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Yaakov Ben Behora
One who tries to follow God and serve Him without receiving comprehensive and detailed instruction from God Himself can be likened to an intruder who breaks into the large private pharmacy of a renown physician and proceeds to receive patients and give out medication. Whenever somebody enters and describes his problem, the impostor hands him some medicine without a clue as to whether or not it will be of any benefit. For all he knows it may even be poison.
It goes without saying that without the expert physician himself to prescribe the appropriate medicines, the correct quantities, frequency of intake, appropriate rest and diet, etc., even a warehouse full of medicine is of no value.
Foundations of Faith (51)
Rabbi Shalom Arush
1 - Emuna From the Cradle
2 - 45. The “Hassid” (Saintly Person)
3 - 47. The “Hassid” - The Ideal Jew
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When a person chooses to serve God according to his own estimations and logic, and without any Divine guidance, all of the good intentions and selfless devotion in the world will not help, for such a person has no chance of arriving at a code of behavior which is truly desired by God.
That the actions of man can possess Divine significance should not be difficult to accept. After all, the entire creation is infused with Divine wisdom. Our physical world, despite all of its limitations, is full of Divine wonders. Though it is finite and ephemeral and God is exalted beyond all limitations, all of the wisdom embedded in creation is attributable to God alone. These truths form the very foundation of the Jewish faith.
When performed in accordance with the Divine command, human action itself takes on a Divine nature. Creation is full of Divine wisdom which gives it its character. Severance from the Divine source and worship without Divine guidance are the main ingredients of heresy.
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D'varim Judaism’s Social Vision
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Giving is more than an act of generosity—it is an essential part of human dignity that belongs to everyone, rich and poor alike. The ultimate goal of help is to empower others to stand on their own.
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.
