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Belief or knowledge

שו”תCategory: faithBelief or knowledge
asked 9 years ago

Hello Rabbi!
I saw in your books that I read a reference to a question that I don’t have a clear answer to. I would be happy if the Rabbi could give me a reasoned and relevant answer to this, since it was difficult for me to extract an answer from the books.
The question is whether faith in God is knowledge, and therefore why is it called “faith,” a word used for something about which I have no certainty but only believe that it is so. Or perhaps the concepts of “faith” and “knowledge” should be explained differently.
Additionally, I heard that the rabbi is going to publish a new book soon that deals more with Judaism, is this true? I look forward to it, because in your books, this is only dealt with in a few chapters at the end of the book. It seems that there is a fear that the book will be considered a “religious” book. But the need is great.
 
Thank you very much and all the best!


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מיכי Staff answered 9 years ago
Hello Lyal. In my dictionary, faith = knowledge. I do not accept the myth that attributes a different meaning to the term faith. I know that there is a God just as I know that there is a law of gravity or the principle of causality. It is true that none of these pieces of knowledge are certain, and so it is with all of our knowledge. We are unable to reach certainty. But this is what is called knowledge, and therefore I see no difference between it and faith. I am indeed currently writing a trilogy of books on Judaism (philosophy, Jewish thought, and halacha). I have no fear that the book will be considered religious. I do not yet know how or when it will be published.

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