Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 4) - Who is Hashem?

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 57 minutesSynopsis: This morning (2/14/25), in our tefilah-focused Machshavah Lab series for women, I decided on a last-minute change of plans. After reviewing the main ideas and takeaways we've developed so far, we went back to the beginning of the berachah with the INTENT to analyze the phrase, "Baruch atoh Hashem," but we "only" ended up analyzing what we mean by "Hashem." I now know why I initially decided to skip this part: turns out, it's WAY too easy to go WAY in-depth on what we mean by "Hashem"! Since it's Parashas Yisro, I decided to take this up by reading and briefly explaining the first six halachos of the Rambam's Hilchos Yesodei ha'Torah, in which he elucidates the two most important mitzvos in the Torah: "Anochi" and "Lo Yihyeh Lecha." And before we knew it, shiur was over! Next time (בג"ה), we'll analyze "Baruch" and "atoh," then pick up in the middle of the berachah where we left off.-----מקורות:ברכת אבות נוסח אשכנזעץ יוסףספרונו - דברים י:יזרמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות יסודי התורה א:א-ו-----The Torah content for the entire month of February has been sponsored by Y.K. with gratitude to Rabbi Schneeweiss for providing a clear and easily accessible path to personal growth via his reliably interesting and inspiring Torah content.-----Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweissInstagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.comOld Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0HAmazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel