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Ma'amar HaDor, P19. In the 18th century, Jewish education was not comprehensive and did not give the young generation what they were looking for that they saw in the non-Jewish philosophies. They did not know how to understand the details as parts of an all-encompassing Torah system. Jews especially want to understand the big picture. The Malbim wrote his peirush (commentary) on the Tanach in a more modern style in order to appeal to the young Jews. The young people ended up turning bitter and dedicating themselves to the non-Jewish movements and philosophies. Just a little bit of a strong and pure intellectual understanding of something can last forever, while emotions do not. Yiddishkeit is about the fusion of intellect and emotion.