A Great Figure
Rav Cherlow proposes something strange in his Teshuva to the man who is sitting on the edge of becoming Chiloni, with an urgent question: How can a person who is convinced of the truth of Bikoret Hamikra continue, in my words, his Kesher with Hashem? He says that he will look for a great figure that can answer his question, and if he also cannot answer, he will look for a Rav greater than him, and so forth, until they will find the right answer. The question is whether he, who is sitting on the edge, is prepared to go this way with Rav Cherlow.
The proposal seems weird. The question is clear. If a great figure has the answer, why not tell his name, or give the answer already. But if the great figure is Rav Kook, it becomes clear. Rav Kook does give an answer that is helpful to the questioner but it is hard to cite him, as the answer is hidden in his writing, which is partly in the form of a parody, and partly is a Mashal. In the posts that follow, I will give my English translation of chapters 26 and 27 of Rav Kook's "To The Perplexed Of The Generation." After that, I will approach the question, Im Yirtzeh Hashem.
The proposal seems weird. The question is clear. If a great figure has the answer, why not tell his name, or give the answer already. But if the great figure is Rav Kook, it becomes clear. Rav Kook does give an answer that is helpful to the questioner but it is hard to cite him, as the answer is hidden in his writing, which is partly in the form of a parody, and partly is a Mashal. In the posts that follow, I will give my English translation of chapters 26 and 27 of Rav Kook's "To The Perplexed Of The Generation." After that, I will approach the question, Im Yirtzeh Hashem.