Can God Do the Impossible? Teaching High Schoolers the "Limits" of Divine Omnipotence in Iyov

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 2 hours 19 minutesSynopsis: This morning (5/17/26), in my last YBT Sunday Shiur of the season, I gave an updated version of my Judaism Demystified episode titled "Can God Do Anything/Everything? Can God Do the Impossible?" The shiur had three parts: (1) in the first hour of the shiur, I presented seven approaches to answering the question, "Can God create a rock He can't lift?" largely based on firsthand sources in the Rishonim; (2) I raise and respond to the two most common objections to the approach of these Rishonim; (3) I share my current understanding of why the Rambam broaches this topic as part of his discussion of theodicy. If you've seen or listened to a treatment of this topic before, I guarantee you'll still gain new insights, and if this is your first time thinking about this question, prepare yourself for a wild ride!-----מקורות:R. Norman Lamm, Eulogy for the Ravספר החינוך - הקדמהרמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:יב,טור' משה נרבוני - פירוש למורה ג:טורס"ג - אמונות ודעות ב:יגש"ע או"ח רל:אמאירי - משלי יד:טורשב"א - שו"ת ד:רלדר' יוסף אלבו - ספר העיקרים א:כב; ג:כהרמב"ן - הויכוחMarc B. Shapiro, The Limits of Orthodox Theology, pp.Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank, Illuminating Jewish Thought pp.232-234שם טוב - פירוש למורה ג:טו-----The Torah content for this month has been sponsored by Meir Areman, l'zeicher nishmas Zelda bas Ziesel, his grandmother, whose yahrzeit is on the 21st of Sivan.-----If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider supporting my work via Patreon, Venmo, Zelle, or PayPal — links below. Even a small contribution helps cover production costs and gives me the freedom to create more Torah content. To sponsor a day's or week's worth of content, or to inquire about tutoring or teaching, reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Thank you for listening, reading, and supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.Patreon | [Venmo: @Matt-Schneeweiss] | [Zelle/PayPal: mattschneeweiss at gmail]Substack | YouTube | YUTorah | InstagramPodcasts: The Stoic Jew | Machshavah Lab | The Mishlei Podcast | Rambam Bekius | The Tefilah PodcastWhatsApp Content Hub | Old Blog | Amazon Wishlist