbaum, in a frontier testing discussion addressing the relationship between Judaism and Shamanism, the real meaning of Idolatry, the Face of God and the End of the Law. Asking, how might one live if they saw the truth?Dov Elbaum is a Research Fellow of the Kogod Research Center at Shalom Hartman Institute and chief editor of Yediot Ahronot Publishing. He has published extensively in Israel’s leading Hebrew dailies. A graduate of the Interdisciplinary Program at Tel Aviv University, his academic expertise is in philosophy, Kabbalah and Hassidism.Dov edited and produced the documentary “Making Way” for Israeli television and is the host of the popular weekly television talk show “Mekablim Shabbat”.His publications include: Zman Elul (Am Oved, 1997); My Life with the Ancestors (Am Oved, 2001), which won the 2002 President Prize for Young Writers; and A Walk through the Void (Am Oved, 2007).Source: https://www.hartman.org.il/person/dov-elbaum/00:00 Excerpt00:20 Judaism and Shamanism 08:05 India13:13 Cross-Cultural Learnings 19:53 Brothers in Faith23:34 Idolatry28:53 Interfacing with Reality31:53 the End of the Law37:05 A Vision for the Future43:28 Immanentizing the Eschaton 46:09 Moral safeguards54:19 Are we ready?59:10 A Love StoryJoin us:https://discord.gg/EQtjK2FWsmhttps://facebook.com/seekersofunityhttps://instagram.com/seekersofunityhttps://www.twitter.com/seekersofuhttps://www.seekersofunity.comThank you to our beloved Patrons: Billy, Jackie, Andrew, Josh, Glenn, Zv, George, Ivana, Keenan, Gab, John, Victoria, Casey, Joseph, Brad, Benjamin, Arin, jXaviErre, Margo, Gale, Eny, Kim, Michael, Kirk, Ron, Seth, Daniel, Raphael, Daniel, Jason, Sergio, Leila, Wael, Simona, Francis, Etty, Stephen, Arash, William, Michael, Matija, Timony, Vilijami, Stoney, El techo, Stephen, Ross, Ahmed, Alexander, Diceman, Hannah, Julian, Leo, Sim, Sultan, John, Joshua, Igor, Chezi, Jorge, Andrew, Alexandra, FĂŒsun, Lucas, Andrew, Stian, Ivana, AĂ©dĂ n, Darjeeling, Astarte, Declan, Gregory, Alex, Charlie, Anonymous, Joshua, Arin, Sage, Marcel, Ahawk, Yehuda, Kevin, Evan, Shahin, Al Alami, Dale, Ethan, Gerr, Effy, Noam, Ron, Shtus, Mendel, Jared, Tim, Mystic Experiment, MM, Lenny, Justin, Joshua, Jorge, Wayne, Jason, Caroline, Yaakov, Daniel, Wodenborn, Steve, Collin, Justin, Mariana, Vic, Shaw, Carlos, Nico, Isaac, Frederick, David, Ben, Rodney, Charley, Jonathan, Chelsea, Curly Joe, Adam and Andre.Join them in supporting us:patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seekerspaypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RKCYGQSMJFDRU

