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Every act has far reaching results, and therefore, the sages teach, "the Holy One Blessed be He scrutinizes the actions of his pious ones to the degree of a hairbreadth."
Even Avraham Avinu (Abraham our father), who was so loved by God that Scripture refers to him as "Avraham my beloved," didn't escape judgement for a slight indiscretion in his use of words. Because he said, "How shall I know that I will inherit her (the Land)," questioning rather than accepting God's promise, God said: "On your life, 'Know for sure that your descendants will be foreigners in a land that is not theirs for four hundred years. They will be enslaved and oppressed.'" To such lengths did God go, all in order to fix the slight lack of faith which was expressed in Avraham's question: "How will I know?"
In addition, because Avraham made a covenant with Avimelech without God's commanding it, God said to him: "On your life, I will detain your children's joy seven generations." The entering of the Children of Israel into the Land of Israel was delayed seven generations because of Avraham's making a covenant with Avimelech without the permission of God.
Pathways in Personality Development (52)
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed
3 - 3. "Zehirut"- Inhibiting and Contributing Factors
4 - 4. The Impact of Man's Actions on the World
5 - 5. Overcoming Weaknesses
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Michal , the daughter of Shaul (King Saul) and the wife of King David, upon seeing her husband dance before the Ark of God, reprimanded him, saying that it was not becoming for a person of his stature to dance and leap before the eyes of all. As a result of her criticism she was punished and ceased to bear children until the day she died.
These examples and others are brought in the book "The Path of the Just" in order to demonstrate how God scrutinizes the actions of his pious ones to the degree of a hairbreadth; to show the depth of significance in each word which man speaks and in each act which man performs; to teach us that just as there are severe consequence to wrong actions, so are there great and powerful repercussions to proper ones - for a good deed carries greater weight is than a bad one. And this is in keeping with what King Solomon said: "For God will bring every deed into judgment (Ecclesiastics 12:14)" - every act, great and small alike. The Holy One Blessed be He doesn't allow even the smallest of good deeds to be forgotten, neither does he allow even the smallest of evils to go unguided.
So, in summary, recognition of the worth of man and the potency his actions, awareness of his being created in God's image, and mindfulness of the Torah and the mitzvoth - the extent of their value and significance - bring man to open his eyes, to straighten his path and to develop, on his own, the trait of zehirut , the first in Rabbi Pinhas ben Yair's saying: "Torah leads to zehirut ..."
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.
