Contemplative Musings on Great 20th Century Jewish Thinkers
Re-reading Heschel's GOD IN SEARCH OF MAN
8/17/20261 min read
To the speculative mind, the world is an enigma; to the religious mind, the world is a challenge. The speculative problem is impersonal; the religious problem is a problem addressed to the person. The first is concerned with finding an answer to the question: what is the cause of being? The second, with giving an answer to the question: what is asked of us?
If our practice of Judaism does not make us better people in the world, what is the point?