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Ein Ayah:Love of Torah depends mainly on the preparedness of the hearts to understand the Torah’s great value and recognize the success it brings to those who are involved in it and, through them, to the community at large. Getting to that point requires understanding many deep points of the Torah’s fundamental principles. Moral shortcomings exist when one has corrupted conceptions. This will plague a society if the generation’s intellectual leaders have warped understandings, causing an attitude that trickles down to corrupt society as a whole.
The most likely reason for a society to no lose love of Torah is its "life" has changed so that the ideas that spoke to previous generations no longer resonate with it. The new generation is unable to extract the internal messages from the same metaphorical coatings of the Torah that were previously meaningful.
The remedy for the situation is to concentrate on the major foundations of the Torah and arrive at deep understandings that can provide the generation’s intellectuals with an understanding and appreciation. This can, over time, fix their behavior and their attitude toward the Torah, which will also trickle down to the people. The type of deep study that is necessary to impact the intellectuals is not appropriate to share with common people. This what the gemara means by "gathering." At a time when there is deterioration of appreciation of Torah, one should learn in private forums with the intellectuals. Spreading the words of Torah in the standard way, by giving simple inspirational speeches and rebuke, which are fit for simple people, are not the remedy, as the problem has to be addressed from its source.
"Gather" does not just refer to the limiting of the audiences of the Torah but also to concentrating on topics that are too deep for the average person. The "spreading" one does when the Torah is appreciated includes teaching things that may be rather simplistic and saying words of encouragement that even the non-intellectual type can digest. The Torah study may not be high in quality, but the great number of people who can be involved justifies the sacrifice. Out of the masses who will be inspired will emerge a cadre of people who are capable of learning on a high level, resulting in a gain in the qualitative realm, as well.
There will also be a phenomenon whereby secret esoteric elements of Torah, which usually should not be shared with more than a handful of people in a generation, will need to be taught to others. While simple people will not be included, the spirit that will pervade the intellectuals of society will impact on all. That is the matter of "it is a time to do for Hashem; forsake your Torah". Just as that concept was used to allow the Oral Law to be written down for the needs of the time, so will it be necessary to teach certain topics that would otherwise remain secret, as Divine Providence mandates at that time.
This need to uncover elements of light specifically because people are in a downward spiritual trajectory is hinted at by Chazal’s statement on the pasuk, "My enemy should not be happy about me, for as I fell, I got up; as I sit in darkness, Hashem is my light" (Micha 7:8). The Rabbis learn that "had I not fallen, I would not have gotten up, and had I not sat in darkness, Hashem would not have been my light" (Shir Hashirim Rabba 6)
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Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 9 - "Seeing is Believing" (parag. 21-30)
These paragraphs elaborate on the theme that seeing and knowing is better than any attempt to prove logically, and begins explaining the difference between Israel and gentiles.
Ein Aya Various Universal Stages of the Geula Process
Rav Kook examines the various stages of redemption, explaining how (in addition to the obvious oft-mentioned stages of ingathering the exiles, reviving the Hebrew language, army, state etc.) the messianic dream of world prosperity, the State of Israel and world unity can and are realistically and logically gradually coming true.
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 8- "Answering Questions on the Kuzari's Proof from Mass Revelation
How do we know that the "claim" of mass revelation to 2,000,000 witnesses at Mt. Sinai is really true? This important class answers all of the questions skeptics ask about this claim of the Kuzari.
Ein Aya Armies Still Necessary for Balance & the War Against Wars
Rav Kook explains why the world was originally divided into the various seemingly contradicting ideologies and cultures, in order to develop each one respectively. Swords or armies symbolize how each respective ideology defends themselves, as well as deters their opposing ideologies and cultures. On the other hand, the messianic era will be one of peace, and Rav Kook explains the transition to that stage, which mankind is already undergoing.
The Land of Israel LGBT'S IN ISRAEL
The question was asked, how can one make Aliyah with the LGBT parades?
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 7 - Five Accumulative Proofs of G-d
As a preparation for the Kuzari's classic proof of G-d from the mass-revelation at Sinai, we start here with 5 other directions to strengthen our belief which also contribute to what the Kuzari will present as well.
Ein Aya Muscle & Meaning: The Dual Nature of Gevurah (Physical Strength)
Is physical strength and fitness a necessity or an ideal? Although it if often totally overlooked among topics of Judaism, Rav Kook writes that it clearly is also a necessity to deter the many enemies of Israel, but even in Y'mot HaMashiach, in the Messianic era, to a certain extent, it's ideal continues even after our enemies will have been finished off.
