Rambam's Guide for the Perplexed on the Seder Night | Rabbi Jonathan Sacks 

Missing him and his brilliant teachings especially now. May his memory be an inspiration to all!

Dearly missing him

May his memory be a blessing to us all.

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks is one of the greatest Rabbis of our time

He was one of the best teachers of Judaism

Always missed. Rest In Peace Rabbi Sacks

The depth of his knowledge and his background gave us a great gift. Sill a life too short.

Everytime I hear him or read him I learn something new. He brings light to people regardless of faith.

The bad news is you are no longer with us. The good news is through your Shiurim, you will be with us forever. Ruth Riemer

Such an extraordinary human and profound teacher. He has profoundly shaped my faith

He was and is my favorite Rabbi. I was so blessed to hear him speak when he came to Tiferet Israel in Los Angeles, it was a few months before he passed, and it was a wonderful lecture and a beautiful evening. I will always remember it.❤

I love this Rabbi. What a fantastic orator. The Rabbis knowledge is fantastic and vast. He inspires me. When I listen to The Great Man he makes me want to be a better person.

You are a life to be treasured forever.

Rabbi Lord Dr Jonathan I so love your lectures

Thank you Rabbi. This year Seder I’ll remember you and your teaching. I’m sure it’ll make a really meaningful Seder. We miss you dearly.

Excellent as always, from the Rabbi who is called "The Moral Voice of Our Time"📜📃

The Rabbi is great and his classes are inspiring (started to listen just recently and will continue). He didn't leave, he is with us. Thank you

thank you rabbi 🙏❤️

Excellent message on Rambams teaching. In spite of facing different kinds of difficulties he wrote an extradinay wisdom oriented teachings in the 11th century that is remembered even today. As the Rabbi Sacks said and quoted him about the two kinds of freedoms. One physical and the other mental.The 40 years long journey is about physical ( Egypt to the promised land and the second is entering into it). Great teaching to the entire human race. Thank you Rabbi.

Such a delight listening to you Rabbi.

רב גדול זצוקל למרות שלא הכרתי אותו אהבתי את השיעור. עם ישראל חי

Wow! such a great teaching. I am inspired now.

A WONDERFUL STORY OF THE JEWS THANK YOU, RABBI, DR. JONATHAN

Wonderful explanation, thank you.

Rabbi Sachs. More more more ! We need to hear you more as you used the BBC radio before now you have the internet to reach your people where they live

Thank you so much Rabbi 🙏

Beautiful

I can't tell you how many times in my life two people were arguing, at least they thought so, until I pointed out they were both talking about different things, and when they look at their Common Ground, they agreed more than they disagreed. be blessed rabbi

I am a whole year late for this particular program, but HASHEM is never late, or too early. I am so Blessed by this wonderful Teaching, and delivered by a Rabbi who is in my estimation, among the best I have listened to. Bless you Rabbi.

Chag Sameach!

Thank you for answering very well, a question which I have pondered for a long time!

Great sermon

It was in tears watching this man share such important wisdom. To all those who feel alone and isolated in the world, there is always a way back to Hashem so long as you cling to hope. And to have hope in G-d is everything...

Awesome simple yet complex well said

Thank you so much for this awe-inspiring lecture, beautiful to listen to, deeply meaningful for reflexion on into the future. Tantas ideas profundas, cada una suficiente para construir un mundo mejor. Sus ensenanzas son muy vivas en nuestro corazon aunque sufrimos de su ausencia fisica. Como dicen los indigenas de Hawaii: Aloha, hasta nos encontremos otra vez.

Thanks for a masterful Shiur. I too noticed the Rambam brings both Rav and Shmuel together, but I missed your Diyuk of the 2 different Mitzvos (Lesaper and Lehodia). Excellent. NB. Ritva too holds that Rav and Shmuel are only arguing which is more important, but both agree both have to be said.

Fascinating

Thank you

I have for some time thought the same thing about miracles , sometimes people need them to see what's missing from what we have vision to see . not all people need them . for some people it changes ther life Or Direction they are going

The 'eye-opener' for me, as a Christian, is how Judaism may encapsulate Process Theology, at the very core of its belief. If I read Rabbi Sacks correctly, he would be able to claim, with any member of the SEA OF FAITH NETWORK, that "religion is a human creation", precisely because - under the guidance of God's 'ruach', our FREEDOM (God's greatest gift to us) has been preserved, as we have been led from polytheism to belief in the One God; so that, whilst God doesn't change, our conception of Him does; under the vast number of influences open to us: not least, science. British Judaism is so fortunate to have Rabbi Sacks as one of its leading Teachers. God bless him.

