{"id":60027,"date":"2026-09-04T13:27:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T16:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tuviaserber.com\/?p=60027"},"modified":"2026-09-04T13:27:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T16:27:20","slug":"parashat-nitzavim-fe-vs-intelecto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tuviaserber.com\/en\/parashat-nitzavim-fe-vs-intelecto\/","title":{"rendered":"Parashat Nitzav\u00edm \u2013 Faith vs. Intellect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week&#039;s Torah portion presents the idea that it is very easy to observe the Torah and the mitzvot\u2014in your mouth, in your heart\u2014in order to perform them. The Alter Rebbe bases the entire book of the Tanya on this verse, but in practice, there are two paths to living Judaism: the path of faith and the path of intellect. 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