  • The Messiah before Jesus | Israel Knohl

    The Messiah before Jesus | Israel Knohl

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    Join us for a tell-all conversation with a leading biblical scholar on what really happened at the trial of Jesus, the concept of the Divine Messiah, the Holiness Code in Leviticus, Messianism and Mysticism in the Bible and the Deification of Moses – and what all of this might mean for us today.Dr. Israel Knohl is a Senior Research Fellow of the Kogod Research Center at Shalom Hartman Institute. He has a doctorate in Bible from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he is the Yehezkel Kaufmann Professor of Bible.Professor Knohl has served as a visiting professor at Harvard University, University of California at Berkeley, Stanford University and the University of Chicago Divinity School.https://www.hartman.org.il/person/israel-knohl/Think better. Do better. Hartman scholars bring you the big Jewish ideas we need for this moment. Study with them in free virtual classes or watch the videos at: www.shalomhartman.org/ideasfortoday - www.youtube.com/@ShalomHartmanInstitute00:00 Excerpt00:48 The Trial of Jesus08:25 The Divine Messiah22:48 Was Jesus' claim radical?27:53 Israel’s Thesis - the Holiness Code35:16 The Priestly Agenda40:30 Messianism 50:07 Mysticism in the Bible57:01 The Apotheosis of Moses 1:02:25 Scandals1:11:09 Meaning1:13:25 Book of Bahir - Meaning of Blessing1:21:40 Personal Reflection1:26:33 The Takeaway1:35:55 Niggun Join Seekers:https://discord.gg/EQtjK2FWsmhttps://facebook.com/seekersofunityhttps://instagram.com/seekersofunityhttps://www.twitter.com/seekersofuhttps://www.seekersofunity.comThank you to our beloved Patrons: Keenan, Gab, John, Victoria, Casey, Joseph, Brad, Benjamin, Arin, jXaviErre, Margo, Gale, Eny, Kim, Michael, Kirk, Ron, Seth, Daniel, Raphael, Daniel, Jason, Sergio, Leila, Wael, Simona, Francis, Etty, Stephen, Arash, William, Michael, Matija, Timony, Vilijami, Stoney, El techo, Stephen, Ross, Ahmed, Alexander, Diceman, Hannah, Julian, Leo, Sim, Sultan, John, Joshua, Igor, Chezi, Jorge, Andrew, Alexandra, FĂŒsun, Lucas, Andrew, Stian, Ivana, AĂ©dĂ n, Darjeeling, Astarte, Declan, Gregory, Alex, Charlie, Anonymous, Joshua, Arin, Sage, Marcel, Ahawk, Yehuda, Kevin, Evan, Shahin, Al Alami, Dale, Ethan, Gerr, Effy, Noam, Ron, Shtus, Mendel, Jared, Tim, Mystic Experiment, MM, Lenny, Justin, Joshua, Jorge, Wayne, Jason, Caroline, Yaakov, Daniel, Wodenborn, Steve, Collin, Justin, Mariana, Vic, Shaw, Carlos, Nico, Isaac, Frederick, David, Ben, Rodney, Charley, Jonathan, Chelsea, Curly Joe, Adam and Andre.Join them in supporting us:patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seekerspaypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RKCYGQSMJFDRU

