Are the restrictions placed on the study of Ma'aseh Merkava based in the fear from error, or due to the immodesty of the subject? Does Ma'aseh Merkava relate to God's eminence, or to His relationship with Am Yisrael? Why is it permissible to read about God's chariot in public on Shavuot?

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