Sunday 21 February 2016

34) The Fear Factor:




The Kotzker Rebbe said; “Moshe battled to understand (why the Torah introduced the element of fear and punishment into some of its commandments)...



...until he was told to; ‘Go down from your lofty heights, and understand that some do need the introduction of a fear factor (to keep them from transgressing religious prohibitions).”[1]

Nonetheless, the ideal remains that with a proper understanding of spirituality, a religious person should never have to endure a fear of any sort, in their relationship with G-d.

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[1] Amud HaEmet p. 53, par 2

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