Should we be happy we received the torah

Iyun Lemachshava English · Jun 5, 2025 · 1m

This lesson examines whether we should genuinely be happy about receiving the Torah, distinguishing between defending an abstract religious ideal and evaluating the actual lived tradition as it exists among real people and teachers. The discussion argues that Torah exists not as a book but as a system of trained character traits (middot) that must be cultivated through education, and that being happy with Torah means recognizing which virtues we've been taught are genuinely good versus which need refinement. The framework suggests that religious authenticity depends on teachers being sincere…