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Gemara: One who is used to candles will have sons who are talmidei chachamim.
Ein Ayah: One should not make the mistake of diminishing the significance of the similarity between certain physical phenomena relating to man and lofty spiritual matters. For the same G-d Who created our spirit provided it with all its powers and characteristics. Man’s power of imagination and of art have strong tendencies based on Hashem’s wisdom and goodness.
In the eyes of our imagination and our artistic sense, there is a connection between the light of a candle lighting up the physical darkness and the light of the Torah illuminating the darkness of the spirit. The relationship between these two phenomena allows one to impact on the other in a positive manner in a way that leads man to the path of life in which he guards the path of Hashem.
When a person is accustomed to a nice amount of candle light, he develops the characteristic of appreciating how good light is and how difficult it is to sit in darkness. If he is not used to light, then he will not be as aware of light’s importance, and he will think that light is no more than an advantage, not a necessity for man to be complete.
From a physical perspective, the eye of one who is accustomed to a lot of light will not feel the extra clarity of sight with extra light, for only at the time that he is first exposed to the light do the light rays enter his eyes and stimulate his retina. After that point, the pupils are constricted, and the amount of light rays that are let in are adjusted to that which is appropriate. Despite this, one who is used to an abundance of light will still desire the extra light even though he will not feel how it is palpably advantageous. Rather, it is a characteristic of man to love light once he has become accustomed to it. Habit will set the spirit’s characteristic on its natural standing.
The above physical phenomenon regarding physical light can teach us by example about the impact of the light of Torah for one who is accustomed to it and benefits from its glow. He comes to feel how critical the Torah’s light is and how bad and difficult darkness is. The more he is accustomed to the light of Torah, the greater his love for it. He will realize that this special light creates an intrinsically positive characteristic in man in the spiritual realm, just as physical light does in the physical world.
One should prepare himself to use the idea of being accustomed and appreciating physical light to acquire a greater inclination towards all forms of light, including the spiritual light of Torah, which is related at its root to true internal desires. Then, even if by chance circumstances, he is distanced from the light of the Torah, he will have sons who aretalmidei chachamim. This depends on the realization that the light of Torah is critical, to the extent that one who lacks it is to be compared to one who sits in darkness. Rather, one should become accustomed to light and realizes its great value.
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 8- "Answering Questions on the Kuzari's Proof from Mass Revelation
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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.
