This beautiful piece resonates with The Philosophical Jew's May 4, 2025 podcast (Ep. 5 - Media, Meaning, and Torah) where the guest, Rav Mo, illuminates his views on why the created world contains time and space - that these are both needed for movement and development (the universe's and ours) as a follow-on move to Gd's initial creation of imperfection, perhaps for Gd's own development from an initial perfect, and hence static, state (Malachi 3:6 Ki Ani Hashem Lo Shaniti- “Because I am God, I do not change.”). Rav Mo threads the needle to arrive at a deeper understanding of theodicy in this world as impelling further development. He refers to Rav Kook as a prior source, perhaps as a reflection on Rav Kook's view that the entire world is as an extension of divine perfection, possessing an inherent ability for constant improvement and growth.
This beautiful piece resonates with The Philosophical Jew's May 4, 2025 podcast (Ep. 5 - Media, Meaning, and Torah) where the guest, Rav Mo, illuminates his views on why the created world contains time and space - that these are both needed for movement and development (the universe's and ours) as a follow-on move to Gd's initial creation of imperfection, perhaps for Gd's own development from an initial perfect, and hence static, state (Malachi 3:6 Ki Ani Hashem Lo Shaniti- “Because I am God, I do not change.”). Rav Mo threads the needle to arrive at a deeper understanding of theodicy in this world as impelling further development. He refers to Rav Kook as a prior source, perhaps as a reflection on Rav Kook's view that the entire world is as an extension of divine perfection, possessing an inherent ability for constant improvement and growth.