לזכות רפאל חיים דב בן ריסה שושנה
משה יהודה בן פעשא דינה
ר' דוד שוקראללה בן רחל
The root of our Emunah is that all that it says in the mishna and gemara both in halacha and agada those were matters that were revealed by a prophetic power which is a "kiss" from the "divine intellect" [שכל הנאצל] with the intellect that is connected to the body when prophecy was a common phenonenom. Ruach Hakodesh is shefa [divine flow] from the divine intellect to the human intellect.
However there is a fundamental difference between nevuah and ruach hakodesh; In nevuah, the human intellect does not take part, rather after one has the special qualities that elevate him, he becomes a vessel that absorbs wisdom without intellectual toil. In contrast, ruach hakodesh is toiling with tremendous effort until he merits supernatural understanding.
[Igros Chazon Ish 15]
In a nutshell - Nevuah does not at all involve human intellect. After a person attains the level of prophecy, the light shines upon him. Ruach Hakodesh is attained only after intense intellectual effort. At that time the light of Divine understanding and "Holy Spirit" descend upon the person.
For a great article on the Chazon Ish and Emunas Chachomim - see here.
משה יהודה בן פעשא דינה
ר' דוד שוקראללה בן רחל
The root of our Emunah is that all that it says in the mishna and gemara both in halacha and agada those were matters that were revealed by a prophetic power which is a "kiss" from the "divine intellect" [שכל הנאצל] with the intellect that is connected to the body when prophecy was a common phenonenom. Ruach Hakodesh is shefa [divine flow] from the divine intellect to the human intellect.
However there is a fundamental difference between nevuah and ruach hakodesh; In nevuah, the human intellect does not take part, rather after one has the special qualities that elevate him, he becomes a vessel that absorbs wisdom without intellectual toil. In contrast, ruach hakodesh is toiling with tremendous effort until he merits supernatural understanding.
[Igros Chazon Ish 15]
משרשי האמונה שכל הנאמר בגמרא בין במשנה ובין בגמרא בין בהלכה ובין באגדה הם הם הדברים שנתגלו לנו ע"י כח נבואי שהוא כח נשיקה של השכל הנאצל עם השכל המורכב בגוף. בזמן שהנבואה היתה חזון נמצא רוח הקדש הוא שפע מהשכל הנאצל על השכל המורכב אבל יש הבדל יסודי בין נבואה לרוח הקדש, נבואה אין השכל המורכב של האדם משתתף בה, אלא אחרי התנאים הסגוליים שנתעלה בהם עד שזכה לזוהר נבואי, אפשר לו להיות לכלי קולט דעת מבלי עיון ועמל שכלי. אבל רוח הקדש היא ידיעת העיון ברב עמל ובמשנה מרץ עד שמתוסף בו דעת ותבונה בלתי טבעי.
In a nutshell - Nevuah does not at all involve human intellect. After a person attains the level of prophecy, the light shines upon him. Ruach Hakodesh is attained only after intense intellectual effort. At that time the light of Divine understanding and "Holy Spirit" descend upon the person.
For a great article on the Chazon Ish and Emunas Chachomim - see here.
