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A Hassid is the quintessential Jew. His heart is filled with faith in God. He constantly senses God's nearness, as if the Almighty were standing before him. He believes that God knows all, hidden thoughts, feelings of the heart, everything is completely revealed to God. He understands that God is good and beneficent, a fair judge who provides every individual with his needs.
This knowledge - that God sees and knows all - effects all of the Hassid's behavior. Fear of God is forever discernible on his face. Not only the fear of Divine punishment but also the reverence of God's majesty. He displays a sense of adoration and self-denial before God. This fear of God is discernible both in his sitting and standing, and all of his behavior evidences humility and modesty. He senses God's love for him, the enormous goodness which God bestows upon him, and this causes him to love God in return. He therefore performs many good deeds and commandments in order to bring pleasure to His creator.
Foundations of Faith (51)
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed
45 - 45. The “Hassid” (Saintly Person)
46 - 47. The “Hassid” - The Ideal Jew
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The outlook of the Hassid finds expression in the words of King David in chapter 139 of the Book of Psalms. There, David explains that he feels completely bare and exposed before God, and God sees into the depths of his being: "O God, You have scrutinized me and You know...You understand my thoughts from afar...Where can I go from Your spirit? And where can I flee from Your presence...Even darkness obscures not from You.'
The wonderful verses in this chapter give expression to a complete faith, absolute selflessness before God. We hear, on the one hand, a feeling of helplessness, a feeling of nothingness before God. On the other hand, we find fantastic adoration of the Almighty, an outpouring of the soul and a clinging to the Yoke of Heaven. This greatness fills the Hassid but partially, yet he is as happy as can possibly be. This incredible faith finds expression in all aspects of the character and behavior of the believer. This then, is the faith of the Hassid, the ideal Jew.
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The scriptural verses from the Book of Psalms in this article were taken from or based upon the Artscroll Tehillim.
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.
