Theology - Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz

[@zigravos]

Rabbi Breitowitz is a blessing to all religions.

[@mosescordovero6060]

he is an amazing teacher

[@sddfsfsfsd]

I wish he'd write too, I'd buy his books

[@karlvonboldt]

I think the books wouldn’t do him much justice. I mean that since he’s a dynamic speaker, words alone wouldn’t be as interesting. I mean that as a compliment.

[@1995yuda]

Agreed!

[@cpinks]

Sir, your teachings are amazing. Thank you for sharing.

[@charlesedwards5333]

This man is an amazing educator.

[@ganuv]

This guy is extremely intelligent!!! Amazing rabbi for today’s generation

[@vanderpront]

P. , ,. L L X Ps.p0

[@TheNimaldez]

Good and simple explanation, interesting to find out more, thank you Rabbi

[@ganuv]

This guys IQ is extremely high! One of the smartest ppl I’ve ever heard

[@karlvonboldt]

Well Ashkenazi Jews generally have the highest IQ’s of all the Ethnic groups on the planet. Even more than the Japanese and Gentile Germans.

[@jakobw135]

Methinks that the bona fide faith of Judaism is incorrectly labeled as IRRATIONAL, but rather, is more correctly described as - SUPER RATIONAL!

[@josephnyongesa193]

Baruk Hashem for this clear explanation.

[@dagashmagash7202]

Rabbi I love you so much you are so wonderful spoken

[@JuandelaCruz001]

38:35 - 39:09 Superb exposition!!!

[@zeevg410]

Good one, one comment though. The argument for the evidence of God's work can be equally applied to Christianity. It does not matter whether God showed up to millions of people at the same time or just to a few. Before Jesus was crucified thousands were witnessing his works, while they disagreed he was the Messiah. After Jesus was crucified approximately 500 people were evidencing the resurrection , if his disciples knew it was a lie, nobody would be willing to die for the lie or leave their jobs, families and possessions , but they did.

[@Hidabrootcom]

Good question. Here are some links to lectures where Rabbi Gottlieb and Rabbi Kelemen deal with the topic in depth: Enjoy! www.hidabrut.com/video/178037/Rabbi-Dr-David-Gottlieb/Adequate-Reason-to-Believe---Part-3 www.hidabrut.com/video/178336/Rabbi-Lawrence-Kelemen/How-Do-You-Know-the-Torah-is-True?---A-Study-in-Comparative-Religion www.hidabrut.com/video/177507/Rabbi-Lawrence-Kelemen/A-Rational-Approach-to-the-Torahs-Divine-Origin

[@Alex.Kalashnik]

I once read a Chabad article that said Christians are fulfilling the mission of the Jews, to make the Name of the God of Israel known throughout the world.

[@ganuv]

Zeev G false..big deference, otherwise anyone can start their own religions as many did , there is no more empirical definitive proof of truth when a claim is to the mass, that’s how you know it accrued. That’s why the Hebrew Bible is the word of God and the New Testament is not

[@aweiss5206]

Who says so

[@molivson]

@@Alex.Kalashnik Laws of Kings, Laws 11:10-12 (Capach Edition): “[10] …Can there be a greater stumbling block than this (Christianity)? That all the prophets spoke that the Messiah will redeem Israel and save them, and gather their dispersed and strengthen their Mitzvot, and this (one, i.e., Jesus) caused the Jews to be destroyed by the sword, and scattered their remnants and humbled them, and exchanged the Torah, and caused the majority of the world to err to serve a god other than the Lord. [11] Nevertheless, the thoughts of the Creator of the world are not within the power of man to reach them, ‘for our ways are not His ways, nor are our thoughts His thoughts.’ And all these matters of Jesus of Nazareth and that of the Ishmaelite who arose after him are only to straighten the way of the king Messiah and to fix the entire world, to serve God as one, as it is stated (Zephaniah 3:9), "For then I will turn to the peoples (into) clear speech, to all call in the name of G-d and serve Him unanimously. [12] How (will this come about)? The entire world has already become filled with the mention of the Messiah, with words of Torah and words of mitzvos and these matters have spread to the furthermost isles, to many nations of uncircumcised hearts, and they discuss these matters and the mitzvot of the Torah. Some say: "These mitzvoth are true, but were already nullified in the present age and are not applicable for all time." Others say: "Hidden matters are in them (mitzvos) and they are not to be taken literally, and the messiah has already come and revealed their hidden (meanings). And when the true Messiah stands, and he is successful and is raised and exalted, immediately they all will retract and will know that fallacy they inherited from their fathers, and that their prophets and fathers caused them to err.”

