Thursday, April 9, 2015

Hashem G-d of Truth

Many religious Jews feel that they cannot go for the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, because to them it means giving up Jewish tradition, and proper spiritual life. This is the paradox of religious life, and the reason why there are so many "Chiloni" Jews. Hence, most religious Jews "despise" truth and knowledge, meaning the full truth, which is Keter in Kabbalistic terminology, and try to settle for Chochma. Going from Chochma to Keter is like a crossing a wild river if one cannot swim, too far for most. The transition involves reversing oneself, giving oneself over to Hashem G-d of Truth (Yeremyahu 10:10), in truth.