Kaisipang Hudyo sa Ezekiel 28:24: For the Perplexed

Faith in the Oral Torah, and the seeking of fixing religion according to the zeitgeist (which brings a great darkness to the world), go hand-in-hand on a psychological level. The depth of these passions come from a single force, but they go and detach from each other, one turning towards the path of holiness, and one towards causing blasphemy and desecration of all that is holy, (Ezekiel 28:24) “a prickling thorn.” But once we explain to those passionate souls the basis of their claims, and how [their claims] should best be judged, then the anger will die down, and hearts will return to their rightful places. It is not right to be silent about this, where a defender of faith comes to make a claim, and he gives no other room for a claim of another point of view, thinking that there should be no room in the heart at all for these sensational claims. He will not be successful in his endeavor [to defend beliefs], for claims [always] have a basis to them. One just has to know where they come from, and [how to] respond according to the level best suited for them.

However, just as most of man’s success comes [to him] through pain and tribulation, and for most, it is only necessity that brings [them] to seek some strategy to save themselves, and because of that, a good society grows, so too the revealing of the reasons for the commandments also comes from necessity, because of those of stubborn heart who destroy things, who raise a sledgehammer against the entirety of the Torah. Therefore, it is incumbent upon us to defend [the Torah], with our teachings of the light that’s in it, as much as we can. Then, through this necessity, it will come out that many reasons for the commandments will be explained. We should not be ashamed [to do so], for this is “a time to do for God.”