The Modern world developed as a reaction to religious abuse.

Society has become secular. No Numinous value. I can see this as a problem. But numinous value is also confusing. It is hard to find a proper balance. One does not wish religious authorities  to have power. I shudder at the thought. The Modern world developed as a reaction to religious abuse. So all we have are two approaches neither of which seems very good.


So my suggestion is to learn Torah --that is the Oral and Written Law of Moses, plus Math and Physics. This approach is based on my parents and it happens to corresponds to what Maimonides said in the Guide. [Maimonides also emphasized Metaphysics the set of books of Aristotle by that name.] [Philosophy and philosophers nowadays are  stupid. But there were  great thinkers like Plato Aristotle and Kant. ]




 [I should mention that the Oral Law is a lot of material to go through and therefore the best idea for a fast introduction is to learn what is called Musar/Ethics. Musar in its essence means medieval Ethics like the Obligations of the Heart, and Paths of the Just, The Ways of the Righteous etc. But to get a better idea of Musar it is helpful to learn the books of Reb Israel Salanter's disciples.]

Musar is based on the Written and Oral Law but extracts the basic aspects of Fear of God and Ethics.