Torah does not require my understanding as a prerequisite for my obedience.

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Torah does not require my understanding as a prerequisite for my obedience.



EDIT: This post is not meant as a judgment of those who are coming from different backgrounds, but rather an effort to demonstrate the Torah/Hebew/Jewish mindset. Be blessed.
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Torah does not require my understanding as a prerequisite for my obedience.
At Har Sinai, all the people said with one united voice: כֹּל אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יי נַעֲשֶׂה "All that Hashem has spoken WE WILL DO". This was BEFORE the Torah was given. (Shemot 19:8)
In Judaism, we do not wait until we have complete understanding before we do a mitzvah. Many times, the understanding comes in the doing.
It does not mean we should NOT seek understanding of the mitzvot and their deeper significance, however it demonstrates that the Jewish mindset is one of complete unconditional devotion. If one's obedience to any Torah mitzvah is conditional on one's understanding and personal agreement, is that true devotion? Or is this attitude just another form of idolatry - the idolatry of one's own opinion - elevating oneself above the Creator...?
Our intellectual Torah learning also should not exceed our practical observance (our doing). Torah requires an active expression and actualization of its instructions in daily life.
"One should never be tempted to detach the moral lesson of the mitzvah from its performance. It is insufficient to be a good Jew in heart or mind [only]." ~R'Forst
"Anyone whose wisdom exceeds his good deeds - his wisdom will not endure" ~Pirkei Avot 3:12
May we continue to grow in the mitzvot with a sincere heart and teachable spirit.

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I am not always in agreement with a contributor as long he/she doesn't 'preach' Avoda Zara or Lashon Hare he/she is most welcome to tell what he/she likes to tell. This blog is devoted to The Lost Sheep from the House of Israel. To give them information on how to come back. And how to come to the choice again: Exo 24:7 And he took the Book of the Covenant and read in the hearing of the people. And they said, “All that Adonai has spoken we shall do, and obey.”  On the Har HaBait. And developing their own identity as real Ephraimites, restoring their Kingdom...... Near, as a defensive shield, in friendship and Love to the Jewish State of Israel. Filled with the CheSeD from HaShem streaming from Ephraim to Yehudah and from Yehudah to Ephraim until the end of the earth. Please contact me for further questions: Telegram https://t.me/ArielRepresentative WhatsApp: +972 54-568-3031 Ariel van Kessel https://join.skype.com/invite/C7HkkaQKIBLo Email: vicepresident@beityisraelinternational.com Ariel, hopefully your Representative

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