Rambam on the Satan and Ra (Part 1: Aristotelian Primer on Form and Matter)
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Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss introduces Aristotelian concepts of form and matter as a foundation for understanding the Rambam's views on the satan and ra.
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 47 minutes Synopsis: Turns out, I accidentally forgot to upload last Friday's Iyov shiur! This past Friday morning (3/13/26), in our Friday morning Sefer Iyov series for women, I gave a shiur with the aim of introducing the basics of Aristotelian "hylomorphic" thinking, explaining the concepts of "matter" and "form" to lay the groundwork for the Rambam's explanation of the satan and the nature of ra. We began and ended ...
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