10/09/2024
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This is a lecture on 饾棟饾槀饾棻饾棶饾椂饾榾饾椇 饾棶饾椈饾棻 饾棓饾榾饾榿饾椏饾椉饾椆饾椉饾棿饾槅 that I worked on for a long time that you will hopefully find as interesting as I did.
Most people do not realize that there is a long history of Astrology in Jewish sources that goes back to the Bible and the accurate prediction of Moses' birth and death by Egyptian Astrologers.
This lecture looks at the many issues that Astrology raises from a Jewish perspective and how they were resolved in Talmudic times only to be abandoned by Jews since the time of Maimonides.
In particular, I look at the issues of 饾棛饾椏饾棽饾棽 饾棯饾椂饾椆饾椆, 饾棞饾棻饾椉饾椆饾棶饾榿饾椏饾槅, whether Astrology is 饾棧饾椏饾椉饾椊饾椀饾棽饾棸饾槅, and the place of 饾棩饾棽饾槃饾棶饾椏饾棻 饾棶饾椈饾棻 饾棧饾槀饾椈饾椂饾榾饾椀饾椇饾棽饾椈饾榿.
Note that this lecture can be 饾棩饾棙饾棥饾棫饾棙饾棗 at the low rate of $饾煭饾煬 饾棾饾椉饾椏 饾榿饾槃饾椉 饾槃饾棽饾棽饾椄饾榾. (In addition to being fascinating to me personally, it is one small way for me to earn some income as this war grinds on.)
I hope that you find it interesting and enjoyable!
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Once quite common among Jews, Astrology no longer plays a part in Jewish life. This lecture looks at the history of Judaism and Astrology and how it has changed over time. In particular, we look at whether Astrology calls into question the existence of Free Will, whether it is a type of idolatry, wh...
