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The "Sinking" of the Gedolim & the Rise of the Masses
"Hitkatnut haDorot", means the generations are going "downhill" as we get further from Sinai. On the other hand, Rav Kook & Ramchal often refer to the "Evolution" built into the world, that mankind is continuously improving through trial & error, better conditions & techniques, not to mention computers and technology. Accordingly, today we see unprecedented masses are learning Torah, including women, unique & innovative programs, the web etc. but the Gedolim are still descending. Rav Kook sees the benefit of this phenomenon, showing the advantages of the massive quest for truth, who davka feel today's rabbis approachable, as a "step-down" mechanism. Similarly, ideas must be revealed in the right time & we can't skip stages nor take shortcuts.
1. ืขืื ืืื / ืฉืืช ื, ืจืกื ืขื ืืกืืช ืฉืืช ืื ืข"ื
ืืื ืืื ืืืจืื ืืฉื ืื ืืืจืฉื.
ื. ืืืื ื ืืกืืืืช ืฉืืกืื ืืืื ืื ืืืขืฉืื ื"ื ืื ืืืืืื ืชืืื ืืืขืืื ืื ืขื ืื ืขื ืืืื ื ืืืงืืื.
ื. ืืืืฉืจ ืืคื ืืืขืื ืืขืืืื ื ืฉื ืงืืืฉื ืขืืืื ืืืื, ืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืขืืื ืืืกืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืืฉืจืื ืืงืื ืืช ืืืจืืชื ืืขืืืื ื, ืืืืื ืขื ืื ืืกืืจืื ืฉื ืืืฆืืืืช ืืืืฉืืจ ืืืื, ืืื ืืื ืฉืืขืืช ืืืืืืช ืืื ื ืจืืืืืช ืืืชืงืื ืืืืชืืื ืืคืืขื, ืืฉ ืืกืจืื ื"ื ืืื ืฉืื ืืชืืืืช, ืื ืืืจืืืื ืื ืืืชื ืืขืจืื ืืืืืื, ืืืื ืฉืื ืืคืฉืจ ืฉืืืืจ ืืงืจื, ืื ืืื ืฉืืืืืืช ืืื ื ื ืืกืืืขืช ืืขืื ืื ืืืช ืืื.
ื. ืข"ื ืืืชื ืืืช ืืขืฆื ืืขืืืื ื ืฉืืืื ืื ืฆืคืื ืื ืืื ืืืจืฉื, ืืฉื ืืคื ื ืืืืื ืืกืืืื ืืืืืขื ืืช ืืขืจืืืช ืืืื ืืขืืืื ืืช. ืืืชืื ืืืชืงืืืืช ืฉื ืืืืจืื ืืฆื ืืืืื ืืืขืื, ืืข"ืค ืฉืื ืืื ื ื"ื ืืืืื ืขืจื ืืืขืืชื ืื, ื"ื ืืืื ืืื ืื ืืืืฉืืืช ืืืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืื ืืชืคืฉืืืช ืืืจืืื, ืขื ืฉืืืชืจ ืชืืืฉืจ ืืืืื ืืกืืืื, ืืืืื ืืขื ืจืืืืืช ืืืืืจ, ืืืขื ืืฉืืจื ืืืืจืืช ืืืืจืืช ืืืจืื ืื, ืืฉืืืื ืฆืจืืืื ืืืืจื.
