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This phrase is used once again by the daughters of Tzelaphchad: "Why should the name of our father be diminished (lama yigara) from among his family?" (Bamidbar 27:3). I once heard in the name of Rav Chaim Yaakov Goldvicht z"l that the two stories are related. In Parashat Pinchas the Torah traces the ancestry of the daughters of Tzelaphchad to Yosef Hatzaddik their great, great grandfather. Yosef showed initiative as he remained a Tzaddik in a hard environment of Galut - never missing a chance to strengthen his connection to the Jewish people and mitzvot. This is the behavior that the daughters of Tzelaphchad modeled. Just because there are no boys in the family, they should not have to loose their father’s inheritance in Eretz Israel.
That same initiative is evident in our parasha. The Talmud (Succa 25 b) cites an opinion that the people who missed the original Pesach had become defiled as a result of carrying Yosef’s coffin - the same Yosef who had showed initiative to remain totally connected to his tradition in the environment of Egypt, the same Yosef who never gave up on being buried in Eretz Yisrael. This is the Yosef that they modeled when they asked Moshe for a second chance to bring the Paschal offering. They refused to give up on a chance to connect with God and the Jewish people.
We too must learn from this initiative and not be lax to let others do in our place what we can do by ourselves.
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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.
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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.