  • The Epic of the (Jewish) Hero’s Journey | Menachem Lorberbaum

    The Epic of the (Jewish) Hero’s Journey | Menachem Lorberbaum

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    Encountering Divinity after the Death of God. Join Menachem and Zevi in conversation as they explore the hero’s journey in Judaism, traversing the biblical landscape from history to destiny. Dr. Menachem Lorberbaum is a Senior Research Fellow of the Kogod Research Center at Shalom Hartman Institute, where he led the Bet Midrash program for four years. He has a doctorate in philosophy from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is professor of Jewish Philosophy at Tel Aviv University, where he was founding chairperson of the Department of Hebrew Culture Studies, and where he chaired the Graduate School of Philosophy.His most recent book on Jewish theology, I Seek Thy Face, is soon to be published. Dazzled by Beauty: Theology as Poetics in Hispanic Jewish Culture was published by the Ben Zvi Institute, Jerusalem.Menachem is co-editor of a four-volume work, The Jewish Political Tradition , along with Michael Walzer and Noam Zohar . The third volume, Community, is now in press. Along with Michal Govrin he edits the poetry series Devarim at Carmel Press, which has published four volumes of his verse.https://www.hartman.org.il/person/menachem-lorberbaum/Think better. Do better. Hartman scholars bring you the big Jewish ideas we need for this moment. Study with them in free virtual classes or watch the videos at: www.shalomhartman.org/ideasfortoday - www.youtube.com/@ShalomHartmanInstitute00:00:00 - Excerpt 00:01:24 - Encountering God00:16:34 - Fate vs Destiny00:21:36 - Israel's Limp00:23:20 - Becoming Creator00:26:12 - The Place00:34:01 - Exile00:41:05 - Disagree00:46:17 - The Encounter00:54:19 - Encoutering Otherness01:00:16 - Not Mysticism01:06:00 - Loving God after Nietzche01:13:09 - Practice01:20:33 - Spontenaity01:21:21 - Niggun01:26:34 - Father and King01:28:11 - QuestionJoin Seekers:https://discord.gg/EQtjK2FWsmhttps://facebook.com/seekersofunityhttps://instagram.com/seekersofunityhttps://www.twitter.com/seekersofuhttps://www.seekersofunity.comThank you to our beloved Patrons: Keenan, Gab, John, Victoria, Casey, Joseph, Brad, Benjamin, Arin, jXaviErre, Margo, Gale, Eny, Kim, Michael, Kirk, Ron, Seth, Daniel, Raphael, Daniel, Jason, Sergio, Leila, Wael, Simona, Francis, Etty, Stephen, Arash, William, Michael, Matija, Timony, Vilijami, Stoney, El techo, Stephen, Ross, Ahmed, Alexander, Diceman, Hannah, Julian, Leo, Sim, Sultan, John, Joshua, Igor, Chezi, Jorge, Andrew, Alexandra, FĂŒsun, Lucas, Andrew, Stian, Ivana, AĂ©dĂ n, Darjeeling, Astarte, Declan, Gregory, Alex, Charlie, Anonymous, Joshua, Arin, Sage, Marcel, Ahawk, Yehuda, Kevin, Evan, Shahin, Al Alami, Dale, Ethan, Gerr, Effy, Noam, Ron, Shtus, Mendel, Jared, Tim, Mystic Experiment, MM, Lenny, Justin, Joshua, Jorge, Wayne, Jason, Caroline, Yaakov, Daniel, Wodenborn, Steve, Collin, Justin, Mariana, Vic, Shaw, Carlos, Nico, Isaac, Frederick, David, Ben, Rodney, Charley, Jonathan, Chelsea, Curly Joe, Adam and Andre.Join them in supporting us:patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seekerspaypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RKCYGQSMJFDRU

  • Becoming One with God | Adam Afterman

    Becoming One with God | Adam Afterman

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    Exploring Mystical Union and Spiritual Embodiment in Jewish Mysticism with Professor Adam Afterman.Adam Afterman is a Research Fellow of the Kogod Research Center at the Shalom Hartman Institute and the chair of the Department of Jewish Philosophy and Talmud at Tel Aviv University.Professor Afterman’s main fields of research are medieval Jewish philosophy, kabbalah, and Jewish mysticism.His most recent book, And They Shall Be One Flesh: On the Language of Mystical Union in Judaism (Brill, 2016), offers an extensive study of mystical union and spiritual embodiment in Judaism.Professor Afterman studies Jewish thought in its broader Muslim and Christian contexts and explores how medieval Judaism was transformed in detailed response to philosophy and Muslim and Christian high culture. Professor Afterman is active in the field of academic interreligious research and study in Israel and abroad.00:00 Excerpt02:02 Dvekut39:13 Mystical Union1:22:21 Holy Spirit1:35:56 What does this mean for us today? Join us:https://discord.gg/EQtjK2FWsm

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  • Falling in Love with the Zohar | Melila Hellner Eshed

