Rambam / Maimonides is almost unique in Jewish philosophy in the importance he gives to states of mind. His extreme position on the necessary mind-state during prayer is almost impossible to achieve. But he sees it as crucial to becoming fully human. * You can find the sourcesheet with all the texts here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/288319?editor=1​ * A project of 58th Century Judaisms: https://www.58thcentury.world/<a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rebjosh">Support the show</a>

Golems, wine, and Jewish prayer

I believe that the world we live in is understood through words. I believe the more words we have the more we can be in this world. I feel lucky to have inherited a 3,000-year old Jewish tradition of expressing the world in words, and try to be a bridge between the old texts and where people are at today.​​I don't have so many answers to the fundamental questions of existence. I don't try to convince people about anything. But I like learning, I like to facilitate Jewish discussions, I like to help people explore how to be a Jewish human.