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ESSENTIALS OF JUDAISM
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In Tanach, the root shakaf ( ש-ק- פ ) means “to look”1 or “to be seen.”2 Recently, people have started using the word “hashkafah” to refer to one’s outlook on life. As opposed to the term “machshavah,” which people often use to refer to philosophical studies (such as metaphysics), hashkafah refers to how we understand our world’s workings and how we are meant to live within them.
Hashkafah
In Tanach, the root shakaf ( ש-ק- פ ) means “to look”1 or “to be seen.”2 Recently, people have started using the word “hashkafah” to refer to one’s outlook on life. As opposed to the term “machshavah,” which people often use to refer to philosophical studies (such as metaphysics), hashkafah refers to how we understand our world’s workings and how we are meant to live within them.
In Tanach, the root shakaf ( ש-ק- פ ) means “to look”1 or “to be seen.”2 Recently, people have started using the word “hashkafah” to refer to one’s outlook on life. As opposed to the term “machshavah,” which people often use to refer to philosophical studies (such as metaphysics), hashkafah refers to how we understand our world’s workings and how we are meant to live within them.