Q&A: Hello to the Rabbi
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Hello to the Rabbi
Question
Can the Rabbi please explain to me Rabbi Kook’s statement: "Faith is neither intellect nor emotion, but rather the innermost revelation of the soul"?
Answer
No
Discussion on Answer
It’s no different from any other knowledge that exists within us or that we perceive through intuition.
Probably. It seems to me that Rabbi Kook is coming to sharpen the point that this is not a logical construct or a religious emotion, but rather pure cognition.
Maybe it’s a spiritual intuition? In our faith classes, Bno explained that this is knowledge that exists within us.