Iyun Lemachshava English https://yitzchoklowy.com/series/iyun-english/ Classes by Yitzchok Lowy on jewish thought and philosophy Thu, 21 May 2026 23:35:49 +0000 en-US © 2025 וּכְשֵׁם שֶׁאֲנִי Jewish Philosophy Classes by Yitzchok Lowyh Yitzchok Lowy episodic Classes by Yitzchok Lowy on jewish thought and philosophy Yitzchok Lowy y@ylowy.com false https://yitzchoklowy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/iyun-lemachshava-english-cover-scaled.jpg Iyun Lemachshava English https://yitzchoklowy.com/series/iyun-english/ y@ylowy.com Classes by Yitzchok Lowy on jewish thought and philosophy No yes Donate 071e1412-1ae0-599d-8753-d6cb89b4b7ef https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 84734485 Shavuos, Harvest, and the value and danger of belief in torah from heaven https://yitzchoklowy.com/lang/english/shavuos-harvest-and-the-value-and-danger-of-belief-in-torah-from-heaven/ Thu, 21 May 2026 03:49:23 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/shavuos-harvest-and-the-value-and-danger-of-belief-in-torah-from-heaven/ false no 0:00 No no Stop beating your torah rock! Rambam and Mekubalim on shells and fruit in Torah https://yitzchoklowy.com/lang/english/stop-beating-your-torah-rock-rambam-and-mekubalim-on-shells-and-fruit-in-torah/ Thu, 14 May 2026 04:31:30 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/stop-beating-your-torah-rock-rambam-and-mekubalim-on-shells-and-fruit-in-torah/ false no 0:00 No no Talmidei Chachamim as elite investors – The Rambamist way of supporting Torah https://yitzchoklowy.com/lang/english/talmidei-chachamim-as-elite-investors-the-rambamist-way-of-supporting-torah/ Wed, 13 May 2026 14:17:48 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/talmidei-chachamim-as-elite-investors-the-rambamist-way-of-supporting-torah/ false no 0:00 No no Do you want the truth and ways to list the virtues https://yitzchoklowy.com/lang/english/do-you-want-the-truth-and-ways-to-list-the-virtues/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:23:36 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/do-you-want-the-truth-and-ways-to-list-the-virtues/ false no 0:00 No no Avrohom Avinu didn’t care for his children https://yitzchoklowy.com/lang/english/avrohom-avinu-didnt-care-for-his-children/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:24:48 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/avrohom-avinu-didnt-care-for-his-children/ false no 0:00 No no Remember you were OTD in Egypt too – The night of apikorses https://yitzchoklowy.com/lang/english/remember-you-were-otd-in-egypt-too-the-night-of-apikorses/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:11:02 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/remember-you-were-otd-in-egypt-too-the-night-of-apikorses/ false no 0:00 No no The Chazon Ish’s struggle to explain the ancient kind of good jew https://yitzchoklowy.com/lang/english/the-chazon-ishs-struggle-to-explain-the-ancient-kind-of-good-jew/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:57:27 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/the-chazon-ishs-struggle-to-explain-the-ancient-kind-of-good-jew/ false no 0:00 No no Why everyone started to think internal intention is the only good thing https://yitzchoklowy.com/lang/english/why-everyone-started-to-think-internal-intention-is-the-only-good-thing/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:05:16 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/why-everyone-started-to-think-internal-intention-is-the-only-good-thing/ false no 0:00 No no Contrasting two theories s of Lo Sachmod https://yitzchoklowy.com/lang/english/contrasting-two-theories-s-of-lo-sachmod/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:55:45 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/contrasting-two-theories-s-of-lo-sachmod/ false no 0:00 No no Lo Sachmod is the Midda for Lo Tignov Tirtzach Tinaf Taane https://yitzchoklowy.com/lang/english/lo-sachmod-is-the-midda-for-lo-tignov-tirtzach-tinaf-taane/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:29:42 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/lo-sachmod-is-the-midda-for-lo-tignov-tirtzach-tinaf-taane/ false no 0:00 No no Being a good person internally doesn’t mean wanting to be a good person https://yitzchoklowy.com/lang/english/being-a-good-person-internally-doesnt-mean-wanting-to-be-a-good-person/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:36:51 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/being-a-good-person-internally-doesnt-mean-wanting-to-be-a-good-person/ false no 0:00 No no Virtuous habits don’t make actions automatic https://yitzchoklowy.com/lang/english/virtuous-habits-dont-make-actions-automatic/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:22:03 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/virtuous-habits-dont-make-actions-automatic/ false no 0:00 No no Nobody ever experienced “Free Will” but “Choice” https://yitzchoklowy.com/lang/english/nobody-ever-experienced-free-will-but-choice/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:18:18 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/nobody-ever-experienced-free-will-but-choice/ false no 0:00 No no Why only the crazy people are normal https://yitzchoklowy.com/lang/english/why-only-the-crazy-people-are-normal/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:57:16 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/why-only-the-crazy-people-are-normal/ false no 0:00 No no Torah can only be translated into Greek https://yitzchoklowy.com/lang/english/torah-can-only-be-translated-into-greek/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:32:12 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/torah-can-only-be-translated-into-greek/ false no 0:00 No no A Litvak Says that he’s Lesham Shamayim https://yitzchoklowy.com/lang/english/a-litvak-says-that-hes-lesham-shamayim/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:53:40 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/a-litvak-says-that-hes-lesham-shamayim/ false no 0:00 No no Temperance and Courage https://yitzchoklowy.com/lang/english/temperance-and-courage/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 20:31:09 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/temperance-and-courage/ false