tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15743286.post1522703195744492691..comments2023-10-28T13:24:04.911+03:00Comments on in the land of milk and honey: Shavuot 5768: Creativity, Adaptation and the Nature of TorahCalevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06845000281247083994noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15743286.post-36914502893633715692008-06-15T18:54:00.000+03:002008-06-15T18:54:00.000+03:00in addition, i foudn this discussion about a simil...in addition, i foudn this discussion about a similar subject at the President's Conference...its really interesting<BR/>http://presidentconf.haaretz.com/video.asp?vId=47 <BR/><BR/>One speaker actually touched on the topic of the nature of Torah saying that discussions over tradition are actually not about tradition bit "the ability of tradition to change, to be radically transformed"Calevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845000281247083994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15743286.post-58385027924265736612008-06-15T18:52:00.000+03:002008-06-15T18:52:00.000+03:00Thanks for the comments;Zaki i agree with you. I t...Thanks for the comments;<BR/><BR/>Zaki i agree with you. I think one of the biggest questions in our day is not only the balance between creativity and tradition but also between authority (divine / rabbinic) and personal individual autonomy.<BR/><BR/>Tradition requries a certain amount of acceptance of authority. Modernity meanwhile trumpets personal autonomy.<BR/><BR/>I suppose if the rabbis made themselves more relevant to peoples' lives, then maybe their authority might be less of any issue.<BR/><BR/>i wonder if the controversy over Shmittah and Conversions and comments by Benny Lau among others suggesting an alternative non Charedi Bet Din is the beginning of signs of change...Calevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845000281247083994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15743286.post-17802328849854917492008-06-13T18:23:00.000+03:002008-06-13T18:23:00.000+03:00Nice one CalevNice one Calevgilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531303723711573287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15743286.post-27190804643483951592008-06-13T13:15:00.000+03:002008-06-13T13:15:00.000+03:00the question in my mind while reading this was - w...the question in my mind while reading this was - where do we find the balance between creativity and tradition? Reform certainly innovate, and I respect that, but they lose too much for me.<BR/> <BR/>One thing is for sure though - the Rabbis of the Talmud were far more innovative than the mainstream Orthodox (MO) Rabbis today, and I think that's not good to say the least. Maybe the lack of innovation in Halacha is a prodcut of 2000 years of Galut where Halacha became an expression of identity, rather than a legal framework for running a country in its home land. So it's understandable that Halacha stagnates, nevertheless, not good enough.<BR/> <BR/>Another issue thats kind of close to this Halachik stagnation is religious authority. In today's day and age, religion has zero authority, and it sometimes feels like MO leaders haven't realised yet that they have to offer something tangible, so teaching people about sacrifices as a goal for the future Temple, and totally out of their historical context, for example, is just off-putting. For all it's past sins, the Catholic Church has realised this before we have... they are much more in touch....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15743286.post-27245266428711955522008-06-12T22:26:00.000+03:002008-06-12T22:26:00.000+03:00You know what? .. I like it. {Anecdotes can make a...You know what? .. I like it. <BR/><BR/>{Anecdotes can make a blog strong :)}NSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04246688735696625051noreply@blogger.com