Meeting With the Maimonides of our Generation
As told by Marvin Tokayer
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As a Yeshivah University student in the early 1960's, I used to attend a Thursday night class on Chabad philosophy. The class was interesting and highly informative and I was never shy about asking questions. How could you say such-and-such when other Jewish philosophers posit other theories? How do you reconcile their disagreements?The teacher's recurrent answer was, "The Rebbe knows," referring to the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of saintly memory.
Although the teacher was very familiar with Chabad philosophy, he was not as informed about other Jewish philosophers like Maimonides and Rabbi Saadia ben Joseph (882-942), known as Saadya Gaon.
One day, after another round of my incessant questioning, the teacher suggested, "Why don't you write a letter to the Rebbe requesting a private audience? There you can spend some time with Rebbe, ask him all your questions, and receive the answers you need."
I wrote a letter to the Rebbe in Hebrew outlining what I was studying, and explained that I had some philosophical questions that I would like to discuss with him if possible.
Within a couple of days I was contacted by the Rebbe's secretariat and given an appointment for three weeks later at 3:00am. On certain nights of the week, the Rebbe would begin holding private audiences just after the time that most people would be coming home from work, continuing throughout the night until everyone had had their turn.
When the time arrived, I traveled by subway to the Rebbe's office at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. Before entering the Rebbe's room I was instructed to listen closely for the sound of the bell signifying the end of the audience.
At that time there were no mini tape recorders and I did not write any notes during the audience. Nevertheless, I remember the discussion quite well.
I asked the Rebbe my questions about the development of Jewish law and tradition. I was curious to know how Jewish law and tradition evolves and changes over time. After all, we don't dress like the Jews who lived during the biblical period and we don't speak like them either. I wanted to understand the evolution of Jewish thought and practice.
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