Amen.

Rambam's is a Sephardic legacy for all us Jews.

Amazing! Actually, I was always wondering - Why, according to the Rambam who downplays miracles, was commanded by G-d initially at the burning bush to "prove" through three miracles that he is the messenger from G-d? Thank you Rabbi Sacks - my question is answered. It's because the Jews at that time as slaves in Egypt were at that level that miracles were important and a valid proof. Once again... wonderful class.

We do miss him.

There’s another meaning, too: it’s about honoring the past, our ancestors, and the other the future, our children.

Thank you. Much love. Blessings in plenty

Actually Rabbi Sachs should be Chief of the world. He is close to perfection as a human.

Excellent discourse and one of the best that I've heard to date. In particular, though he did not point to the reality that (nearly) every "problem" is in fact an opportunity, he dwelt on "Mathil bi-gnut u mesayem b'shevakh" "מתחיל בגנות ומסיים בשבח" alluding to that reality - the reality of the need to peel away the cloaking ("klipot") that conceal the opportunity that is within and inherent in what superficially presents as a "problem". It is a pleasure to listen to the wisdom of Rabbi Sacks who, in sharp contrast to the Hareidim (who at worst deny the right of the State of Israel and of Jews to self-determination and freedom or at best merely pay lip service to the State of Israel and to Jewish self-determination but concurrently reject the inclusion of the Israeli flag and celebration of the existence of the State of Israel on its independence day or sounding of its National Anthem in their synagogues), points directly and favorably to the State of Israel and its fundamental importance in his conclusion to his discourse.

Yishar Koach

There is a crucial bit I did not understand. R. Sacks explained that 7:1 is the Mitzvah of commemoration (for everybody), 7:2 is the Mitzvah of educating the children. He also says the speaking about the miracles is to get the children excited. But the RaMBaM explicitly mentions (even emphasises) the miracles in 7:1, i.e. *not* specifically for the children! BTW relevant texts available on Sefaria here: www.sefaria.org/Pesachim.116a.11?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=he www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah%2C_Leavened_and_Unleavened_Bread.7?lang=bi

God's scripture is not just mere stories but it offers the human race great understanding on who God is and what is expected from God. Although today much of the world believes in a Universal God many use scripture for self benefit and not really for the benefit of God's creation. The commandments Moses gave to His people should be understood for the benefit of creation. We need to change this fractured world but we cannot ignore God's word. Unfortunately man has divided God's word with "Religion" but God can not be divided. The hour has come for the human race to do the Will of God and not the will of Religion. The stereo type thinking has to change.

Very good

God bless our Jewish Brothers and sisters. As a Catholic we owe are faith in part to the Jewish people.

A tragic loss to us all.

I had a start when the Rabbi said it is a long way from being a slave to becoming a human being. I think the basic premise we ought to start with is that slaves have been human beings all along, they are just denied the respect due them as human beings... human beings degraded as they may have been by being forced to do unsalaried demeaning work, without being given freedom to live as they chose in ways that could improve their lot.

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curious as to rambams view of Deuteronomy 4:2

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what is your opinion on the situation in palestine & israel?

What is the political position of Jenny Grus Sugar on Israel

I have the TaNak and Torah therefore, I can read these verses Lord Rabbi Sacks speaks about but the video is going to fast in taking the verses away from the video. I wish it wasn't taken so fast. B"H

Toda!

He respected Aristotle

Justice for the innocent Charlotte Family

Brilliant! Sadly Rabbi Sacks would of urged Putin to understand what real freedom is about.

Wonderful class as usual... just one correction. The Rambam was not supported by his brother David. Actually, the Rambam especially in his commentary to the Mishnah is vehemently opposed to the Yisacher and Zevulun relationship - where one person supports the other. However, as evident from one of his letters it is clear that it was a financial partnership - the Rambam invested money in the jewelry business. And the reason the Rambam became a doctor after the drowning of his brother and loss of his investment was because he refused to take a salary as a practicing rabbi. Clearly, the Rambam could have been hired as a rabbi. The Rambam "practiced what he preached," and earned a living through a profession.

he was supernatural too ! just have to understand

a free society but not an observant one, don't think that geulah is here yet

It took too long for him to get around to the point to maintain interest in the topic.

