# <![CDATA[How to Make the Torah Come True: Sh'ma and the Redemption]]>

From **The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton** by R Shnayor Burton.

- **Published:** Fri, 17 May 2024 04:03:30 GMT
- **Duration:** 00:54:49
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<![CDATA[<p>1:00 Sh'ma is a constant guide to our lives</p>
<p>3:45 The meaning of the Sh'ma according to Rashi</p>
<p>4:30 The meaning of there being many gods</p>
<p>6:30 Metaphysics is not interesting to Tanach</p>
<p>8:15 Whether there are many gods or only one depends on people's behavior</p>
<p>10:00 When you say Sh'ma, you should envision redemption and plan for it</p>
<p>12:00 How humanity will attain the Messianic Era and what we should do about it</p>
<p>14:00 Unity and love</p>
<p>16:45 Reaching "Hashem is one" without defining Hashem</p>
<p>20:00 Humanity converging on one value means they are serving Hashem; all the Torah cares about is not serving "other gods"</p>
<p>22:45 Not every monotheist serves Hashem; "as if" being an idolater is extremely important
27:00 The Messianic Era is not totalitarian </p>
<p>28:30 Human progress and reaching unity of Hashem</p>
<p>31:45 Everyone has a god; the god that you "as if" worship is more important for some purposes than the god that you actually worship</p>
<p>34:30 The unity of action achieved by a person who worships one God must apply to any potential future experiences as well, which is why you have to envision giving up your life when saying Sh'ma</p>
<p>38:00 The Jewish problem and the 70 ministering angels</p>
<p>42:00 Creation ex nihilo and disregard for the universe</p>
<p>45:20 Why Jews must be unlike other nations; how to effect unifications</p>
<p>48:30 How to manipulate history and why we need to program AI to effect Redemption</p>
<p>This lecture is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation
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