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Why does G-d test us with such difficult challenges? During the course of our lives, we all encounter many different situations, some of which are very difficult and create great hardships. We strive to understand what could be their reasons, but generally without success.
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Israel's Faith, Step By Step
Israel's Exodus from Egypt served as a preparatory course for the nation's great future, foretold at the very beginning of its creation to its Patriarch Avraham: "I will make you into a great nation… and the other nations will be blessed through you" (B'reshit 12,2-3). The meaning of the phrase "great nation" in this context is that we will be "close to G-d." As written in Va'et'chanan, "Who is a great nation like Israel, to which G-d is so close." However, to reach closeness to G-d, several steps are required. -
When is Safek (Doubt) Not Amalek?! - When Unclarity Helps Clarify
It's known that in Hassidut, they say that Amalek equals Doubt in Gematria (numerical value). Nevertheless, Rav Kook completes the picture by showing the other side of the coin, why Hashem created doubting for good and beneficial purposes. -
Jewish Feeling Isn't Just Emotion & Can be Eternal
Rav Kook, as always, suggests an innovative approach to understanding some of the laws of tahara and tuma (often translated as "spiritual purity and impurity"), including Parah Adumah (the Red Heifer), as well as the Jewish approach to emotional religious experiences. -
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