A free Society unless they want to travel freely on the Temple Mount or rebuild the Temple

There were no Jews in the time of Terach, Avraham's father!

First thing is I do respect Rabbi Sacks. 2nd thing, what is it with the monotheistic religions that they don't even seem to understand their own religion, why would muslims be telling Jews to convert, go to exile or be killed, both Israel and Islam are branches of Abraham and God said he made a covenant with Abraham. If he made a covenant with Abraham then he made it with all descendants of Abraham, it just doesn't make sense, what is it with people that they cant stop arguing or at least try and understand a bit of their own history.

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je suis dieu HASHEM

Why is there no other historical account of the Exodus besides what's in the Hebrew's own bible?

The innocent family was targeted by Jenny grus sugar

Rav Sacks: There was no Golden Age in Spain - that was a fictional literary creation for politically correct goals.

The victims of Jenny Grus sugar deserve justice

0:15 Isn't it Guide OF the Perplexed? 3:53 Hmm. But aren't 'miracles' just 'laws of nature' which are not perceptible to the 'materialist' of 'conventional' reality? 4:24 They say: 'So men come into this world with all the right hardware for the job, but puberty sets dads-to-be down the wrong path for milk production. When a man does lactate (and yes, it happens) it is almost always a symptom of an underlying medical problem (or thanks to injections of estrogen and prolactin, which come with a slew of side effects).' - 'Since your brain is wired to care for a newborn, other things may trigger the let down reflex. If you baby cries, or if you hear any baby cry, your milk may let down in response. If you go too long without nursing and your breasts get too full, your let down reflex may trigger to relieve the pressure.' - So he must have been so affected by the cries of his newborn, which must have become more and more frantic as time progressed, that the crying increased the estrogen and prolactin. But really, he shouldn't have had to 'afford' a wet-nurse. Surely all the new mothers in the area could have helped out? The screams of a starving new born would have triggered the let-down reflex in all mothers for a 100 mile radius! They'd have been queuing up at the door! No breastfeeding mother would be able to handle the thought of a newborn starving to death through unavailability of milk. So there has to be another explanation other than "couldn't afford a wetnurse". Was he in a desolate place very far from human habitation? 4:54 It's probably not a story about wisdom or miracles or health insurance, but rather a story to remind the men as to the nitty gritty of what breast are for. Interestingly, in modern society in first world nations, many men worship the breasts but all hell breaks loose if women breastfeed in public. Even women hate it! The poor breast has become the vessel of the sillicon implant. And Rabbi Tovia states that the Barbie doll doesn't represent 'idolatry'. I BEG TO DIFFER! 5:10 Well no. There's nothing wrong with us as such. It just shows that the man was going to die of grief from the screams of the newborn and that his body 'compensated'. The human body HAS miraculous propensities. 5:16 The 'supernatural'/'natural' divide; I CAN'T buy into that Rabbi. I see the pragmatic 'materialist' versus the 'non-materialist'. 'CONVENTIONAL' reality versus ULTIMATE reality. He that ALWAYS has to 'know' versus he that is open to the unknown. 6:16 Well no Rabbi. Moses didn't 'perform'! God performed! 6:40 Of course they're not! They're just PRACTICAL solutions! Specially when it comes to breatfeeding newborns.

The fallacy at the end is that it's not what God does for us but what we do for God. (????) This is the opposite of the Message of the Scriptures. Human nature cannot be changed by Man. Man requires the New Birth. The Spirit of God must intervene in the heart of People for there to be change.

The RAMBAM of Blessed Memory was undoubtedly a Mekubal (Kabbalist)...His Moreh Nevukhim (Guide for the Perplexed) is entirely kabbalistic and this is why Academics and Rabbis who are not initiated in this G-dly Wisdom (Kabbalah) are completely lost and clueless as to what he’s describing in His G-dly Sefer (Book). In the words of Maimonides - ”Understand this”.

Glenn Beck and Rabbi Daniel Lapin claim that "secular fundamentalism" (whatever that is) is due to the influence of Baal. Assuming they're right, of course, that must mean other gods exist besides the God of the Bible. Huh.

