Serving God with Joy and Regret
Greetings to the Honorable Rabbi,
Two questions:
1. I understand from several lessons and articles on the site that you do not attach much importance to emotions, especially in the area of faith and the service of God. How does this fit in with the curses at the end of the Book of Deuteronomy, which states “Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joy and with a willing heart…” (Deuteronomy 28:44)? This seemingly implies that there is an interest in serving God with joy.
2. In Yemenite Judaism, there is a movement called “Dor De’ah” (Dardeiim), a “mystical Rambam” movement that adheres to the rulings of the Talmud and Rambam and fights against the influences of the Zohar and Kabbalah, which it considers to be idolatry. At the time, a number of rabbis (Rabbi Kanievsky, for example) ruled that they were forbidden to be included in the minyan because they were “epicursed” (because they did not believe in the Zohar). What is your opinion on the matter?
Thank you very much for your consideration.
my father
- This verse is very puzzling as it is. When you explain it to me, we can discuss its meanings. In any case, I wrote that emotion can be an indication of the essential level (if you feel this way and that, it indicates your principled attitude to the matter).
- My opinion is that this statement is nonsense. One can accept or not accept the Zohar. What does that have to do with heresy? Perhaps someone who says such nonsense should not be included in the minyan.
When you do not serve the ’ because he is in a siege and a strait, stressed, preoccupied and sad, there is a teaching of merit and the argument about it is a little lower in tone
But when a person is in abundance and liberation, freedom and rest, with joy and good-heartedness above all
And in any case, not serving the ’ is a greater categorization.
Instead of which you did not serve the ’ your God.
And in what state were you? With joy and good-heartedness above all
No, this is a stronger argument against the one who evades the service of the ’
This is a possible interpretation of the verse
Now where in the world is there a demand/obligation/request/suggestion in this verse to serve the ’ with joy?
Not starting.
Whoever eats a raiyya is forbidden to join the minyan
Whoever eats a landa is forbidden to join the minyan
Whoever recites the ha-peles is forbidden to join the minyan
All kinds of new prohibitions have come into the world
I prefer the more familiar interpretation: instead of which you did not serve the Lord and did it with joy and good will.
Your learned companions wrote that if you do not include the Dardaim, you should also not include the Rambam and the Harlebag.
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