Knowledge On The Deeper Side

Overcoming Folly - Part 48 "How Free is Free Choice" With Rabbi Ari Sollish (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on January 30, 2022) Free choice is one of the foundational principles of Judaism. Maimonides notes that if we take away the notion of free choice, the very edifice of Torah and mitzvot ceases to be relevant. After all, if we simply cannot be expected to follow a given precept, then what's the point of being mandated to do so? Yet, the idea that you and I are truly free to choose as we wish is likewise questionable. Are we really free to choose as we wish? How do we reconcile human choice with Divine omniscience? And if human agency is granted unconditionally, is it ever possible to determine what is absolutely "right" or "wrong"? In this session of Kabbalah & Coffee, we dive headfirst into the mystery that is free choice. We explore the role of human agency through the lens of the great Jewish philosophers and mystics. Along the way, we learn dazzling insights into the purpose of life --