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Ein Ayah:A human being is communal and is connected to the greater community of human beings. Whatever has a positive effect on the broad community has a positive impact on the individual as well. This is true even if he does not feel any impact or even any connection with others and that in fact he is well above the level of the general community. The following is the result.
Since honor given to kings is important to mankind, as it causes society to straighten its path and causes ethics and justice to be on firmer ground, everyone should take part in providing this honor to the extent possible. One should take part with others in placing the kingdom in its proper place at the head of the pyramid of human honor.
A member of the Israelite nation, whose entire goal should be for the highest level of truth and peace for the entire universe, should realize that the ideal state of mankind cannot be achieved without there being distinctions between one nation and another. Clearly, every family must have its own possessions and areas of activity and distinction. Only when the family is successful in reaching the attainments of which it is capable will it be able to contribute optimally to the welfare of the community. The same thing is true on a national and worldwide level. Each nation must be successful in its own realms. When this happens for enough nations, all of humanity will be blessed as a result.
A king of a nation represents the potential of the nation and is responsible to see it through fruition. His success can translate into an improved state for the world as a whole and, therefore, this should be important to all Jews, as we have interests in the world’s welfare. For a Jew to realize the value of the Israelite Kingdom at the time of Mashiach, when there will be cooperation between all of humanity, he will have to appreciate first the contribution that each nation will be able to provide toward that world success. Nations can provide great wisdom and interest, great justice and culture, and ethics and intellectuality within their realm of activity. When each unit in the whole will have elements that are very worthy, imagine how the whole will be! If though, one is not willing to expand his horizons and view the positive in other nations, he will not be able to conceive the full greatness of the world that the Israelite nation is capable of.
Therefore, one should run to see the kings of the nations and be wise enough to sense their honor. This recognition will enable the observer and his offspring to develop a foundation of pure desire of the heart and the mind for an ideal world, led by the Israelite people and dedicated to the glorification of the Name of Hashem.
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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.
Chukat "HOW ENTEBBE STOLE THE BICENTENNIAL
The Difference Between Historic & Eternal"
As we approach America's 250th birthday, it's worth remembering her 200th Bicentennial birthday, on Jul. 4th 1976, when Israel "stole the show" by shocking the world & miraculously saving 101 hostages in a foreign continent. As Pres. As Pres. Trump decides which countries get priority in his new Middle-East, it's worth reminding him of the difference between historic events and eternally historic ones. This obviously connects with this week's parsha, as well!
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 6 - The Parable of the King of India
The advantages of testimony over circumstantial evidence or philosophical speculation.
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 5- "Proofs of G-d"
This may be the most important class of the entire book, where we finally get to the Jewish proof of the existence of G-d and truth of the Torah. We should follow His own direction where He tells us how to get to Him: through the Nation of Israel: Jewish history, Jewish prophets (and today, prophecies fulfilled), and national reward & punishment towards Am Yisrael.
Ein Aya One Humanity, One Creator, One Jerusalem
Rav Kook innovatively and beautifully explains this aggadeta where our sages say that after Jerusalem was destroyed her cinnamon fragrance is only found locked in a particular kingdom's treasury.
