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“And every wise person among you shall come and do all that Hashem has commanded. (35:10)

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The Baal Shem Tov offers an insight into the Torah‘s concept of wisdom from this posuk. There is no wisdom as the wisdom of action. The most elevated form of all wisdoms, the highest aspect of being a true wise person is not to be a wise individual in theory alone, but rather to do all that Hashem has commanded us. A person who performs a mitzvah because of a sense of understanding, applying his “wisdom” in “agreement” with Hashem, is not serving Hashem in its true essence. He must learn to serve and do without “wisdom”, and act because it is the command of Hashem.

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