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Kohanim are commanded to bless the people with the three- fold Birkat Kohanim. The requirement is to bless the people daily. More than once a day is optional for a kohein, but considered a mitzva nonetheless. In fact, kohanim in Jerusalem and many other parts of Israel bless the people almost 450 times a year. And the people receive that blessing the same number of times.
In contast, most Jewish communities in Chutz LaAretz fulfill this mitzva 13 times - less than 3% of the number of times in Israel.
Perhaps more significant than the numbers is the reason Birkat Kohanim was limited to Holidays in Chutz LaAretz. Different sources use different terms, but the idea is the same: Birkat Kohanim requires a positive, comfort- able mood towards their fellow Jews for the bracha to flow smoothly. Feelings of joy and love for all Jews are considered almost like prerequisites for Birkat Kohanim. Because of the difficulties and tentativeness of Jewish life in exile, the proper mood was felt to be attainable only with the help of the Yom Tov spirit.
To oversimplify - but to capture the essence, there is a quality of Jewish Life attainable in Eretz Yisrael - even with its present-day imperfections and problems - that can be felt nowhere else in the world.
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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.
