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The rational path to fear and love

שו”תCategory: philosophyThe rational path to fear and love
asked 7 years ago

Hello Rabbi. What is the meaning of the commandments to fear and love God and how is the path to achieving their fulfillment according to the Rabbi’s view?


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מיכי Staff answered 7 years ago
I don’t know. The path is personal to each person. There are recommendations in Rambam, Yesodei HaTorah, and more.

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מיכי Staff replied 7 years ago

Although see my article (and column 22) where I argued that these are forms of observation from which emotions may arise, and not necessarily a commandment. Emotions:
https://mikyab.net/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%90%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%91%D7%94%D7%9C%D7%9B%D7%94/

שי זילברשטיין replied 7 years ago

Yossi, there is extensive reference to the subject in the book ”Torat Hovot Elavvot”, in the last chapter, as well as in the last part of the book ‘Mesilat Yesharim’.

The question is in the field of psychology, apparently, nowadays there is no shortage of literature dealing with the subject.

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