How to Make the Torah Come True: Sh'ma and the Redemption

1:00 Sh'ma is a constant guide to our lives 3:45 The meaning of the Sh'ma according to Rashi 4:30 The meaning of there being many gods 6:30 Metaphysics is not interesting to Tanach 8:15 Whether there are many gods or only one depends on people's behavior 10:00 When you say Sh'ma, you should envision redemption and plan for it 12:00 How humanity will attain the Messianic Era and what we should do about it 14:00 Unity and love 16:45 Reaching "Hashem is one" without defining Hashem 20:00 Humanity converging on one value means they are serving Hashem; all the Torah cares about is not serving "other gods" 22:45 Not every monotheist serves Hashem; "as if" being an idolater is extremely important 27:00 The Messianic Era is not totalitarian 28:30 Human progress and reaching unity of Hashem 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 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 38:00 The Jewish problem and the 70 ministering angels 42:00 Creation ex nihilo and disregard for the universe 45:20 Why Jews must be unlike other nations; how to effect unifications 48:30 How to manipulate history and why we need to program AI to effect Redemption This lecture is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation