{"podcast":{"title":"The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton","slug":"the-great-sources-with-rabbi-shnayor-burton-1203468","podcast_index_feed_id":1203468,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fb5467c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shnayor-burton","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/2535383/2535383-1669581270294-8c5f4d2d7739e.jpg","author":"Rabbi Shnayor Burton","episode_count":235,"summary":"To help support this podcast, please consider making a tax-deductible donation via Zelle to jacoblightsfoundation@gmail.com. Lecture series in Jewish Philosophy. What was the purpose of Creation? What is man's place in the world? What are prophecy and prayer about? What is the significance of Shabbos and the Promised Land? Explore these fundamental questions of Judaism from their sources, and become familiar with the systems developed by the great Torah thinkers: R' Saadiah Gaon, R' Yehuda HaLevi, R' Bachya ibn Paquda, Rambam and the school of the Mekubalim.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-great-sources-with-rabbi-shnayor-burton-1203468"},"episode":{"title":"How to Wage War for Peace: Mashiach and the Divine Name \"Shalom\"","slug":"how-to-wage-war-for-peace-mashiach-and-the-divine-name-shalom","published_at":"2025-12-19T04:46:16+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-great-sources-with-rabbi-shnayor-burton-1203468/how-to-wage-war-for-peace-mashiach-and-the-divine-name-shalom","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-great-sources-with-rabbi-shnayor-burton-1203468","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shnayor-burton/episodes/How-to-Wage-War-for-Peace-Mashiach-and-the-Divine-Name-Shalom-e3cijs9","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fb5467c/podcast/play/112856393/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-19%2Ff9867ced-a49c-ebab-f9f9-630842f7c7db.mp3","summary":"0:00 How to wage war for Hashem 1:45 Rambam's treatment of the laws of Chanukah – a celebration of military victory – ends with the teaching that peace is the purpose of the whole Torah 4:45 Why Jews can't be inspired to wage war 8:15 The motivations of war 11:45 People who believe in fighting tend to fight more effectively; why polytheists are the better warriors 15:30 A person who believes that war will never be completely eradicated from the world will wage war with more conviction 18:30 King David couldn't build the House of Hashem because he was a man of war 20:25 Mashiach will wage war and also build the House of Hashem 26:30 Before the war of Gog U'Magog, Eliyahu the Prophet will come to make peace in the world 29:30 People are motivated to war because they value one thing more than any other thing; Hashem is not a thing, but rather the possibility of all things being harmonized 32:45 Hashem will tell Mashiach to smash his enemies with a metal bat, and Mashiach will refuse and instead offer Shalom 35:15 Mashiach can't fight for Hashem because Hashem is not a thing 36:15 The word "Shalom" is the thing for which Mashiach is motivated to fight 37:45 Polytheists have things to which they are dedicated and committed; the Jews have words instead of things 41:15 Jews care about nothing but words 43:45 Why Hashem alone has a Bible and the other gods don't 45:30 The Torah is a method of making something out of nothing 47:15 "Davar" means both thing and "word"; "Shalom" is the ultimate word because it is not a thing 52:30 By declaring the word "Shalom," a motivation for war is generated 55:45 Why Eliyahu's teaching of "Shalom" will trigger the ultimate war 59:45 Mashiach will wage war because he stands for peace…","meta_description":"0:00 How to wage war for Hashem 1:45 Rambam's treatment of the laws of Chanukah – a celebration of military victory – ends with the teaching that peace is…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4143,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-great-sources-with-rabbi-shnayor-burton-1203468/episodes/how-to-wage-war-for-peace-mashiach-and-the-divine-name-shalom/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-great-sources-with-rabbi-shnayor-burton-1203468/how-to-wage-war-for-peace-mashiach-and-the-divine-name-shalom.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}