[Avodah] Ein lo dmus hagguf...

[David Riceman]

rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com wrote:
> Given:
> A mal'ach is a spiritual entity lacking a body
> YET
> On occassion it can assume material form
>   
This is not the Rambam's opinion.  He holds that angels are visible only 
in dreams or prophetic visions.
> And Given:  HKBK is a spiritual body without form.
>
> Question: why can't a "Cheleq" of HKBH (but not HIS entirety) assume
> a physical form?
>   
This is also not the Rambam's position, since he holds that God is 
simple (which includes having no parts).

(from a second email)
<<However, could HKBH Create a briyah in material form and put words in 
its mouth -

something like an android or a robot?>>

This is something the Rambam concedes as a possibility (though my impression is that he does it somewhat disdainfully), when he offers the option of "kavod nivra" to people who reject his primary interpretations of certain Biblical passages.

You can't understand H. Yesodei HaTorah without the MN!

David Riceman