Yitayningwut: I didn’t say they have no meaning at all in what they do; of course that would be a ridiculous statement, given that all religions in the world carry at least some meaning to their adherents. I wrote that they don’t recognize the uniqueness of Judaism, and that Judaism is the only religion that carries with it the concept of “Deveikus”, meaning that every Jew is literally connected with God. This ‘Deveikus’ concept opens up a deep dimension in a person’s feelings, which only grows with each Torah learning and mitzvah which he subsequently does. This is the value which I claimed as central and exclusive to Chareidi philosophy.
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