Q&A- Hishtadlus, Rivkah & Redundant Davening

Jewish Philosophy with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb

0:00 - How does hishtadlus work? And how do we express appreciation when it works out?

2:30 - Is Hashem limited by logic? And if not, can we make a necessary truth not necessary?

16:30 - Can G-d learn something new?

19:00 - What’s the uniqueness of Rivkah’s being barren? And that she’s no longer barren after Isaac’s prayer?

22:30 - What is the nature of Modeh Ani?

25:00 - In Shmoneh Esreh, is it superfluous in “Sim Shalom” the phrase “Aleinu v’al kol Yisrael?”

32:00 - What is our position with seeming contradictions?

39:00 - What’s the discussion about the luchos?

40:30 - Is the national revelation at Sinai not like other generational myths, like Homer’s, for example?

50:30 - Is the “Mana” a myth?

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