[Avodah] Mysticism and rationalism

[Yitzhak Grossman]

On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:16:40 -0700 RAF wrote:

> Cognoscenti see in the Moreh Nevukhim a mystical system, too (in the third 

That may be the view of some, but is it the mainstream understanding?

> part). Tanakh specialists see mystical practices there. We cannot even 
> approach understanding certain mitzvot without assuming nonrational (but not 
> antirational), mystical ideas.

Again, some may believe that we cannot, but I submit that the Rambam,
and certainly the Ralbag, as well as many others, would maintain that
we most definitely can.

Yitzhak
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