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Beautiful article, thanks so much for emphasizing how the core of Judaism isn't knowing lots of information but experiencing wisdom, letting God become alive in our lives.

The Kuzari (beginning of Part 4) explains at length how prophecy isn't spiritual thinking but spiritual seeing - which the prophet then interprets using his mind, much in the same we we interpret in our minds what we see with our eyes.

The Torah is an invitation to look deeper - not only to think deeper.

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Yes! I think that these ideas are sometimes underemphasized for being less technical. As I will show in the upcoming chapters, there was in fact a well-defined and delineated course for achieving Knowledge that we can study and apply today as much as (or more than!) ever.

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