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13 Ikarim 02 – Refutation of Kant

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In this shiur Rabbi Triebitz tackles Imanuel Kant’s refutation of both the ontological and the cosmological proofs of G-d. Kant claims that there can be no proofs in the realm of metaphysics because ideas do not necessarily have any relationship to reality. Kant demonstrates that all such attempted proofs of G-d are syllogisms.

According to Rabbi Triebitz there is a way of understanding Rambam that avoids Kant’s refutation.

Here are some of the sources for the shiur:

Yesodei HaTorah chapter 2 (1-2)

Hilchos Teshuva chapter 10 (8-end)

Moreh Nevuchim 1:1
(Hebrew)
(English)

and Rabbi Triebitz’s article in Reshimu – especially the relationship
between man’s thought and G-d’s thought.

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13 Ikkarim 01 – Existence of G-d

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This is the first shiur in a new series from Rabbi Triebitz on Rambam’s 13 principles of faith. The first principle is the existence of G-d, and Rabbi Triebitz shows how Rambam proves that from Moreh Nevuchiim (Guide II:intro and 1). It is not easy to get your head around these concepts, and probably a good knowledge of Aristotle would be helpful, but there are many misunderstandings of Rambam, and hopefully after hearing this shiur you will be less likely to say something which completely contradicts Rambam’s ideas and thoughts.
Hopefully this is the first in a series which will cover all 13 principles.

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Ramban 05 – Three Levels of Text

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This shiur is about how Ramban viewed the Chumash as consisting of three types of texts;
narration, halacha, and kabballah. Each of these requires a different form of text.

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Ramban 04

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In this shiur Rabbi Triebitz discusses the places where Ramban argues on Chazal (the Rabbis of the Mishna and Talmud) and explains why he chooses to do so (and with what authority)

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Ramban 03

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Ramban 02 – Textural Immanence

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Rabbi Triebitz expands on the concept of the entire Torah as the names of G-d, and shows how this concept appears throughout Ramban’s commentary on Chumash, and unites it.

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Ramban’s Introduction to Chumash

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Here is the first in a new series of shiurim by Rabbi Triebitz on Ramban’s introduction to chumash (and introduction to Bereishis). This introduction contains many fundamental axioms about the nature of Torah.

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Sources of Halacha 18

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History and Philosophy of Kaballah 08

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Sources of Halacha 17 – Safek Berachos

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Rabbi Triebitz continues with Berachos 12a and the topic of safek berachos lehakel.

If someone thinks they have a cup of wine in their hand, but it turns out to be mead, do they have to make another beracha over it or not.

Tosefos there brings an interesting opinion of the R”I that there are some times when we say safek berachos lehachmir. This also seems to be the view of the Maharsha (on the spot) and perhaps also the opinion of the Avi Ozri (cited by Rabbi Akiva Eiger on the page).

Rabbi Triebitz explains that there are two different kinds of safek, one which of which we act leniently in cases of doubt, and the other stringently.

He brings the gemara in Pesachim 102 and the Maharsha there. Also the sugya in Bava Metzia which talks about the takana of hashavas gezeila.

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