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R. Aviva Richman on Parashat Kedoshim: Radical Ratzon

R. Aviva Richman on Parashat Kedoshim: Radical Ratzon

FromTa Shma


R. Aviva Richman on Parashat Kedoshim: Radical Ratzon

FromTa Shma

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
May 5, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

According to many interpreters, we achieve kedushah by curbing our desire. Holiness, in this view, inextricably entails suppression of our will. Taken to its extreme, this can lead to a notion that being in relationship with God requires blind obedience and negation of ourselves. In contrast, it is also possible to understand kedushah in a way that features—rather than suppresses—our will. Through an expansive reading of the concept of ratzon (will), we can strive for an ethics of kedushah that focuses on consent and mutuality as central to deep relationship, with God and others.
Released:
May 5, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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