Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Two Types Of Belief

To summarize the previous post in a nutshell:

There are two types of belief. 1] Our natural inborn belief in Hashem. 2] The belief we achieve after intense study. They are both necessary and should be strong enough to exist independently of each other while co-existing side by side.

On Pesach we offered the Korban Ha-Omer which consisted of barley that is considered animal food. This symbolizes our natural belief in Hashem even while intellectually on the level of an animal.

On Shavuos we offered the Shtei-Halechem which consisted of wheat that is human food. This symbolizes the intellectual comprehension of the Divine that we achieve on the holiday of the giving of the Torah [according to one opinion the עץ הדעת was a wheat stalk].

In our lives we need both.

PS - It's MUCH better in the original:-).