    Falling in Love with the Zohar | Melila Hellner Eshed

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    Join us for a profoundly heartful conversation on the musical and textual life of Jewish mysticism with Melila Hellner-Eshed.Melila Hellner-Eshed, Ph.D., is a Research Fellow of the Kogod Research Center at Shalom Hartman Institute and the Director of Maskilot, an intensive two-year program for female doctoral candidates, now opening its fourth cohort. She also founded and co-directs the Rabbinical Students Seminar, a interdenominational program for rabbinic students spending a year in Israel.She has been a professor of Jewish mysticism and Zohar in the Department of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem for over two decades. She received her degree from Hebrew University under the tutelage of Professor Yehuda Liebes. At the Hebrew University, Melila also taught in the honors teacher-training program Revivim and in the Amirim honors program for liberal studies.For the past three decades, she has been a central figure in the Israeli renaissance of study of Jewish texts by Israeli adults of all paths of life in various frameworks. She has been teaching and working with Jewish communities in North America, Europe and the former Soviet Union for many years.Her publications include A River Flows from Eden: The Language of Mystical Experience in the Zohar, (Hebrew, Alma and Am Oved Publications, 2005 and English, Stanford University Press, 2009). Her book Seekers of the Face  – From the Secrets of the Idra Rabba in the Zohar was published in Hebrew in 2018, forthcoming in English from Stanford University Press.Melila also serves on the faculty of the Institute of Jewish Spirituality in the U.S. and is active in the ‘Sulha’ – a reconciliation project that brings together Israelis and Palestinians.Source: https://www.hartman.org.il/person/melila-hellner-eshed/02:20 A Journey to Jewish Mysticism 12:40 Staying Centred on the Path22:44 A Mystic in the Academy 31:59 Popularizing Jewish Mysticism 47:42 Mystical Signposts51:42 Studying Jewish Mysticism as a Woman1:02:20 Next Time?Join Seekers:https://discord.gg/EQtjK2FWsmhttps://facebook.com/seekersofunityhttps://instagram.com/seekersofunityhttps://www.twitter.com/seekersofuhttps://www.seekersofunity.comThank you to our beloved Patrons: Keenan, Gab, John, Victoria, Casey, Joseph, Brad, Benjamin, Arin, jXaviErre, Margo, Gale, Eny, Kim, Michael, Kirk, Ron, Seth, Daniel, Raphael, Daniel, Jason, Sergio, Leila, Wael, Simona, Francis, Etty, Stephen, Arash, William, Michael, Matija, Timony, Vilijami, Stoney, El techo, Stephen, Ross, Ahmed, Alexander, Diceman, Hannah, Julian, Leo, Sim, Sultan, John, Joshua, Igor, Chezi, Jorge, Andrew, Alexandra, FĂŒsun, Lucas, Andrew, Stian, Ivana, AĂ©dĂ n, Darjeeling, Astarte, Declan, Gregory, Alex, Charlie, Anonymous, Joshua, Arin, Sage, Marcel, Ahawk, Yehuda, Kevin, Evan, Shahin, Al Alami, Dale, Ethan, Gerr, Effy, Noam, Ron, Shtus, Mendel, Jared, Tim, Mystic Experiment, MM, Lenny, Justin, Joshua, Jorge, Wayne, Jason, Caroline, Yaakov, Daniel, Wodenborn, Steve, Collin, Justin, Mariana, Vic, Shaw, Carlos, Nico, Isaac, Frederick, David, Ben, Rodney, Charley, Jonathan, Chelsea, Curly Joe, Adam and Andre.Join them in supporting us:patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seekerspaypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RKCYGQSMJFDRU

