Divine Madness
 | There is a certain madness to this idea of talking to G‑d, of saying “You” to the Ground of Reality.... Like the madness of love or of unbounded joy
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Tzvi Freeman is one of the best thinkers of our time. His dynamc, modern approach makes it easy to understand even the deepest dimensions of the Torah.
Every bit of his writings are facinating and fun to read. Everyone can get inspired by understanding and internalizing these articles.
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I am not Jewish, but I absolutely LOVED this little essay. It is profoundly spiritual and very practical at the same time. It has touched me at a very deep level.
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Not Jewish, but for some time already I 've been reading articles on chabad.org. Sometimes I may be feeling at a loss, (as a non-Jewish reader), because of certain attitudes some texts espouse, but most of times reading feels like weirdly "coming back home". .
Well, the latter is mostly thanks to Tzvi... I fell in love with his writing long ago, but this piece deserves a special thanks.
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" Moses called it a bum deal. He liberated G-d and let Him into His world. "
What a delight of of inspiration! That one statement epitomiizes the essence of Judaism. It separates us from all the "ancient religions" and in a nutshell it crystalizes why we are "we" and "they" are them.
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a Non-jewish approach: Its hard to explain how deep I find your writings. Reading them gives me a feeling of going back home but its more than that, Its deep pleasure, big pleasure, kind of intellectual, kind of spiritual. Thank you for teaching Torah so amazingly and for serving our G-d.
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I am not Jewish either although my soul seems to find a happy home in Judaism and I hope one day to be able to convert. I also adore Rabbi Freeman's article and insights. This one is no exception. I am also amazed at the number of non- Jewish readers there are on this site. It just shows that many people are searching to find a spiritual home.
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Dear Rabbi Freeman, please pray that G-d give a divine quality to my mandness, I enjoyed your ariticle :)
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Thank you Rabbi Freeman, for understanding my mad love for G_d. It seems that all the world is mad with a personal logic that makes sense only if they ignore the Divine existence.
I do not fear death, for it is also only a servant, I do not want for an afterlife, for G_d's joy in my actions in this life is all I wish.
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Madness? Why, it's true freedom.
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It seems that one thing is missing is this discourse: holiness. The presence of holiness makes it into a real freedom and not madness. If the holiness is taken away from this state of mind - the result is madness. (Similar to what happened to king Shaul)
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