G-d and His prophet Moses just put the Law in my heart anew last Wednesday...the 3326th time since the original revelation at Sinai. We actually never stop counting.
FOLLOWING as carefully and to the best of one’s G-d-given ability the written-down rules is EXACTLY what we strive for. Lest you then think the Jew doesn’t have a spiritual side, just dry, route law, one of the laws themselves is to KNOW G-d. So the Christian world’s (and most of the Jewish world’s) lack of insight into Judaism can’t be helped.
I understand that adhering to a written law sharpens one’s ability to receive it in the heart as well as the cerebral cortex. And it does seem dry and meaningless on occasion. But that’s just from a short-term perspective. I happen to have great respect for the Jewish people, as well as displayable physical evidence of following their traditions. But I think if the traditions don’t sink all the way down into the heart, they’re worthless.