no 0:00 No no What does “definition” mean – “Mean” is the definition of virtue https://yitzchoklowy.com/lang/english/what-does-definition-mean-mean-is-the-definition-of-virtue/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:03:21 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/what-does-definition-mean-mean-is-the-definition-of-virtue/ false no 0:00 No no you need separate moral training for smartphone and separate for tablet https://yitzchoklowy.com/lang/english/you-need-separate-moral-training-for-smartphone-and-separate-for-tablet/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:01:48 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/you-need-separate-moral-training-for-smartphone-and-separate-for-tablet/ false no 0:00 No no Can one have everything – and is the middle path trying to https://yitzchoklowy.com/beis-medrash-iyun-lemachshava/can-one-have-everything-and-is-the-middle-path-trying-to/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:20:44 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/can-one-have-everything-and-is-the-middle-path-trying-to/ false no 0:00 No no How to be a good friend | Beginning of Chapter 4 https://yitzchoklowy.com/beis-medrash-iyun-lemachshava/how-to-be-a-good-friend-beginning-of-chapter-4/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:16:56 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/how-to-be-a-good-friend-beginning-of-chapter-4/ false no 0:00 No no Middos of Compassions and Forgiveness is basic https://yitzchoklowy.com/beis-medrash-iyun-lemachshava/middos-of-compassions-and-forgiveness-is-basic/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:22:25 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/middos-of-compassions-and-forgiveness-is-basic/ false no 0:00 No no Ordering the year toward the good – Rosh Hashana https://yitzchoklowy.com/beis-medrash-iyun-lemachshava/ordering-the-year-toward-the-good-rosh-hashana/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:24:52 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/ordering-the-year-toward-the-good-rosh-hashana/ false no 0:00 No no Two theories of Teshuva: the natural and the supernatural https://yitzchoklowy.com/beis-medrash-iyun-lemachshava/two-theories-of-teshuva-the-natural-and-the-supernatural/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:44:07 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/two-theories-of-teshuva-the-natural-and-the-supernatural/ false no 0:00 No no Why modern retellings of ancient ethics seem relativist https://yitzchoklowy.com/beis-medrash-iyun-lemachshava/why-modern-retellings-of-ancient-ethics-seem-relativist/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 01:31:34 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/why-modern-retellings-of-ancient-ethics-seem-relativist/ false no 0:00 No no Human action includes stories https://yitzchoklowy.com/beis-medrash-iyun-lemachshava/human-action-includes-stories/ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:57:44 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/human-action-includes-stories/ false no 1:03:47 No no Prerequesits for understanding the eight chapters https://yitzchoklowy.com/beis-medrash-iyun-lemachshava/prerequesits-for-understanding-the-eight-chapters/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 02:54:58 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/prerequesits-for-understanding-the-eight-chapters/ false no 0:00 No no People with bad midos also have bad opinions https://yitzchoklowy.com/beis-medrash-iyun-lemachshava/people-with-bad-midos-also-have-bad-opinions/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 17:51:26 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/people-with-bad-midos-also-have-bad-opinions/ false no 0:00 No no Not knowing something is morally wrong is worse than a mistake | Shmone Prakim Chapter 3 https://yitzchoklowy.com/beis-medrash-iyun-lemachshava/not-knowing-something-is-morally-wrong-is-worse-than-a-mistake-shmone-prakim-chapter-3/ Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:10:06 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/not-knowing-something-is-morally-wrong-is-worse-than-a-mistake-shmone-prakim-chapter-3/ false no 0:00 No no Does winning a war prove you right or losing prove you wrong https://yitzchoklowy.com/beis-medrash-iyun-lemachshava/does-winning-a-war-prove-you-right-or-losing-prove-you-wrong/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:54:46 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/does-winning-a-war-prove-you-right-or-losing-prove-you-wrong/ false no 0:00 No no Should we be happy we received the torah https://yitzchoklowy.com/beis-medrash-iyun-lemachshava/should-we-be-happy-we-received-the-torah/ Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:13:46 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/should-we-be-happy-we-received-the-torah/ false no 0:00 No no Teaching your liking part to like better things https://yitzchoklowy.com/beis-medrash-iyun-lemachshava/teaching-your-liking-part-to-like-better-things/ Thu, 29 May 2025 14:27:48 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/teaching-your-liking-part-to-like-better-things/ false no 0:00 No no Campaign Opening: The secret of money and helping each other in wisdom https://yitzchoklowy.com/uncategorized/campaign-opening-the-secret-of-money-and-how-the-sage-helps-people/ Thu, 22 May 2025 13:37:50 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/?p=19976 false no 13:55 No no The meaning of the metaphor “health of the soul” https://yitzchoklowy.com/beis-medrash-iyun-lemachshava/the-meaning-of-the-metaphor-health-of-the-soul/ Thu, 01 May 2025 10:21:46 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/?p=19280 false no 1:08:38 No no Philosophy is for the working class https://yitzchoklowy.com/beis-medrash-iyun-lemachshava/philosophy-is-for-the-working-class/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 15:04:23 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/?p=16298 false no 1:05:02 No no Ad Delo Yada – Finding the space to ask questions https://yitzchoklowy.com/moadim/ad-delo-yada-finding-the-space-to-ask-questions/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:34:41 +0000 https://yitzchoklowy.com/?p=16274 false no 1:23:33 No no