Ze’ev Herzog : This is what archaeologists have learned from their excavations in the Land of Israel: the Israelites were never in Egypt, did not wander in the desert, did not conquer the land in a military campaign and did not pass it on to the 12 tribes of Israel. Perhaps even harder to swallow is the fact that the united regional power, was at most a small tribal kingdom. And it will come as an unpleasant shock to many that the God of Israel, Jehovah, had a female consort and that the early Israelite religion adopted monotheism only in the waning period of the monarchy and not at Mount Sinai. Most of those who are engaged in scientific work in the interlocking spheres of the Bible, archaeology and the history of the Jewish people - and who once went into the field looking for proof to corroborate the Bible story - now agree that the historic events relating to the stages of the Jewish people’s emergence are radically different from what that story tells eh...

YAH is the EL of YisraEL. GOD is the power of the christians. When will the Jews stop using xhriatian names and use HIS NAME, YAH, OUR CREATOR!

One celebrate Pesach according to the Scriptures. Not man made traditions. For Yahweh looks to the HEART and its intent. There is no longer a physical temple, for WE are IN Yeshua HaMoshiach, are the "living stone being built up by Yahweh's hand and not by "man". (Not with bricks). Yeshua is our High Priest and we his "Priesthood", who obey the " Commandments of Yahweh" and follow Yeshua who embodied fully the "WORD" commandments/teachings and instructions of Yahweh (Avinu) within him. That which was of the "letter" has been "transferred spiritually". For we now "walk" not in the Flesh, but by the "SPIRIT".

The same Ramabam wrote that we are not allowed to live outside Eretz Israel , how can you all ignore the halacha and the simple logics !!!???? for some money, status, comfort and arayot ... SHAME !!

A Noahide isn't even allowed a day of rest in his entire lifetime, and not even one holiday. What kind of screwy religion is this?

There were Jews who did great miracles, mightier than Moses ever did. Joshua chapter 10 proves it . Who the hell does Rambam think he is, discounting and denying miracles? Just another Sadducee in disguise. The Rambam discounted divine miracles just to downplay them so he and the sages of Talmud could make their Talmud APPEAR more authoritative than the written Torah of Moses and the words of the prophets. Talmud Judaism is a total sham and a disgrace, not only to the Jew who doesn't know better, but an affront to G-d almighty. The weekly 10 man debating society is a total screwup.

been slaves to Talmudic error for 2000 years. Admit it. Why would anyone demote Daniel to non prophet status, when his writings are full of incredible and sublime prophecies. Including the greatest prophecy of all, found in Daniel 9, and the revealed time of Messiahs coming. Why was there a curse placed on this prophecy? Sanhedrin 97B along with the farcical explanation found in Megillah 2a? Why? Even the Sages admitted that the time for Messiah had come and gone after the temple destruction. How did they know this? They also knew that the power of the Sanhedrin to execute the death sentence had been taken from them by Rome in the time of Christ, fulfilling Jacobs prophecy to his son Judah in Genesis 49:10.

Passover was commanded by Moses only to be observed in Jerusalem. You are violating G-ds command.

We couldn't see the extent of "IT IS FINISHED" the earth quaked the rock split at the foot of the Cross, Yeshus's blood was released by the Roman soldier who pierced his side. While Six hundred years earlier The Ark of the Covenant was moved.. Solomon prepared for its hiding and Jeremiah moved it precisely under the cross yet future! GOLGOTHA. THE WITNESS OF THE BLOOD IN THE STARS.. REVELATION 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Yeshua. The Rabbi's keep the tablets of stone and His blood (testimony) found on the mercy seat! I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourn for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. ENMITY exists now the solution is the Fathers witness! 1 John 5:8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. 10 He that believe on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believe not God hath made him a liar; because he believe not the record that God gave of his Son. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hnxmoF0UZhc.html Rabbi Chaim Richman ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qAFtormiU_0.html 3 minutes ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CsjusN6VVko.html 56 minutes For it is by His grace we are rescued, through faith; and this is not of yourselves, but it is the gift of Elohim. (when opened). 9. Not of works, or else anyone glory (in themselves). 10. For we are His creation who are created in Y'shua the Mashiyach for good works which Elohim has before prepared for us to walk in. 11. Wherefore be mindful that you formerly were carnal Gentiles; and you were called the uncircumcision by that which is called the circumcision of which is the work of the hands in the flesh. 12. And you were, at that time, without the Mashiyach; and were aliens from the Devarim of Israel; and strangers to the covenant of the promise; and were without hope and without Elohim in the world. 13. But now, by Y'shua the Mashiyach, you who before were afar off, have been brought near by the Blood of the Mashiyach. 14. He is Himself our peace, who has made the two (become) ONE