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Ein Ayah: Time has a characteristic of independence and a characteristic of being a medium between other things. The independent nature of time relates to those special matters that occur and are displayed during that time and positive things that the time can provide. The matter of it being a medium has to do with the ability of the time to enable a higher level to occur at some later time, in such a way that the future has more potential to be the right time than the present has.
In the months of the year, we have "full months" and "months of missing." The full months represent that time expands due to its independent content. In other words, it is not proper to limit the month’s value by making it shorter than it could be, and it should be measured by overloading the "measuring utensil" in which it is placed. A missing month relates more to the idea of time as a medium in preparation for another, future time. Therefore, it extends only the minimum amount of time necessary.
The month of Iyar served as a bridge between the great event of the Exodus and the great event of Hashem’s revelation during the giving of the Torah. From the fact that it is the transitional time between the time of the two great events, it has the status of a facilitator, and in that way we would expect the month to be a missing month. But in another manner, it has a characteristic that gives it its own independent value, not as a simple transition, but as a complex power that can absorb two great lights. The two events are so great that they need to have a time separation between them. When a time has to facilitate an event in a manner of complexity and it needs to absorb two distinct characteristics, it is considered to have an independent purpose (which justifies a 30-day month).
The acquisition that came with the Exodus from Egypt is that of an independent nature that comes with the freedom of the nation, so that it is able to have a national spirit that is free from the affliction of foreigners. The characteristic of the giving of the Torah is the divine light that can be absorbed, which is possible only when the independent essence of Israel is already developed and has clearly emerged. The month of Iyar, which in Tanach is called Ziv (which means a glow), is the month that received the complex nature to bridge between the formative independence of Bnei Yisrael and the divine light of the Torah. This made it more than a simple facilitator but one that also has an independent value and for this reason it was a full month of 30 days that year.
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.