2. ืืืจืืช ืืชืืื, ื
ืึฒืึธื ืขึทืึฐืฉืึธื ืฉืืึผื ืึธื ืึผ ืงึฐืจืึผืึดืื ืึฐืึทืฉึผืึฐืึธืึผ ืึผึทืึทืึผึดืื, โ ืึถืืึผ ืึผึฐืึทืจ ืึทืชึผึฐืึดืึผึธื. ืึดื ืึฒืึธืงึดืื ืจึทืึผึดืื ืึตืึดืกึฐืชึผึธืขึฒืคืึผืช ืึถืึฐืืึนื ืึนืชึตืื ืึผ ืึดืชึฐืงึทืึผึฐื ืึผ ืึผึฐืึทืึผืึผืชึธื ืึผึฐืึดืคึผึธืึฐืฉืึธื ืขึดื ืึทืึผึฐืฆึดืืืึผืช, ืึผึฐืจึตืืฉืึดืืช ืึผึทืจึฐืึผึตื ืึผ, ืึตืื ืจึทืข. ืึทืึผึฐืฆึดืืืึผืช ืึตืื ืึธืึผ ืึผึฐื ึธืคึทืึดื ืึฐืึดืืจึดืื ืึผึฐืึตืึผึถื ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืึทืึดืึผึธืืึนื.
3. ืืืืืจ ืืืจ"ื, ืืฉืื ืื, ื
"ืืืืืืช ืืื ืชืกืืฃ ืืจืื ืืขื ื' ืืืขืฃ ืืื"
ืฉืืฆืจื ืฉืืื ืขื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืช ืืืืืชื ืื"ืฉ "ืืืืื ืชืจืืฃ ืจืขื", ืืืื ืืืขืฃ ืขื ื' ืืขืื ืืืืช ืืื' ืื ืืืจื ื"ื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืกืืขืื ืืืชื ืืืคืขืืื ืืื ืืชืืื ืืืืื ืชืืจื ืืืขืฉืืช ืืฆืืช ืืื"ื ืคืืจืฉ ืืืืช ืฉืงืฉื ืื ืืืื ืืคื ืฉืืื ืืกืืืขืื ืื ืืืืขืฃ ืขื ื' ืืื ืื ืกืืืขืืื. ืืืืืช ืืื ืืืืช ืืืืชื ืืืื ืื ืื ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืื ืืคื ืืืจืืชื ืืื ืืงืคืืฅ ืื"ืฉ ืืืขืื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืจืื ืืฃ ืื ืืกืืืขืืื, ืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืื ืืชืืื ืืืื ืืืจืื ืืื ืื ืกืืืขืืื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืืช ืืืืชื ืฉืขืฉื ืืืชื ืืฉืื ืืืขืช ืกืืืืฃ ืืจืื ืืืื ืืืขืฃ ืขื ื' ืืื ืื ืกืืืขื:
4. ืืืื ืืฆืืืื ืืช ืืืฉืืื, ืคืกืงื ื: ืืืชืจ ืืฉืขืช ืื ืคืืื ืืืืกืจืืช
ืึถืึผึธื ืฉืึถืจึธืึฒืชึธื ืึทืึธืึฐืึธื ืึธืึฑืึนืึดืืช ืฉืึถืึธืึธืึธื ื ึธืคึทื ืึดืึผึทืฆึผึธืืึน ืึทืึผืึผืกึธืจึดื, ืึฐืขึทื ืฉืึถืึผึทืขึฒืึถื ืึผึฐืึทืขึฒืึธื ืืึน, ืฉืึถืึผึดืชึฐื ึทืขึตืจ ืึฐืึธืื ืึฐืึทืึทืึผึธืจึธื ืึทืึผืึผืกึธืจึดืืช ืึธืึฒืึดืชึผึดืืช, ืขึทื ืึธืขึตืช ืึทืึฐืึปืฉึผืึธืจึธื ืึฐืึทื ึผึฐืืึนืจึธื ืึทืึดืื, ืึตืื ืืึนืชึธืึผ ืึทืึผึทืขึฒืึธื ืึทืึผืึผืกึธืจึดืืช ืฉืึถื ืึทืึผึธืจึทืช ืึดืฉืึฐืคึผึธืึธื