Video: What Is Faith?

Watch this brilliant clip to learn what real faith is all about. It’s not blind belief and acceptance of information or values. Rabbi Dr. J. Immanuel Schochet illuminates the fundamental connection between faith and knowledge. True faith that is rooted in knowledge is exhibited in a person who synthesizes information and allows the logical consequences of this reality to have an affect on the way he or she lives.


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7 Comments

  • Anonymous

    Behashgocho protis, today was the bris of his great grandson who was given his name..

  • A giant that is missed

    He was a giant. Even among his own family of giants. He is missed.

    When these giants walk among us, we fail to appreciate their greatness, till they are no longer among us.

    Look at all the other giants in this family of giants!

    Appreciate them while we have them!

    • Hagadah

      K’neged arbah bonim dibra Torah, the Torah also addresses four types of sons… echad chochom, the wise son, echad rasha, the wicked son, echod taam, the simpleton, echod sheaino yodaya lishol, the son who know not how to ask.

      Each type of son must be addressed. Rest assure that the sophisticated answer is not for you, the simpleton.

    • Kop Doktar

      That was way above אמונה פשוטה abilities. But I enjoyed it.

  • chochomoh d'chochmoh d'briah to bina d'chochmoh d'briah

    yeh right when it comes to Lashon Harah richilus moitze Shem ra suddenly the Ben chochom with all his sophisticated lumdis reality is the first to believe anything

    Wheras rabeinu Tam with emuna pshuta is not so naiive afterall, gifted with the rare ability to detect deep down to the bedrock to the fine line between truth, and Truth.

    Don’t believe whatever you hear even from sophisticated giants.

    Titen Emes l’yaakov.

    And quit making fun of him, du chazir du