The Paradoxical Effect of Halakhic Boundaries |
Comprehension explains some, but not all, boundaries imposed by halakhah, whose legal prohibitions can paradoxically behave as moral foundries, inspiring creativity their moral missions.
This poem alludes to Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik’s concept of halakhic man, suggesting that it implies that such a Jew applies to the world what Daniel Dennett calls a “manifest image,” as opposed to a “scientific image.” In “The Benefits........