ืฉืึถื ืึผึทืขึฒืึตื ืึทืึผึดืื ืจึฐืืึผืึธื ืืึน ืึผึฐืึธื. ืึผืึฐืึดืฉืึฐืคึผึทื ืึผึธื ืึดื ืฉืึถืงึผืึนืคึตืฅ ืึดืึผื ืึถืช ืึทืฉึผืึตื ืึฐืึดืชึฐืึทืกึผึตื ืึผึฐืึดืึผึทืช ืึฒืกึดืืืึผืช ืึทืึผึดืึฐืชึผึดื ืืึนืึทืึฐืชึผืึน, ืฉืึถืึตืื ึธืึผ ืึฐืึดืืึธื ืืึน ืึผึดื ืึดื ืขึดืจึฐืึผืึผืึฐืึธื ืึผึฐืึตืขืึนืชึธืื ืึทืึฒืึดืืืึนืช ืึทืึผึธืื, ืึผึตื ืืึผื ืึดืฉืึฐืคึผึทื ืึธืึธืึธื ืึผึดืึฐืึธืืึน, ืฉืึถื ึผึธืคึทื ืึดืึฐืืึนืึธื ืึทืชึผึทืึฐืชึผืึนื ึธื ืฉืึถื ืฉืึดืคึฐืืึผืช ืึทืึผืึผืกึธืจ ืขึทื ืึผึฐืึตื ืฉืึฐืึดืืึทืช ืึธืึธืึธื ืึผึฐืึธืึธื ืึตืจึทืข ืืึน...
ืึผึทืึผึธื ืึฐืึปืึธืึฐ ืึทืึผึธืึธืจ, ืึผึธื ืขืึนื ืึปืึฐืึธืชืึน ืึผืึน, ืึดืคึฐืฉืื ืึฐืึธืคึธืื ืึฐืึดืคึฐื ึถื ืืึน ืึฐืึถืจึถืึฐ ืฆึฐืึธืงึธื ืึธืจึฐืืึนืงึธื, ืึฐืึดืชึฐืึทืกึผึตื ืขึดื ืึผึทืขึฒืึตื ืึทืึผึดืื, ืึผึฐืึดืึผืึผ ืึผึฐืึธืจ ืึผึธืึทืจ ืึผึธื ืึถืฉืึฐืึผืึนื ืึนืชึธืื ืขึดื ืึผึฐื ึตื ืึธืึธื ืึทืึผึฐืจืึผืึดืื ืึผึฐืฆึถืึถื ืึฑืึนืงึดืื, ืึผึฐืึดืึผืึผ ืึผึฐืึธืจ ืึถืขึฑืึดืื ืึทืึผื ืขึทื ื ึธืืึนื, ืึผึฐืึธืจ ืึถืขึฑืึดืืจ ืึถืช ืฉืึดืึฐืืึนื ืึธืจึดืฉืึฐืขึธื ืึฐืึทืฉึผืึถืงึถืจ, ืฉืึดื ึฐืึทืช ืขึทืึผึดืื ืึฐืงึดื ึฐืึทืช ืึฐืึปืืึผึดืื, ืึตืืึทืช ืึผึฐืึธืขึดืื ืึผืึฐืจึดืืึทืช ืึดืฉืึฐืคึผึธืืึนืช, ืึทืึฐืึดืืึธื ืึฐืึทืคึผึดืื ืึฒืึธืึดืื ืจึทืึผึดืื ืึฐืึดืฉืึฐืคึผืึฐ ื ึทืึฒืึตื ืึผึธืึดืื - ืึผึฐืึดืึผืึผ ืึผึธื ืึตืึผึถื ืึผึฐืึธืจ ืึธืคึฐืกืึผ ืึดื ืึธืึธืจึถืฅ, ืขึทื ืฉืึถืึตืื ืึธืึผ ืึฐืืึนืชึธืึผ 'ืึฒืกึดืืึธื ืึธืึฑื ืึนืฉืึดืืช' ืึผึทืึผึถื ืึฐืึดืฆึฐืึทืึผึตืง ืึผึดื ืึดื ืึดืคึฐื ืึนืช ืึฐืึทืขึฒืึดืื ืขึทื ื ึธืืึนื ืืึผืกึธืจึธืึผ ืึผึฐืึถืจึถืึฐ ืึผึทืขึฒืึตื ืึทืึผึดืื? ืขึทื ืึผึตื ืึตืื ืืืช ืึทืึผึทืขึฒืึธื ืืึนืึถื ึถืช ืืึน ืึธืึธืึธื ืึผึฐืึธื, ืึผึธื ืึฐืึทื ืฉืึดืคึฐืืึผืชืึน, ืืึผืฅ ืึดืึผึทื ืฉึผืึถืึตืื ืึฐืึทืขึฒืึดืืก ืืึนืชึตืจ ืึดืคึผึฐื ึตื ืึธืขึตืจึถืึฐ ืฉืึถื ืึถืคึฐืฉืึธืจืึผืช ืึทืกึผึตืึถื ืฉืึถื ืึผืึท ืึทืึผืึผืกึธืจ ืึธืึฑื ืึนืฉืึดื ืึผึฐืฉืึถืืึผื ืึผึฐืึปืึฐืฉืึธืชืึน.
