S6, E2 Shemona Perakim; Character Perfection as the Path to Prophecy

The video shiur is here Highlights: How does the study of ethics lead to prophecy? The end of all human activity and the primacy of reason The Golden Mean and the rule of reason The spiritual level of prophets The Holy Spirit and prophecy What kind of divine spirit rests on a person who transcends his habits? Through transcending the bodily urges and habits a person becomes connected with the divine Why should we heed Chazal's laws? Divine inspiration and Chazal, according to the Kuzari What makes the Torah divine? Q & A This series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation.This shiur was generously sponsored in memory of R' Moshe Chaim ben Yitzchak David.