The Idea of the Holy

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Being Holy

The commandment to be holy permeates every other commandment, fills in gaps between commandments, and infuses every human action.

Holiness (Kedushah)

The Torah exhorts the Israelites to be holy and tells them how to do so.

Biblical and Rabbinic Ideas

Neither the Bible nor rabbinic literature are explicitly philosophical, but they nonetheless contain precedents invoked by later Jewish thinkers.