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Two mitzvot associated with homicide - arei miklat (cities of refuge) and eglah arufah (a heifer whose neck is broken) - appear in Parashat Shofetim. If we properly establish cities of refuge, we can avoid the stain to which the Torah refers: "That innocent blood be not shed in your land which Hashem your God gives you for an inheritance"(Devarim 19:10). The parallel verse in Parashat Mas'ei speaks of the Land as polluted by the innocent blood shed upon it.
Two points are noteworthy. First, the verses relating to these mitzvot emphasize the impact murder has on the earth and on the Land. Secondly, both arei miklat and eglah arufah are practiced only in Eretz Yisrael. Ramban (Vayikra 18:25) points out the apparent anomaly in that the violation of certain prohibitions relating to personal conduct and not at all dependent on the land have a catastrophic effect on the Land itself. Included in this category are sexual immorality, spilling of innocent blood and idolatry. Ramban explains that already at the world's creation Hashem placed Eretz Yisrael at the center of the inhabited earth, even though He, of course, is King of the entire world. Hashem separated Am Yisrael from all the nations, giving us Eretz Yisrael - His special portion.
Although true that murder is murder wherever it is perpetrated, one cannot compare someone who sins in his own backyard to someone who sins in the King's palace. To inhabit God's Holy Land is Am Yisrael's privilege, a privilege which also bears challenge and responsibility.
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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.
