Torah and Hhokhma
There is Tora min Hashamayim, ‘Instruction from Heaven’.
We call this Torah.
And there is Tora min Ha’aretz, ‘Instruction from Earth’.
We call this Hhokhma ("Wisdom").
Torah is given in Revelation;
it needs to be delved into, to understand its Godly secrets.
Hhokhma is built on Logic, Emotion and Experience;
it needs to be constructed, to develop its human truths.
When we say that Instruction from Heaven is holy and that Instruction from Earth is not, we're only talking about degrees. We were created in the image of God. Our world was built by God, piece by piece, eon by eon. When we examine our world, we are examining God's creation. When we examine ourselves, we are examining shadows cast by God's flame.
Torah comes down from Heaven to Earth.
Hhokhma rises from Earth to Heaven.
If you've only got one, you've only got half the picture.
We call this Torah.
And there is Tora min Ha’aretz, ‘Instruction from Earth’.
We call this Hhokhma ("Wisdom").
Torah is given in Revelation;
it needs to be delved into, to understand its Godly secrets.
Hhokhma is built on Logic, Emotion and Experience;
it needs to be constructed, to develop its human truths.
When we say that Instruction from Heaven is holy and that Instruction from Earth is not, we're only talking about degrees. We were created in the image of God. Our world was built by God, piece by piece, eon by eon. When we examine our world, we are examining God's creation. When we examine ourselves, we are examining shadows cast by God's flame.
Torah comes down from Heaven to Earth.
Hhokhma rises from Earth to Heaven.
If you've only got one, you've only got half the picture.
carved on the walls of the caverns by Steg (dos iz nit der šteg) at 12/05/2007 08:40:00 PM
6 Comments:
Nice.
You know, you really ought to think about going to rabbinical school.
:) :) :)
Speaking of rabbinical school, I hear tell that yours is sponsoring a little something this Monday night: "Lecture Exploring the Halakhic, Historical and Spiritual Connections Between Hanukkah and Sukkot," according to the YCTorah.org website. The Punster teaches on Monday nights, but maybe I'll see you at Ohab Zedek on Monday.
Great post! I've thoroughly enjoyed reading through your posts...fantastic blog! I will be coming back often to read your "latest"! Hanukkah sameach!
Awesome!
Shira:
LOL. :-P
Sounds good!
Yehudi:
thanks! חנוכה שמח to you too!
Nem:
thanks!
Yasher koahh, very interesting. But u misspelled "Tora" in the title.
But u misspelled "Tora" in the title.
You mean, because it should be "Tôro"?
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