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Ein Ayah: Lineage has to do with internal powers that flow from earlier to later generations. Everyone possesses valuable traits containing eternal light of life and sanctity that were absorbed over time in the flesh and blood of a family’s generations. They are passed on, unless something defiles one’s seed, and become a reliable part of his spiritual inheritance. Every descendant begins the edifice of his spiritual persona from the place the previous generations reached and tries to further elevate himself.
If a person is aware of the greatness within him, which he has the potential to incorporate in his future generations, his future will indeed develop spiritually, as he sanctifies his own life quantitatively and qualitatively. However, if he brazenly lowered the power within him that was designed for the future, by defiling his own life, the present and the future are also lowered. Then things of sanctity, ethics, and wisdom separate themselves from him. He thereby confuses the way in which future generations can connect to him, for whatever they attain spiritually will not be through him.
Life includes that which exists in practice, that which is already complete, and the preparations for an ever increasing future. Its main point is the power of er, that which exists in great sages, who have already turned their potential into wisdom and full justice. The proper preparation for a good future belongs to the students, who make the future better than the present based on what they have received. These two elements work side by side in the nation to spread divine light, as the complete present and the future unite. There is no difference between what exists in the present and in the future, since the preparation for the future already exists. These ideas are encapsulated in a kohen who brings an offering. On one hand, it completes that which is necessary from the past and prepares for the future by setting the stage for ongoing service that sanctifies the person.
The gemara says that one who committed a severe sin would not be mentioned in the lineage of a good descendant in the future, because he sacrificed the prospects of the future by allowing a spirit of silliness to take him over. Therefore, any success will not be linked to him. Furthermore, if he is an Israelite, whose value is felt on an individual basis, then there is a difference between that which is complete and that which is to prepare for the future. The sinner will not have an er among scholars because his spirit will not enable something complete to exist, which can have positive power over a heart that is awake (er) and full of life based on wisdom and great action. He will not have an oneh, one who can answer the call of another as a student who repeats that which he is taught. If he is a kohen, who is supposed to serve in sanctity and bless the people with broad peace, the present and the future are all one. A meal offering can complement an animal sacrifice, to fix the past, or stand alone and represent the beginning of the future.
Since Pinchas the son of Eli was mentioned as an ancestor of a kohen family, his light and strength must have been transferred to his sons, enabling them to serve Hashem, which shows that he did not sin a terrible sin.
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.