  • Jewish Meditation from the Bible to Today | Tomer Persico

    Jewish Meditation from the Bible to Today | Tomer Persico

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    Join Tomer Persico for a comprehensive survey of Jewish mysticism, past and present, from the Bible, through Hechalot and Merkava, Maimonides, Abulafia, Kabbalah, Sabbateanism and Hasidism. Asking, is there such a thing as “Jewish meditation”? What might it be? And how might we go about doing it? Dr. Tomer Persico is a Research Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute. He was the Koret Visiting Assistant Professor of Jewish and Israel Studies at U.C. Berkeley, where he was also a Senior Research Scholar in the Center for Middle Eastern Studies.Dr. Persico is a social activist advocating for freedom of religion in Israel. A leading thinker about secularization, Jewish Renewal and forms of contemporary spirituality, Persico writes the most popular blog in Hebrew on these subjects and has published articles in the Washington Post and Haaretz (English) as well as numerous other Israeli newspapers and periodicals.He is a Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, and formerly taught in the department of Comparative Religion at Tel Aviv University.Dr. Persico is also the author of The Jewish Meditative Tradition (Hebrew , Tel Aviv University Press, 2016), a critically acclaimed book about the cultural history of Jewish meditation. His second book, about the way the idea of the Image of God influenced modern Western civilization, will be published this summer by Yedioth books.Source: https://www.hartman.org.il/person/tomer-persico/Find Tomer onlineTwitter: https://twitter.com/tomerpersicoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomer.persico/Blog: https://tomerpersico.com/Think better. Do better. Hartman scholars bring you the big Jewish ideas we need for this moment. Study with them in free virtual classes or watch the videos at shalomhartman.org/ideasfortoday 00:00 Excerpt00:39 Introducing Tomer02:28 Overview of Jewish Meditation06:13 Core themes of Jewish Meditation08:16 History: Bible14:06 Defining terms19:59 Hechalot and Merkava29:58 What's going on here?40:23 Maimonides and Abulafia 47:41 Kabbalah59:04 Sabbateanism 01:01:41 Hasidism1:17:54 How to – Practical1:23:45 How’d you get into this?1:26:53 Closing Join us:https://discord.gg/EQtjK2FWsm

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  • World’s Largest Philosophy Collab

    World’s Largest Philosophy Collab

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    Can philosophy provide meaning to the modern person? Join us for YouTubes largest philosophy collab as we try to get to the bottom of this question. 00:00 Intro00:19 Eternalised x After Skool02:28 EinzelgĂ€nger04:08 Freedom in Thought07:00 Hochelaga08:55 Let’s Talk Religion11:09 Esoterica13:10 Carneades.org 14:48 Gregory B. Sadler16:47 Altrusian Grace Media18:47 Fiction Beast20:39 Jared Henderson 22:20 TheLivingPhilosophy24:55 Weltgeist27:13 John Vervaeke29:24 Mystiverse31:59 Angela’s Symposium34:35 Kane B 36:30 60Second Philosophy38:44 Let’s Talk Philosophy40:43 PhilosophyToons 42:12 Humble-U Media45:06 SEEKER TO SEEKER47:11 Reyna Singh48:10 Mythos and Logos50:49 The Machiavellians 54:33 The Inner Self57:15 Abbas the Alchemist59:45 KatiaPavlovart1:00:44 Anderson Todd1:04:12 Existentialist Non Grata1:06:09 Self-inflicted Philosophy1:08:16 Eric Young1:10:17 OutroSpecial thank you to @Eternalised for helping put this series together.Where I’m filming: https://www.costudiox.com/ https://www.instagram.com/costudiox/ Join Seekers:https://discord.gg/EQtjK2FWsm

