The book Studies in Judaism Second Series was written by author Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915 Here you can read free online of Studies in Judaism Second Series book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Studies in Judaism Second Series a good or bad book?
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Speech about the Divine has to be in metaphors, and action corresponding to such speech can be only in signs and symbols. Those mystically inclined perceived in them the reflex of things unseen, assuming proportions in the regions above never dreamt of by the vulgar. Certainly, there were a few, especially among the mystics, who had antinominian tendencies, but they never stopped at the ritual part. They equally resented the moral restraint imposed upon them by the Torah. They all became notori...ous profligates, and terminated in apostasy. The individualism of the saint found expres- sion in the following principle : *' Sanctify thyself even in that which is permitted to thee. " ^9 As Nachmanides points out, the Torah has forbidden us certain kinds of food, but allowed the eating of meat and the drinking of wine, but even within these limits can the man of impure appetite be- come a drunkard and a glutton. From doing this, man is warded off by the general commandment of holiness, which keeps him aloof from all animal de- sires, s'^ R.
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