Q&A: Opinion on a Booklet on Matters of Faith
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Opinion on a Booklet on Matters of Faith
Question
Hello!
I saw here a file by Rabbi Yaakov Segal from Yeshivat Birkat Yosef on matters of faith and the like.
https://forum.otzar.org/viewtopic.php?f=51&p=355705#p355667
I’m not asking the Rabbi to read the entire booklet… but out of curiosity, does the Rabbi, broadly speaking, accept the author’s approach? Is the Rabbi familiar with the style? Does it seem like a booklet worth reading?
I hope this isn’t too much trouble…
Thanks for the wonderful site!
Answer
I skimmed it. I know the style, and I’m not especially impressed. In every booklet like this there are here and there some arguments worth something, so there is value in reading it. But overall, it seems shallow and apologetic to me.