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  • Thank You

    Thank You

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    Thank you to our beloved Patrons, Moshe, Isaac, Jorge, AARon, Rick, Eden, Leo, Francis, CyberArt, Laurie, Alana, Gary, Frederique, Laurie, Joshua, Spacecowboy, Cliffton, Steve, Billy, Jackie, Andrew, Josh, Glenn, Zv, George, Ivana, Keenan, Gab, John, Victoria, Casey, Joseph, Brad, Benjamin, Arin, jXaviErre, Margo, Gale, Eny, Kim, Michael, Kirk, Ron, Seth, Daniel, Raphael, Daniel, Jason, Sergio, Leila, Wael, Simona, Francis, Etty, Stephen, Arash, William, Michael, Matija, Timony, Vilijami, Stoney, El techo, Stephen, Ross, Ahmed, Alexander, Diceman, Hannah, Julian, Leo, Sim, Sultan, John, Joshua, Igor, Chezi, Jorge, Andrew, Alexandra, FĂŒsun, Lucas, Andrew, Stian, Ivana, AĂ©dĂ n, Darjeeling, Astarte, Declan, Gregory, Alex, Charlie, Anonymous, Joshua, Arin, Sage, Marcel, Ahawk, Yehuda, Kevin, Evan, Shahin, Al Alami, Dale, Ethan, Gerr, Effy, Noam, Ron, Shtus, Mendel, Jared, Tim, Mystic Experiment, MM, Lenny, Justin, Joshua, Jorge, Wayne, Jason, Caroline, Yaakov, Daniel, Wodenborn, Steve, Collin, Justin, Mariana, Vic, Shaw, Carlos, Nico, Isaac, Frederick, David, Ben, Rodney, Charley, Jonathan, Chelsea, Curly Joe, Adam and Andre.Join them in supporting us:patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seekerspaypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RKCYGQSMJFDRU00:00 Thank you03:15 Individual Names06:48 More Thank Yous 09:47 Channel Update 10:47 Next Series11:25 Future thoughts: Community 13:33 Last Thank yous14:42 Post ScriptJoin us:https://discord.gg/EQtjK2FWsmhttps://facebook.com/seekersofunityhttps://instagram.com/seekersofunityhttps://www.twitter.com/seekersofuhttps://www.seekersofunity.com

  • A Love Story

    A Love Story

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    Join Shlomo and Zevi in conversation exploring shared themes across the world’s mystical traditions, the Zohar, Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai and Lag Be’omer, the dangers of mysticism, mysticism and messianism and the urgency of intimacy for the mystics.Check out Shlomo’s podcast here:Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/empowered-jewish-living-with-rabbi-shlomo-buxbaum/id1537507236Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WpjEGMISVv8Sv1tIFXQCr?si=681351231e174d04Website: RabbiShlomo.comInstagram: @shlomobuxbaumYouTube: @levexperience 00:00 Excerpt00:49 What is Seekers of Unity? 05:51 What are the shared themes across mystical traditions?11:22 Mysticism outside of Judaism?15:32 Lag Be’omer, Rashbi, Zohar26:16 Is there shared theology?37:06 Dangers of Mysticism40:38 Mysticism and Messianism49:33 The Divine LoversBooks mentioned in this episode: Hasidism Incarnate, Shaul Magid, 2014How Jesus Became God, Bart Ehrman, 2014Messianic Mystics, Moshe Idel, 1992Join us:https://discord.gg/EQtjK2FWsmhttps://facebook.com/seekersofunityhttps://instagram.com/seekersofunityhttps://www.twitter.com/seekersofuhttps://www.seekersofunity.comThank you to our beloved Patrons: Frederique, Laurie, Joshua, Spacecowboy, Cliffton, Steve, Billy, Jackie, Andrew, Josh, Glenn, Zv, George, Ivana, Keenan, Gab, John, Victoria, Casey, Joseph, Brad, Benjamin, Arin, jXaviErre, Margo, Gale, Eny, Kim, Michael, Kirk, Ron, Seth, Daniel, Raphael, Daniel, Jason, Sergio, Leila, Wael, Simona, Francis, Etty, Stephen, Arash, William, Michael, Matija, Timony, Vilijami, Stoney, El techo, Stephen, Ross, Ahmed, Alexander, Diceman, Hannah, Julian, Leo, Sim, Sultan, John, Joshua, Igor, Chezi, Jorge, Andrew, Alexandra, FĂŒsun, Lucas, Andrew, Stian, Ivana, AĂ©dĂ n, Darjeeling, Astarte, Declan, Gregory, Alex, Charlie, Anonymous, Joshua, Arin, Sage, Marcel, Ahawk, Yehuda, Kevin, Evan, Shahin, Al Alami, Dale, Ethan, Gerr, Effy, Noam, Ron, Shtus, Mendel, Jared, Tim, Mystic Experiment, MM, Lenny, Justin, Joshua, Jorge, Wayne, Jason, Caroline, Yaakov, Daniel, Wodenborn, Steve, Collin, Justin, Mariana, Vic, Shaw, Carlos, Nico, Isaac, Frederick, David, Ben, Rodney, Charley, Jonathan, Chelsea, Curly Joe, Adam and Andre.Join them in supporting us:patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seekerspaypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RKCYGQSMJFDRU

