When seeking to shape our personalities according to Torah values, we must relate to at least three levels of expectation and responsibility. These can be regarded as concentric circles, moving from the broader to the more specific:
1) the universal demands placed upon one simply as a human being;
2) the demands of a Jew;
3) the responsibilities of a ben-Torah, one who makes Torah study a central part of his life and embodies its values.
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
VBM To Cultivate and to Guard: The Universal Duties of Mankind By Harav Aharon Lichtenstein
When seeking to shape our personalities according to Torah values, we must relate to at least three levels of expectation and responsibility. These can be regarded as concentric circles, moving from the broader to the more specific:
1) the universal demands placed upon one simply as a human being;
2) the demands of a Jew;
3) the responsibilities of a ben-Torah, one who makes Torah study a central part of his life and embodies its values.
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