Monday, May 19, 2025

A Legacy of Complexity and Truth

 https://www.etzion.org.il/en/philosophy/great-thinkers/harav-aharon-lichtenstein/legacy-complexity-and-truth

What made R. Lichtenstein singular on the stage of Jewish life and learning was not just his intellectual achievements, though they were remarkable. It was how he combined different strengths: sharp thinking with deep feeling, strict commitment to halakha with openness to modern ideas, and personal humility with moral courage. His knowledge of both Torah and general wisdom was not merely academic but shaped everything he taught, uniquely drawing from multiple wellsprings of wisdom while maintaining absolute clarity about the primacy of Torah. 

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