  • Reimagining Jewish Spirituality with Professor Arthur Green

    Reimagining Jewish Spirituality with Professor Arthur Green

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    Join us as we delve into the depths of Jewish mysticism and the revitalization of spirituality with Professor Arthur Green. With a wealth of knowledge and expertise in Hasidism and Neo-hasidism,Professor Green shares his profound insights and personal journey. From his formative years studying under renowned scholars to his role as a leading figure in the Jewish Renewal and Neo-Hasidism movements, Green offers an exploration of the intricate teachings and transformative power of Jewish mysticism. Discover the wisdom and contemporary relevance of Judaism throughthe lens of one of its pre-eminent scholars, Professor Arthur Green.

    00:00 Excerpt

    00:12 Art’s Teachers

    10:55 JTS and Abraham Joshua Heschel

    16:21 Opening a window to Judaism

    22:52 Too many Books?

    25:30 Honestly and Complexity

    31:41 Why Judaism?

    36:34 The Baal Shem, A Radical Jew

    40:31 Inner, Psychedelic journey of Judaism

    44:29 Psychedelic Judaism

    52:08 An Ongoing Struggle

    54:20 A Neo-Legacy

    58:49 NeoHasidism for the Non-Jew

    1:03:48 Closing blessing

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  • Mystics Without Borders

    Mystics Without Borders

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    Filmed live Wednesday, March 1st 2023 on Parallax Academy. Andrew Sweeny asks: “What is Kabbalah”? and explores Jewish mysticism. Followed by a Q&A00:00 Excerpt00:56 Conversation1:12:00 Q&A Hosted by: https://www.youtube.com/@parallax_mediahttps://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy/parallax-academy-2-zevi-slavinJoin us:https://discord.gg/EQtjK2FWsmhttps://facebook.com/seekersofunityhttps://instagram.com/seekersofunityhttps://www.twitter.com/seekersofuhttps://www.seekersofunity.comThank you to our beloved Patrons: Steve, Billy, Jackie, Andrew, Josh, Glenn, Zv, George, Ivana, Keenan, Gab, John, Victoria, Casey, Joseph, Brad, Benjamin, Arin, jXaviErre, Margo, Gale, Eny, Kim, Michael, Kirk, Ron, Seth, Daniel, Raphael, Daniel, Jason, Sergio, Leila, Wael, Simona, Francis, Etty, Stephen, Arash, William, Michael, Matija, Timony, Vilijami, Stoney, El techo, Stephen, Ross, Ahmed, Alexander, Diceman, Hannah, Julian, Leo, Sim, Sultan, John, Joshua, Igor, Chezi, Jorge, Andrew, Alexandra, FĂŒsun, Lucas, Andrew, Stian, Ivana, AĂ©dĂ n, Darjeeling, Astarte, Declan, Gregory, Alex, Charlie, Anonymous, Joshua, Arin, Sage, Marcel, Ahawk, Yehuda, Kevin, Evan, Shahin, Al Alami, Dale, Ethan, Gerr, Effy, Noam, Ron, Shtus, Mendel, Jared, Tim, Mystic Experiment, MM, Lenny, Justin, Joshua, Jorge, Wayne, Jason, Caroline, Yaakov, Daniel, Wodenborn, Steve, Collin, Justin, Mariana, Vic, Shaw, Carlos, Nico, Isaac, Frederick, David, Ben, Rodney, Charley, Jonathan, Chelsea, Curly Joe, Adam and Andre.Join them in supporting us:patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seekerspaypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RKCYGQSMJFDRU

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