{"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":"S10, E4 In Pursuit of Knowing Hashem: The Prophets’ Four-Step Path to Da’as Hashem","slug":"s10-e4-in-pursuit-of-knowing-hashem-the-prophets-four-step-path-to-da-as-hashem","published_at":"2025-08-01T01:16:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-great-sources-with-rabbi-shnayor-burton-1203468/s10-e4-in-pursuit-of-knowing-hashem-the-prophets-four-step-path-to-da-as-hashem","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/S10--E4-In-Pursuit-of-Knowing-Hashem-The-Prophets-Four-Step-Path-to-Daas-Hashem-e36a7vj","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fb5467c/podcast/play/106290611/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-1%2F404924133-44100-2-9da77b96679ce.mp3","summary":"Conversation # 4 of the series In this conversation, Zev and I analyze the first step of the prophetic path to Da’as Hashem – its logic, practice, and universal relevance.5:00 The four-step discipline of the prophets for reaching Da'as Hashem 13:00 The doctrine of Da'as Hashem is universally intelligible and meaningful even without accepting Torah or Judaism 16:45 The universality of Da'as Hashem as opposed to the particularism of the Torah 22:30 The secret society of Da'as Hashem 24:30 Live demonstration of the first step of the Path 43:25 Purifying the soul and serving Hashem circumvents the need for having a developed philosophy of morals 48:45 The connection between tefillah and Da'as Hashem 52:00 The Jewish national experience as the training ground for achieving Da'as Hashem 57:30 Why pure Da'as Hashem is impossible in exile 1:01:45 Why Rabbi Chiya never had kavanah during davening 1:06:30 Questions on the first step 1:14:15 The stark difference between those who know and those who don't: https://x.com/shnayor/status/1950646482291347817","meta_description":"Conversation # 4 of the series In this conversation, Zev and I analyze the first step of the prophetic path to Da’as Hashem – its logic, practice, and uni…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5668,"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/s10-e4-in-pursuit-of-knowing-hashem-the-prophets-four-step-path-to-da-as-hashem/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/s10-e4-in-pursuit-of-knowing-hashem-the-prophets-four-step-path-to-da-as-hashem.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}