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14 Dov Schwartz behavior, but Winch argued that meaningful action is bound by rules and, therefore, any meaningful behavior is social since rules presume Meaningful and intentional action conveysa social framework . 8 rational principles and concepts, but not only rational ones . Often, a person’s deed is not fully understandable in logical rational terms . Be that as it may, action conveys the relevance of the past to the present, at least when truly significant actions are at stake . A theology founded on the meaning of the deed appears in Jewish thought in, for example, the teachings of R . Judah Loew, known as the Maharal of Prague . Mohilever, as noted saw full significance mainly in action . He held that significant action would have a strong social impact and would draw secular and religious Jews closer, unbound by labels, while also preventing struggles and identity crises . Other rabbis in Hibbat Zion, such as R . Naphtali Zvi Yehuda Berlin ( Netziv ) , largely agreed with Pertinent, in this regard, is the story about Mohilever’sthis view . 9 meeting with Baron Edmond de Rothschild . Mohilever reports that he asked the Baron why Moses, who was slow of speech and tongue, was chosen to lead the people of Israel : Moses was chosen to be not only a leader in Israel but also the giver of the Torah . He was chosen by God not only to take the children of Israel out of Egypt but also to lead them to Sinai and give them the Torah . Had Moses been eloquent, had he known how to influence people with the power of his words and his speech, heretics would have told Israel that the Torah is not from heaven and that Moses, through the magic of his tongue, had swayed them when leaving Egypt and, affected by the moment, they accepted his words . But since he was slow of speech and tongue and the children of Israel did nevertheless Ibid . , 116 . . 8 See Dov Schwartz, “Was the Netziv a Pioneer of Religious - Zionism ? ” in . 9 Religious Zionism : History, Thought, Society, ed . Dov Schwartz ( Ramat - Gan : Bar - Ilan University Press, 2017 ) , 7 - 40 [ Heb ] .
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