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The Sifrei, however, offers a diametrically opposed understanding. It calls our attention to the contiguity of two passages in the book of Devarim. The end of verse 11:17 reads: "And you will swiftly be banished from the goodly land that God gives you." This is immediately followed by: "Put these words of Mine upon your heart and upon your soul."
Expounds the Sifrei: "Even when I shall exile you from the Land of Israel to the Diaspora, prepare yourself for the return to Israel through observance of the mitzvot so that when you return they shall not be new to you. This may be likened to a mortal king who became angry with his wife and sent her back to her father’s house. Before her departure, he warned her. ‘Do not remove your jewelry, so that when I send for you they shall not be unfamiliar to you.’ This is the meaning of the words of Yirmeyahu 31:21: ‘Set up markers for yourself.’"
This passage in the Sifrei led the Ramban, the arch Zionist of the Middle Ages, to formulate his revolutionary theory concerning the observance of mitzvot, as he writes in his commentary to Devarim 4:5 (and several other places): "To hint at the basic truth that the true observance of all mitzvot can only be fulfilled in Eretz Israel."
Those who live outside Israel fulfill mitzvot only as practice for their long-awaited journey home.
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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.
