# From **The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton** by R Shnayor Burton. - **Published:** Wed, 28 May 2025 21:49:00 GMT - **Duration:** 01:12:19 - **Audio:** https://anchor.fm/s/fb5467c/podcast/play/103345855/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-28%2F401179105-44100-2-c76d1d7a0bab1.mp3 - **Page:** https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shnayor-burton/episodes/S10--E2-In-Pursuit-of-Knowing-Hashem-How-We-Lost-the-Art-of-Knowing-God-e33gc7v - **TorahApp:** https://torahapp.org/share/p/3P_r_shnayor_burton_great_sources/e/7566535d-0002-4a50-914f-d8c94d174c2d How come nobody has been talking about knowing Hashem?0:00 Why is the ideal of knowing Hashem so revolutionary? And doesn't any person who serves Hashem already know Him?3:30 Hashem as the solution to political problems5:15 Is knowledge of Hashem the totality of all knowledge or a specific knowledge?12:30 Is the blessed state of the world a result of knowing Hashem or the reverse?20:00 Why the Redemption is a principle of faith22:45 What would motivate a person to talk about Hashem and seek knowledge of Him?34:30 The mitzvah to love Hashem is to study reality and thus come to desire knowledge of Him42:00 Either we all have been doing this already, or else it is not a legitimate pursuit 46:30 An idea that can't be put into practice tends to wither and die58:30 The tension between honoring the tradition and exploring new ideas1:00:00 Knowing Hashem and politics; why national independence is necessary for knowing Hashem1:00:05 Is the highest human goal action or contemplation?1:08:00 Contradictions in the Rambam; contradictions between Plato and Aristotle; Al-Farabi's resolutions

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