The Dangers of Enthusiasm (Rabbi Sacks on Shemini, Covenant & Conversation)
The Office of Rabbi Sacks
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The Dangers of Enthusiasm
Enthusiasts were people who, full of religious passion, believed that God was inspiring them to do deeds in defiance of law and convention. There were very holy, but they were also potentially very dangerous. To bring unauthorized fire to the tabernacle might seem a small offence, but a single unauthorized act in the realm of the holy can grow in time to a gaping hole. That's why Judaism contains so many laws and so much attention to detail. And the closer we come to God, the more we need Shabbat shalom.
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