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face=Arial>From: Michael Makovi <A
href="mailto:mikewinddale@gmail.com">mikewinddale@gmail.com</A><BR><BR>>>
A few months ago, in this present thread, I cited and discussed Howard<BR>I.
Levine's "Enduring and Transitory Elements in the Philosophy of<BR>Samson
Raphael Hirsch" (Spring 1963).<BR><BR><BR>....The following is an excerpt from
an essay I am writing on this<BR>subject, comparing Rav Hirsch to the Kuzari on
the subject of morality<BR>and tiqun olam....<BR><<Excerpt
begins>><BR><BR>But we might wish to note that if we are accustomed to
viewing<BR>holiness, the experience of the numinous, as the very acme
of<BR>religion, then we should realize that not only Rav Hirsch, but<BR>further
the Prophetic mind in general will disagree with the Mesilat<BR>Yesharim. In
Rabbi Dr. J. H. Hertz's Early and Late (Soncino Press,<BR>1943), we read, (/A
Vindication of Religion/, p. 197),....<BR><BR><<End excerpt from my
essay>><BR><BR>Michael Makovi</FONT></DIV><FONT
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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>You segued rather confusingly from Rav Samson Rafael Hirsch to Rabbi
Dr. J. H. Hertz. These two individuals are NOT philosophically
interchangeable.</DIV>
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