26 October 2010

The rabbi and the prophet

The difference between the rabbinic regime and the biblical regime is the difference between the rabbi and the prophet. Prophecy requires, if not residence in a sovereign homeland, then at least the immediate possibility of such a residence. Prophecy is not possible in a world of nothing but exile. 
A prophet must know the erotic thrill of the love of one's land in the stewardship of the divine. 

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