[@hubertpilk]

The Powers also said " Let US go down and confuse his language because there isn't anything he can not accomplish"

[@jakobw135]

The very notion of why do things have to make sense as being irrational, is like asking why an axiom - is what it is?! It's a RATIONAL intuition, if you will.

[@pascalpatrickstryczek7836]

Shabbat Shalom. You can believe what you experience or you can believe other people cannot 'read' your mind. To be true, a Commandment means that is to be one step to consciousness. There is no happenstance. Making unconsciousness to consciousness and fully believing them makes you one step closer to...

[@jakobw135]

How could Maimonides suggest that REGARDLESS of the person's upbringing a disbelief in the fundamentals of Judaism disqualifies him from his portion in the world to come?! It makes no sense because in Halacha, the HAD-I-KNOWN argument, is a valid refutation of a vow or an oath.

[@Leslyea1]

If anyone can help me by giving me the spellings of the important rabbis that he talks about. Thank you.

[@mosescordovero5959]

I have what I think is such a logical question, that I wonder why it was not brought up in the above video but hope that somehow Rabbi Breitowitz reads what I am about to say, and answers it. He spends considerable time discussing the Kuzari principle. Let's suppose, for the sake of this discussion, that that principle makes perfect sense. However, even Rabbi Breitowitz acknowledges that at least according to one mainstream opinion, that the only part of the revelation at Sinai that was heard by the entire Jewish people, were the first two commandments of the Torah. Well, using the logic of the Kuzari principle, that must mean that the only part of the Torah we can be sure to be truly Divine, are those two commandments. All the rest of the Torah, has as much chance of being valid, as the claims made by any other religion. What does Rabbi Breitowitz say to that?

[@mosescordovero6060]

huh?

[@dbmgna3951]

6000,00 foot souls received the entire Torah, Mesorah. For more search both Rabbi Lawrence Kelemen and Rabbi Akiva Tatz for discourse on proof of continuity of this Mesorah

[@dellaquilaedellAQUILAe]

فاث THE TORAH MUST BE IN THE HANDS OF A REAL cohen

[@dellaquilaedellAQUILAe]

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[@cookiemonster3147]

Thank you!!!

[@jftucker]

Couldn't one argue just as easily that haShem appeared to both thousands and a handful of people? Both the revelations spoken about took place far enough in the past that their veracity could be mythological (or even theological) rather than historical. It's argued that many is greater than few when it comes to the mass receipt of revelation, but that argument falls apart really quickly when one puts it up to even the dimmest flame of logic.

[@kevinoneil56]

Thankyou, Rabbi, a fascinating and clearly-expressed shiur. Just one very important point that I sincerely hope you will take on board for the future. You said that the miracles of Yeshua/Jesus were witnessed by only a few. However, the resurrected Jesus appeared to over 500 people at one time, I Cor 15:6, many of whom were alive when Paul referred to them. Furthermore, and most importantly, most of the original disciples chose martyrdom rather than deny the truth of the miracles of Jesus and His death and resurrection. In other words, they gained exactly nothing but an unmarked grave for their beliefs, but what they had seen they could not deny. Please add these thoughts to your own when you refer to Christianity. And thankyou again for your wonderful teaching and your gracious manner.

[@josephnyongesa193]

In as much as 1 Cor 15 says that Jesus appeared to more than 500, it also says that he rose from the grave after three days according to the scriptures? The question then is which scripture? There is no such reference in the Holy TaNaK.

[@kevinoneil56]

@@josephnyongesa193 Jesus Himself answers that, Joseph, in Matt.12:40.

[@josephnyongesa193]

I find it the habit of Christian theologians to read into TaNaK what they want to see. Jonah of blessed memory has nothing to do with Jesus.

[@kevinoneil56]

@@josephnyongesa193 I know what you mean about some Christian theologians reading into Scripture what they want to see, I'm afraid the Rabbis occasionally do the same. I probably do the same, it's a human failing! But it wasn't 'Christian theologians' who interpreted the story of Jonah as a prefiguring of the death and resurrection of Jesus. It was Jesus Himself. There's one other thing, Joseph, something that both Jews and Christians agree on. It's this: the words and experiences of all the prophets prefigured those of the Messiah. Our thoughts could immediately go to Abraham and his offering of his son, Isaac, called the Akeidah. What a mystery this passage of Scripture is, and then we realise that G-d always intended to provide the sacrifice Himself, hence, Abraham saw the ram caught by its horns in the bush, and G-d provided His Son.

[@howardbenoit7474]

nice talk thank

[@hubertpilk]

So who was " The Powers" speaking to when he said " Let Us make man in Our image"??

[@mosescordovero6060]

that was a combination of G-d with the physical universe that He had created, since mankind is made up both spirit and matter

[@Alex.Kalashnik]

The traditional Jewish view is that God was speaking to the angels. The Christian view is that God the Father was speaking to Messiah and the Holy Spirit, communicating within the Trinity. According to the New Testament, the Universe was created by Messiah and for Messiah.

[@Alex.Kalashnik]

Moses Cordovero The universe is not a person. Judaism is not pantheistic at all.

[@mosescordovero6060]

It is meant metaphorically, both in reference to the physical and G-dly forces. after all, just as the ground does not literally speak, neither does G-d

[@johnsunjohnsun8349]

We are not mushrooms sprouting in yesterday rain, we are based before earth which is established, before the world begins we are in Christ Name taggers.

[@tpeters9256]

I wish I could spell some of the names he mentions so I could look them up.. 😅

[@goldengun9970]

Yehuda HaLevi who wrote the Kuzari. And Maimonidies 13 principles of faith. There is a couple for you

[@jayjawad8665]

23:40 110% accurate

[@marygrech1837]

I was brought up as a cathlic but thank God I have been out of her for these last 25 years at lest thank , God for taking me out of here

[@Alex.Kalashnik]

Mary Grech What are you now?

[@shirleyannelindberg1692]

@@Alex.Kalashnik A child of the Most High God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Why does anyone need to be put in a “box” 📦 ⁉️ 🙄 ⁉️ 🙄

[@miguelangelquinonestorres6784]

What are the names of the books that he mention? Thanks

[@Nvidia4000]

in Hebrew: משנה תורה לרמב"ם מורה נבוכים ספר הכוזרי

[@Moogles1982]

Peirush Hamishnayos (Maimonedes). His 13 principles of faith are laid out in Tractate Sanhedrin, chapter 10. The Guide to the Perplexed (Maimonedes) The Kuzari by Rabbi Yehuda Halevi. Sorry it took me 2 years to happen upon your question :) Visit Sefaria.org where you can see a translation of the 13 principles in English.

[@mosescordovero5959]

isn't it possible to acknowledge that something happened at Mt Sinai, but that it did not necessarily have to be G-d that was experienced there?

[@Alex.Kalashnik]

Moses Cordovero Remotely possible, but highly unlikely.

[@josephnyongesa193]

Why hypothesize when truth is in front of one?

[@shirleyannelindberg1692]

Nothing in Judaism ✡️ can be refuted ‼️ Torah, 22 letters of the Alephbeis, Plus the 10 Sefirot, equals 32 Chazal have taught that thirty-two is the joining or junction between the inside (inner world) and the outside (outer world). Therefore, Torah is the Blueprint of Creation 👏🏼

[@albinajeta8882]

An angle appears and the king calls an atheist

[@Richard_James_Schueler]

This Rabbi reminds me of a garden gnome you can buy at Home Depot 😂😂

[@KurtVogel88]

Does the rabbi accept the reality of all the Marian apparitions that have taken place over the centuries?

[@Chanaaaaa442]

Khazars were probably very dark completion more asiatic as they were turk ethnicity and lived in Asia ... they lived close to asia, so light skin jews can’t be their descendants. Not all of them accepted Judaism, but also islam and greek catholic faith. I don’t think jews even mixed with them as it is well know that jews didn’t mixed with tribes or nations who mass converted , for example see Greece and Marocco (berberian tribe) and India (Bnei menashe) even today Ethopian jews (unless they went through conversion) are still not considered jews. The theory of Arthur Koestler was disproved as jews from Europe are not genetically different from jews of middle east and Africa.

[@skidaddler6293]

Am I a Rambahn type of guy or am I Rambahm type of guy? 🤔. Isn’t it both?

[@cookinggerson4000]

There are histoical books, tghat explain, that the king wanted his kingdom to have a main religion. After examining the 3 religions, he found Jusaism the best. He proclaimed that the religion of his country is Judaism. He did noy ban or belittle other religions, he just preferred Judaism. This video ,I cannot share, as the Rav mentioned an opinion that Ashkenaz Jews came from that king'a nation. Else, why the lighter complexion. THAT IS A DANGEROUS STATEMENT, WHICH MANY W I L L USE N TWIST TO FACT! It is unwise, when we consider that Hazal claim that Jews makinģ communities in foreign lands, take on physical traits of that adopted country. ' The air of a country influences the people living there'. I assume it meant not the 1st generation that live there, maybe after 4 or 5 generations.

[@dylanross453]

I always wanted to ask this but as someone whose father is Hebrew, if I converted the Judaism but not relinquish Jesus as my Messiah would I be a heretic?

[@mrsmaisel2465]

you wouldn't be able to complete a legitimate conversion with that belief in jesus. if you had acceptable beliefs and were able to complete your conversion and only later turned to heretic beliefs, yes you would be a jewish heretic

[@Moogles1982]

Yes. That would be incompatible to one of Judaism’s fundamental tenets

[@josephnyongesa193]

Yes.

[@dellaquilaedellAQUILAe]

@@josephnyongesa193 :It would make Him a Christian with a muslim link of superior standing

[@shirleyannelindberg1692]

Reminds me of that charlatan, Paul, on the road to Damascus 🤦🏻‍♀️ 🙄

[@dkbrain3434]

26:00 - Judaism is based on mass revelation.

[@Mizzlenum]

LOL I believed in Joseph Smith.... and I even went to preach about him... so tell me about it

[@marksweeney2117]

A beautiful imagination

[@DMRH69]

27min mark & the Rabbi is mistaken.... Claiming Yeshua, His Shluchim etc are "small numbers" (1st coming) & then comparing to Matan-Torah with Moshe (2nd coming) When Moshe Rebbeinu appeared to his people for the 1st time, he appeared to only a small number then was gone. (40YR) He patterned Mashiach ben Yosef, the rejected redeemer role When Yeshua haNotsri appeared to His people for the 1st time, He appeared to only a small number then was gone. (40 Yovelim) He came as Mashiach ben Yosef the rejected redeemer When Moshe Rebbeinu returned. He appeared to huge numbers with might & power to redeem his people. Mashiach ben David, the conquering King role When Yeshua haNotsri returns. He will appear to huge numbers with might & power to redeem His people. Mashiach ben David, the conquering King So notice Moshe Rebbeinu came twice..... So to will Yeshua haNotsri come twice....

[@zainjahan58]

Just god is one there isn't any son of God.

[@dellaquilaedellAQUILAe]

gd

[@leroyharrison802]

Y'all don't want moshiach

[@MecConnect180]

Read Torah in the original Aramaic and know the truth.

[@goldengun9970]

Hebrew is the original for Torah. Inky a very small amount if the tanach is in aramaic and that doesn't include the Torah

[@rosewhite---]

This rabbi is one of the Judahites who will be hunted down and slaughtered when Jesus returns because they all refuse to accept Jesus is the son of GOD. The G-d these rabbis worship is actually Baal whose black stone they kissed in 1 Kings 19:8 'Yet I will leave 7000 in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not kissed him.' The same Baal is actually the black meteorite stone the Muslims call allah and is in the corner of the kabaa and all Muslims try to kiss it. Wiki: 'The Black Stone was held in reverence well before the preaching of Islam by Muhammad. It had long been associated with the Kaaba, which was built in the pre-Islamic period and was a site of pilgrimage of Nabateans who visited the shrine once a year to perform their pilgrimage. The Kaaba held 360 idols of the Meccan gods. The Semitic cultures of the Middle East had a tradition of using unusual stones to mark places of worship, a phenomenon which is reflected in the Hebrew Bible as well as the Qur'an, although bowing to or kissing such sacred objects is repeatedly described in the Tanakh as idolatrous.' The Judahite Tanakh says kissing idols is idolatry but 1 Kings shows it was very widespread among the Judahites. These false Jews are actually the same as Muslims and will share the same fate at Jesus's hands.

[@dellaquilaedellAQUILAe]

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[@dellaquilaedellAQUILAe]

Muslim of the HEBREW atholicC DENOMINATION.7

[@ISR48L]

bruh do you even HaShem bro

[@rosewhite---]

@@ISR48L Better that any Jew.

[@ISR48L]

@@rosewhite--- the real messiah will become known to all & build the temple. while these 2 things are not - it is not him. & from scripture- The Tribe/Branch is according to The Father (Bemidbar/Numbers) - So the early members of the cult of yeshu knew this - & tried in greek (in inception not in prophetic Hebrew dictated by God) they try to connect yeshu back to David from the line of Yehudah- Judah- only to then say that his father went away & his mother was impregnated by zeus essentially. a single man figure in the sky. (rabbi tovia singer, rabbi yosseph mizrahi) So according to this he can not be by definition and rules the messiah of David (Judah) & Yosseph (Joseph) - that is only known cause it is transmitted in The Talmud - The Active learning process - that has been demonized by fake "quotes" & blatant misunderstandings- how M$M rips out of context all conservatives sadly. to give us a real world example.