Q&A - Ibn Ezra, Superstition, and the New Testament

Jewish Philosophy with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb

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?