Sunday, November 15, 2026

Kislev 5 is the yahrtzeit (date of the passing) of Rabbi Shmuel Eliezer Eidels (1555-1631), known by the acronym "Maharsha". Rabbi Shmuel authored a highly regarded and widely used commentary on the Talmud and its primary commentaries, Rashi and Tosfot.

Link: Rabbi Shmuel Eliezer Eidels (Maharsha)

Intellect is inadequate because not all things can be explained. Intellect needs faith.

Faith is impotent because it remains forever obscure. Faith needs intellect.

But they are opposites, as contradictory as yes and no:
Faith accepts; Intellect questions.
Faith surrenders; Intellect struggles.

Miraculously, there is a power that can join them in harmony, and it is called wisdom.

Wisdom is the capacity to see the truth as it is
and the quietness to allow it entry without compromise.