Does God Have A Hand? Full Lecture - Sources, Lomdus

By Rabbi Yehoshua Simons. If you like this, please check out his channel for more, and as always, please comment down below! https://www.youtube.com/@RabbiYehoshuaSimons --------------------- Full lecture in essay form, with all sources: https://bit.ly/HashemHandRSimons (google drive) Chapters: 00:00 Series Introduction =========== 1:05 Episode 1:- Have We Philosophized G-d Away? The Tragic Error of Depersonalizing Hashem 1:36 Theological Challenge: How Can a Perfect G-d Love? 2:47 Rav Hirsch’s Warning: Don't Erase Hashem's Personhood 4:56 Misconceptions Today: When We Undermine What Torah Says 8:09 Closing =========== 9:00 Episode 2:- The Sources - We Are the Metaphor, He Is the Truth. He Has the Real Hand: Torah Descriptions of God Are True 10:53 The Sources: Rambam, Shaarei Orah, and the Shalah 13:58 Can We Really Teach This? Gedolim Say Yes 15:43 Yes, Hashem Truly Loves You 18:07 Closing =========== 18:44 Episode 3:- The Secret of "So To Speak" (K'vayachol) - Mashal and Nimshal Explained 19:34 Rambam's Framework Essence & Actions 20:57 Tzemach Tzedek on “Simple Meaning” 22:02 Mashal & Nimshal Explained 23:39 Parable of the Greedy Fox 25:42 The World as Divine Parable 26:58 Ineffability & Theomorphic Humanity 29:27 Closing =========== 30:04 Episode 4:- You Are More Like G-d Than You Think - We Are the Mashal: How Creation Mirrors the Infinite 31:20 From Separation to Connection 33:03 Essence–Expression Relationship 34:01 Unity, Immutability & Perfection 36:04 Misunderstanding Divine Emotion 37:43 Rambam & Kabbalah on Expressions 39:11 Sefirot Hashem’s Personal Vehicles 40:48 “I Love You”: Self vs Feeling 42:06 Avoiding Idolatry Loving the One 44:35 Closing =========== 46:06 Episode 5:- Climbing the Ladder to G-d's Self - From Sefirot to Atzmus: Hashem’s Expressions Come From Him 46:32 Beyond Atzilut: The Sefirot in Hashem's Essence 48:57 Sefirot Hidden in Essence: How Can Hashem Love Without Changing? 51:10 The Spiritual Seesaw: Longing, Confusion, and Clarity 53:16 Big Questions: Can We Know Hashem at All? 54:16 Closing =========== 54:28 Episode 6:- Turning G-d from a 'Something' into a 'Someone' - The Pain of Distance, the Closeness of Essence 55:24 The Baal Shem Tov’s Revolution: Bringing Atzmut to the World 57:00 Essence and Expression: Your Expressions Also Don't Change Your Essence! 58:35 Atzmus: Are We Asking "What" or "Who"? 59:32 Atzmus: We Can Know Who Hashem Is, Through His Expressions 1:00:56 The Difference Between Us Is One Of Scale And Distance Only 1:03:12 Understanding the "What" of Essence Is Impossible, but Unnecessary 1:05:29 Closing =========== 1:05:50 Episode 7:- The Secret to Finding Your Own Unchanging Self - Understanding Where Your Own Essence Ends and Your Expressions Begin 1:06:25 The Essence Test: What Is Truly “You”? Climbing The Ladder Of Expression 1:09:30 The Yechida: Is This The Top Of The Ladder Of "You"? Your Essence (and Hashem's) 1:10:45 If We Can Desire, Know and Love, So Can Hashem: Not The Difference Between Us! 1:13:43 How Hashem Reveals Himself Through His Expressions, In His Torah 1:15:30 Closing =========== 1:15:57 Episode 8:- The Most Audacious Idea: Does G-d Need You? Unified Will And Essence - You Are His Desire: Why Hashem Truly Needs You 1:16:44 Hashem Has Just One Desire, Everything Is An Expression Of It 1:18:06 What You Want Reveals Who You Are 1:18:58 What Hashem Is One Really Means: He Needs You 1:20:50 Tzimtzum: Expression Doesn’t Change Essence 1:22:30 Your Etzem Neshama Mamash: Your Own Essence And How You Express Without Change 1:24:02 Atzmus Exposed: Perfection, Vulnerability, and You 1:26:14 Closing ========== 1:26:44 Episode 9:- G-d's Highest ‘Level’: Does He Still Care? All Issues Resolved, Even The Cause Above All Causes Needs You 1:26:58 All Theological Issues Resolved - Recap 1:28:21 Be Mature: No, It’s Not “Just a Mashal” 1:29:02 A Higher Level of Atzmus Still? Is This Correct? What Is It? 1:33:13 Beyond Names - Just Like You 1:34:33 He's "Beyond Relation", But That Doesn't Mean What You Think 1:38:21 Closing =============== 1:38:50 Episode 10:- Talk, Think and Feel Freely About Him! He Has a Hand: Why Every Word About Hashem Is Simply True 1:38:52 Created in His Image: What That Really Means - Series Summary 1:40:19 His Love Is The Real Love and That's The Real Difference Between Us 1:42:01 The Starting Pasuk: Regret and Compassion, With Everything We've Learned 1:44:35 No More Disclaimers: Just Talk Freely About, and Feel for Hashem Music Episodes 1-4: Composed by Ben Revens Episodes 5-10: Stellardrone: 5: Eternity 6: Pale Blue Dot 7: Ultra Deep Field 8: On a Beam of Light 9: Dust of Stars 10: Eternity Reprise, followed by track by Ben Revens. Background Footage: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, Space Engine #torah #judaism #god #kabbalah #rabbimanisfriedman #israel #soul #rabbiyitzchakbotton #rabbiyitzchakbreitowitz #hashem #need #chassidut #chabad #rabbiyehoshuasimons #truth #theology