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Foundations of Torah - Hilkhot Yesodei Torah by Maimonides

Lesson 1
What is G-d?
This lesson begins our series in the Laws of Torah Foundations by Maimonides (Y.T. 1:1-6). G-d is not simply a religious concept; IT is also a scientific reality. How can this be? It depends upon how we understand what exactly G-d is. This lesson delves into the meaning and nature of just what is Primordial Existence and what it has to do with us. This lesson also shows us how the author Maimonides, lauded as leader of the rationalist movement was also very well versed and experienced in the mystical lore.

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Lesson 2
The Nature of the Singularity

This lesson continues our series in the Laws of Torah Foundations by Maimonides (Y.T. 1:7-9). G-d is one, yet why is this so important? Why is the unity of G-d an essential spiritual concept? This lessons explains the nature of the Singularity and how everything in existence is ultimately connected to it and through it. This lesson also discusses the connection between ancient mythology, angels and the reality of the "other gods." Also discussed is the nature of the archetypes of the collective human unconscious and numinostic experiences.

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Lesson 3
God, the Experience. 
God, the Experience is the third in our lessons in RaMBaM's Laws of Torah Foundations. (Y.T. 1:10-12). G-d is not a concept... It is an experience... This lesson discusses how G-d is experienced in human consciousness through the vehicle of symbols and metaphor. This lesson discusses the sin of eating the fruit of the symbolic the Tree of Knowledge, the sin of the Golden Calf, and how these events handicapped human consciousness from properly experiencing G-d. This lesson discusses how we experience G-d as a reality through the vehicle of the human heart and not through the intellect. All references to anything spiritual as having any physical form is completely symbolic.

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Lesson 4
The Wonders in Creation
This lesson continues our series in the Laws of Torah Foundations by Maimonides (Y.T. 2:1-3). We are commanded in Torah to love and fear G-d, yet how can one love and fear something that is no more than an abstract concept? This lesson discusses how RaMBaM directs us to contemplate nature and to learn from the natural order the Presence and Wisdom of the Primordial Intelligence. Communion with nature is the path to experiencing G-d. Yet, there is more to nature than meets the eye. RaMBaM discusses those parts of nature we experience directly and those parts that we do not. This lesson also begins discussion on RaMBaM's discourse about angels; who they are and what they are.

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Lesson 5
All About Angels
This lesson continues our series in the Laws of Torah Foundations by Maimonides (Y.T. 2:4- 8). RaMBaM states that all angel encounters are purely non-physical events. Yet, not everyone agrees with RaMBaM on this. There are numerous different races of angels and the correct term to describe them all is extraterrestrial. Angelic entities interact with human beings all the time; some through a type of virtual reality and others which are rather corporeal. This lesson describes the true nature of these many entities, with emphasis on the ways and means of their interactions with us.

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Lesson 6
Knowledge and Knowing
This lesson continues our series in the Laws of Torah Foundations by Maimonides (Y.T. 2:9-12). What is the true nature of Knowledge... what does it really mean "to know" something? Knowledge is not simply information, it is something much more.. it is touching the life-force and essence of the other... G-d is the Singularity within all... therefore G-d is the Knowledge, He is the Knower and what is known... Experiencing, Meditating = Path to True Knowledge... This class discusses RaMBaM's definition to the secrets of the Ma'aseh Merkava

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Lesson 7
Mechanics of the Mazal (Astrology)
Mechanics of the Mazal (Astrology). This lesson continues our series in the Laws of Torah Foundations by Maimonides (Y.T. 3:1-9). How & why astrology works... what is its true purpose and limitations... The soul picks one's mazal, the stars does not pick the person... Mazal is a psychological mirror into the soul's purpose and destiny in coming to this world in this life time. Planets and stars are sentient living beings, who know themselves, know us and know their Creator. This lesson begins RaMBaM's explanation on his understanding of the secrets of Ma'aseh Bereshit.

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Lesson 8
The Science of Torah & the Torah of Science
RaMBaM's Laws of Torah Foundations. Chapter 4, Laws 10-13 Torah must be science and science must be Torah! There is never any room for fundamentalist nonsense. The important of observing Torah and mitzvot.
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Lesson 9
Prophecy - The Path of the Prophet, Part 1
This lesson continues our series in the Laws of Torah Foundations by Maimonides (Y.T. 7:1). The path of the prophet, part 1. What exactly is prophecy and what does one need to do in order to acquire it. Prophecy is an equal opportunity spiritual experience for all human beings, men, women, Jew and Gentile alike (Tana Dvei Eliyahau, E.R. 9) The importance of proper character, moral, physical health and the development of extra sensory perception. Prophecy is not a myth or a merely a gift, it is an actual experience that one can train oneself to acquire.

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Lesson 10
Prophecy - The Path of the Prophet, Part 2
This lesson continues our series in the Laws of Torah Foundations by Maimonides (Y.T. 7:2-5). The ways of prophecy. The actual nature and experience of altered states of consciousness, what one can expect to see and experience. The dangers of unavoidable deceptions and what one must do to eventually overcome them. Varying levels of clarity when developing the usage of psychic insight. Pictorial and symbolic imagery understood through the usage of telepathy.

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The Thirteen Articles of the Jewish Faith, as outlined by Maimonides

This series is a combination of classical Torah sources alongside Kabbalistic insights and provides a comprehensive overview of the Torah outlook on spiritual truth and life in general.

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