tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444302008319623182.post970272274758797467..comments2022-11-13T03:56:54.744-05:00Comments on Daily Torah Thought: Balance the intellect and the emotionThe Rebbetzin's Husbandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444302008319623182.post-38005309075667551022014-08-13T14:06:50.340-04:002014-08-13T14:06:50.340-04:00Also, I find it interesting / odd / ironic that Ra...Also, I find it interesting / odd / ironic that Rav Kook, of all people, who is fostering a dialectic -- and thus dualist -- approach to the issue.micha bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612144735431285113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444302008319623182.post-16087281409500235642014-08-13T05:58:58.610-04:002014-08-13T05:58:58.610-04:00I blogged about this in a post titled Emunah Peshu...I blogged about this in a post titled <a href="http://www.aishdas.org/asp/emunah-peshutah-vs-machashavah" rel="nofollow">Emunah Peshutah vs Machashavah</a>.<br /><br />Teaser:<br /><i>1- The Rambam seems to belittle emunah peshutah. Yedi’ah is the key to olam haba. ...<br /><br />2- The Baal haTanya invokes a mystical resolution. The conflict is a function of pursuing machshavah amuqah from a source other than the Yechidah Kelalis....<br /><br />3- At the other extreme, Rav Nachman miBreslov discouraged the study of theology, placing all value on having a relationship with HaQadosh barukh Hu....<br /><br />4- The Brisker approach is to avoid the whole subject. As Rav Moshe Feinstein put it, it’s a hashkafah of not studying hashkafah....<br /><br />5- When thinking about this further I realized that I assumed a different stance when writing <a href="http://www.aishdas.org/charter.shtml" rel="nofollow">AishDas’s charter</a>. I think it warrants mention because I believe it’s the position of the Mussar Movement. It reflects the approach I see utilized by Rav Dessler in Michtav MeiEliyahu....</i>micha bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612144735431285113noreply@blogger.com