Q&A #15: Aristotelian Torah, Ox-Filth, English Mishneh Torah, and Baby Souls

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 46 minutesSynopsis: This morning (1/6/22), in our Friday Q&A, we took up four questions: (1) What do we make of the fact that so much of our Judaism has been influenced by Aristotelian thought? (2) How do I cope with the fact that so much of my time is spent doing unimportant things instead of learning? (3) What advice do you have about learning the Mishneh Torah in English, for bekius purposes? (4) Do babies have souls, such that they go to Olam ha'Ba when they die? -----מקורות:רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות קידוש החודש יז:כדמשלי יד:דRabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content I Recommended:- Do Babies Have Souls? (Ibn Ezra)- Shadal's Opposition to Philosophical Judaism- Three Schools of Jewish ThoughtOther Things I Recommended:- R' S.R. Hirsch, "Nineteen Letters," Letter #18- Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, "The Great Partnership: Science, Religion, and the Search for Meaning"- Rabbi Yaakov Trachtman, Sunday Shiur: Healing a lovesick soul: Rambam’s approach to Shir hashirim - R' Eliyahu Touger's translation of the Mishneh Torah- Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman, "Ani Maamin: Biblical Criticism, Historical Truth, and the Thirteen Principles of Faith"- Jeffrey Bloom, Alec Goldstein, Gil Student, and others: "Strauss, Spinoza & Sinai: Orthodox Judaism and Modern Questions of Faith"- Oliver Burkeman, "Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals"-----This week's Torah content has been sponsored by Rachayl as a "thank you" to me for teaching, and as a "thank you" to all those who participate in my shiurim and share their thoughts and questions.-----If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.-----Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.comPatreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweissBlog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.comWhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0HAmazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel