Chanukah in the Thought of the Maharal
JLE 26/11/13
Moshe's Speech Defect
Ner Yisrael 09/01/13
A Study of His Works and Ideas
LSJS February – March 2011
From the LSJS website:
R. Harvey Belovski will introduce you to the thought of the Maharal, (Rabbi Yehudah Loew), the brilliant leader of 16th century Jewish Prague and master of Jewish philosophy and mysticism. The Maharal’s writings offer a fascinating synthesis of rationalism and kabbalistic thought and have guided modern readings of the Talmud and the Torah commentary of Rashi, as well as contextualising Jewish history and the purpose of the Torah itself.
Course Materials
Session 1: Introduction to the thought of the Maharal
Session 2: Gur Aryeh commentary to Rashi
Session 3: Be'er HaGolah: Defending the Tradition
Session 4: Maharal's Theory of Numbers
Session 5: Maharal's Approach to Education / Devarim
Session 6: Maharal's Metaphysical Approach to Aggadah
Session 7: The Influence of the Maharal
Korach the determinist and the all-blue tallit
JLE 08/06/10