5. ืฉื, ื
ืืืืื ืืงืืื ื ืื ืฉืจืืื ืืืืจ, ืื ืืืื ื ืืช ืืื. ืืจืื ืืขืืช ืืืืืืช, ืืืฉืืืืืช ืืขืืื ืืืขืืืจืืช ืจืืื ืขื ืืขืชื ืืขื ืืขืช ืงืื ื, ืื ืืื ื"ื ืืกืืช ืืฉืืืคื ืื ืคืจืื ืฉืื ืชืืข ืขืช ืืืื ืืื ืืคืฅ, ืืืื ืื ืืขืฆืืจ ืืืืื. ืืืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืืืืข ืืืืืื ืืฆืคืื ื ืืืืื ื ืืืืจื, ืืืขืช ืืื ืฉื ืืชืืจื ืืืืืืช, ืืื ืืืืืคืชื ืืช ืืื ืืฉืืช ืืืขืื ืืืืชืจ ืจืื, ืืื ืืืืืืงื ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืคื ืืื, "ืืืืื ืืื ืืืฉืื ืืขืืืชืืช ืืืื" (ืืืฉืข ืื, ื).
6. ืืืจ ืืืงืจ ืืขืงืื ืืฆืื, ืขื' ืงืื
ื. ืืขืืฉืื ืืืื ื ืชืจืืื ืขื ืืฉืืื ื ืฉื ืืืืฉืื ืืคืจืืืื , - ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืชืืืื ืืื ืืฉืืช. ืืจืืื ืชืงืืคืืช ืืืกืืืจืื ืื ืื ื ืืืฆืืื ืืืืื ื ืขืืื ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืืจืืช ืืจืืฉืื ืื, ืฉืื ื ืืฉืชืืื ืขื ืืืื ืืขืื ืจืืื, ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืื ื ืชืื ืืฉืคื ืืืฆื, ืืื ืืืขืช ืืื ืืืืกืจ, ืืืช ืื ื ืขืื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืขืื ื ืืฆื ืืงืืืฉื ืืืืืืช ืืืืคืคืช ืขืืื, ืืืื ืื ืก. ืืืืจืืช ืืืืจืื ืื ืืชืืืื ืืขื ืงืื ืืืชืืขื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืชืขืื . ืืขืื ื ื ืชืืขืื ืืืืจืื, ืืืขืืืชื ื ืชืืขืื, ืืืืงืื ื ืืืืื ืื ืืืฆืืืงืื...
