EPISODE · Mar 29, 2020 · 36 MIN
S1, E13 Resurrection of the Dead, according to the Rambam and Avodas Hakodesh
from The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton · host Rabbi Shnayor Burton
The significance of The Resurrection is a matter of dispute: according to Rambam, it merely serves as the greatest miracle – the dead will come back to life, live and die again, while perfect, eternal reward is purely spiritual; according to the Mekubalim, resurrection is the ultimate and everlasting reward. This dispute is rooted in a fundamental debate about physicality: Rambam maintains that only spiritual and intellectual perfection are truly ideal; the Mekubalim teach that the ideal reality is one of bodily and physical perfection, for eternity. For this episode's sources, click here Please take a moment to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Thanks for listening! You can email Rabbi Burton with questions or comments at [email protected]
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The significance of The Resurrection is a matter of dispute: according to Rambam, it merely serves as the greatest miracle – the dead will come back to life, live and die again, while perfect, eternal reward is purely spiritual; according to the Mekubalim, resurrection is the ultimate and everlasting reward. This dispute is rooted in a fundamental debate about physicality: Rambam maintains that only spiritual and intellectual perfection are truly ideal; the Mekubalim teach that the ideal reality is one of bodily and physical perfection, for eternity. For this episode's sources, click here Please take a moment to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Thanks for listening! You can email Rabbi Burton with questions or comments at [email protected]
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