Q&A: Right and Left, Religious and Secular
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Right and Left, Religious and Secular
Question
Hello Rabbi,
Is there, in your opinion, a reason that most people on the left are secular, while people on the right are religious or traditional? I find it hard to believe that this is just accidental. I’m not speaking about society in general, but about the Jews living in this land. And is there an article where you addressed this topic at length?
Thanks in advance.
Answer
My book Two Carts deals with this at length. It is connected to analytic and synthetic thinking. Synthetic thinking requires a transcendent source.
The shift to the right in recent years has also been accompanied by a growing closeness to tradition.