Q&A: Two Questions
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Two Questions
Question
- I feel that “The Generation” is no longer relevant nowadays. It was written about a generation that was very Zionist and idealistic; today that no longer exists. Does the Rabbi agree?
- Why is it necessary to say that the Holy One, blessed be He, has no body?
Answer
- The question is whether it was relevant even to its own generation. But many have already dealt with interpretations of the article that would be relevant to us. This genre is called “The Generation for Our Generation.” But this discussion seems completely uninteresting to me. The question is what is true and what is not, not whether some article by this person or that person is relevant to our times.
2. It is not necessary. The assumption is that material entities need to be created by someone or something outside themselves. And if He is infinite and omnipotent, that probably also means that He is not material. But of course you can ask who said that He is infinite and omnipotent.
Discussion on Answer
1. If that’s your view—good for you. What is the question? If there is a specific point you want to raise, raise it and explain your reasoning.
2. It can. I don’t know what “divine matter” is. That’s simply another name for spirit.
1. What I mean is that it is no longer correct to look at secularity the way Rabbi Kook looked at it, because this is a different generation.
2. Why can’t it be divine matter that does not need to be created and is infinite?