ื. ืืื [ืืืืจ] ืืืืฉืจ ืจืง ืืืชืจืืื, ืืืืช ืืืืจื ืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืืขืื ืืืฉืืื, ืืื ืื ืืืื ืื ืื ืืจืฆื ืืืืืช ืืคืืฃ ืืฉืืื, ื ืืฉื ืขืื ืื ืื, ืืฉืจ ืื ืืืื ืืืฆื ืืชืืื ืจืืฉื ืฉื ืืืจ ืืืื, ืืืขื ืืจืืฉ ;
ื. ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืฉืื ืืืจืื, ืืื ืืื ืืืืฉืจ ืืื ืืฉืื ืืืืื ืฉืืจืืช ืืจืืืืืช ืชืชืืืจ ืขืื... ืืื ืืฉ ืื ืจื, ืืืจ ืืื ืืืืฆื ืืืืจื , ืืขื ื ืคืฉ ืืฉืืื ืืืจืืช ืฉืื ื ืฉืืืืช ืืคื ืึตืขื... ืื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืฉืคื, ืืคืืื ืื ืืืืจืืช ืื ืืืืจื ืืืืขืืช, ืืื ืจืืื ืืื ื ืฉืื, ืืืื ืืืืืจ.
ื. ืืืืจ ืืขื ืจืื ืืืื ืืคืฅ ืืืืืจื ืืืคืืฅ, ืืื ืืงืื ืฉืืื ืคืื ื, ืืฉืืข ืืืจืื ืืืืืื.
7. ืฉื, ืขื' ืงืื
ืืืชื ืืืืจื ืขืฆืื ืขืืฉื ืืืชื ืืงื ืื ืืืื ืืื , ืืขื-ืืื-ืื ืืชืจืืื ืืขื ืืืืืืชื, ืืืืจืื ืขืืืื ื ืื ืฉืื. ืขื-ืื ืืืืชื ืืขื ืฉื "ืืืื ืจืืื ืืืฉืจืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืช" ืืฆื ืืชืืง - ืฉื "ืื ืื ืื ืืืืื ื' ืืจื ืฉืืื ืื ืื".
8. ืืืจืืช ืืจืืื ื, ืขื' ืฉืกื
ืืฆื ืืคื ืืืืืช, ืืืืื ื ืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืืืืช ืงืืืฉืช ืืืืื ืื ืก"ื, ืื ืืืจ ืืืืจ ืืืกืืฃ ืขื ืืืืจืืช ืืจืืฉืื ืื, ืืคื ื ืฉืืงืืืฉื ืืฆืืจืคืช .
9. ืืืงืื ืฉืืขืื ื, ืืืื, ืจืื ืชืงื ื
"ืื ืชืฉืืื ืืืืืชื ืื ืื ื ืคืืชื ืงืืชื "- ืฉื ื ืจืืืชืื ื: ืืชืื ืืขืก - ืจืฆืื, ืืชืื ืจืืื - ืจืืืื,
ืืชืื ืฆืจื - ืจืืื, ืฉื ืืืจ: "ืขืช ืฆืจื ืืื ืืืขืงื ืืืื ื ืืืฉืข" (ืืจืืืื ื, ื).
Rabbi Ari Shvat
Lectures at various yeshivot, michlalot and midrashot. Has published many books & Torani articles and is in charge of Rav Kookโs archives.
Ein Aya Why Judaism Respects the Corpse and the Dead- Eternity, Not Superstition
Ein Aya Shabat Chapter B Paragraph 52
Ein Aya Six Approaches to Food and Eating, Wealth and the Working Class
Ein Aya Shabat Chapter A Paragraph 11
Ein Aya The Educational Punishment Necessitating the Splitting of Judea & Israel
Ayn Aya Shabbat v, 69
Ein Aya The Delicate Balance Between Spirituality and Our Physical Needs
Ein Aya Shabat Chapter A Paragraph 12
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Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 17- "Miracles Don't Make a Messiah (87)
After learning about the unique "mass-revelation" at Sinai, the question was asked: what about the Christian claim that their "messiah also did miracles in front of people. The class summarizes the 3 significant differences between that claim and Israel's "mass-revelation".
