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The same type of language is used in Yirmiyahu 30-31. "…an eternal love I have loved you, therefore I have extended grace to you … You will still plant vineyards in the mountains of Samaria, planters plant …" (ibid. 31:1-4). "Just as I was diligent in their regard to uproot and smash and destroy and ruin and do bad, so will I be diligent in their regard to build and to plant" (ibid. 27).
There is an interesting development. In the opening prophecy, the builder and planter is Hashem. In the later ones, Hashem calls upon Bnei Yisrael to build the cities and plant the orchards of Eretz Yisrael. He also said: "You will still plant orchards … place for yourself road marks, put your heart on the road that you traveled, return O virgin of Israel to these cities of yours. How long will you avoid it, you wayward daughter? For Hashem has created something new, a female will encircle a male" (ibid. 4, 20-21).
For close to 2,000 years, Am Yisrael waited for a miracle from the Heavens, that a liberator would appear as a messenger from Above and bring redemption to Israel and the world. The approach of waiting was strengthened by the midrash of Chazal known as the three oaths, which opposed Israel taking decisive action to return to the Land of their own volition. The fear of the oaths and the expectation of an "awakening from Above" combined to hold us back from action. But Yirmiyahu took a stand, arguing that we should not be inactive, as we saw above: "How long will you avoid it, you wayward daughter?" That which it continues "For Hashem has created something new, a female will encircle a male" is based on the famous metaphor that in our relationship with Hashem (upon which Shir Hashirim is based), Hashem is the male, and we are the female. Here, then, Bnei Yisrael are expected to be active instead of passive. And indeed, the Gra called on his disciples to take action and move to Eretz Yisrael, which hundreds did, despite the enormous difficulties. On the other hand, the rest of Bnei Yisrael at that time was still "avoiding it."
The push came more than a hundred years later, when Binyamin Zev Herzl (whose yahrtzeit is around now) succeeded in creating a national movement that changed the mindset of the nation and the world. Yirmiyahu’s call for road marks (tziyunim) took on a new meaning with the rise of Tziyonim who built the Land. Many members of the nation have flocked to the Land, and the ingathering is still in progress. May we merit to fulfill more and more of Yirmiyahu’s comforting and exciting prophecies of national renewal, after thousands of years in the painful exile about which Yirmiyahu is famous for prophesying.
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Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 5- "Proofs of G-d"
This may be the most important class of the entire book, where we finally get to the Jewish proof of the existence of G-d and truth of the Torah. We should follow His own direction where He tells us how to get to Him: through the Nation of Israel: Jewish history, Jewish prophets (and today, prophecies fulfilled), and national reward & punishment towards Am Yisrael.
Ein Aya One Humanity, One Creator, One Jerusalem
Rav Kook innovatively and beautifully explains this aggadeta where our sages say that after Jerusalem was destroyed her cinnamon fragrance is only found locked in a particular kingdom's treasury.
Shlach Lecha "Why So Many Don't Make Aliya?" - Parshat Shlach
This short article deals with the weird phenomena that every single time Am Yisrael is meant to enter the Land of Israel, throughout the Tanach, 2nd Temple and until today, they "chicken out" and look for excuses. What's the problem with this mitzvah that proves so challenging. The article, based on sources, suggests that the difficulties of Eretz Yisrael is precisely her secret and beauty!
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 4
The class deals with Islam and how the Muslim tries convincing the King of the Khazars, and why he was also rejected.
Beha'alotcha JEWISH STATE= GUIDE TO G-DLINESS & SELFLESSNESS
A Jewish State not only is a good idea, but educates us towards selflessness, altruism and G-dliness in our daily lives.
Ein Aya In Zion Even the Smoke of the Bark is Sweet
Just as Jewish nationalism is different from others, so too our capitol of Jerusalem is totally different than other national capitols. Rav Kook beautifully explains the passage in the Talmud that the trees of Yerushalayim were cinnamon trees.
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 3
The second speaker invited to convince the Khazar King is the Christian, who presents their beliefs. Even before the questions of the King, "between the lines", the author R. Yehuda HaLevi already begins disproving them.
Ein Aya "Intimacy: Love, Life & Giving or Egocentric Taking & Expiration"
Today, many confuse between intimacy in marriage, based on love, giving and life which are diametrically opposed to empty "sex", pornography and prostitution which destroyed the Beit HaMikdash. The practical importance of clarifying this topic in today's western society is obvious, especially for young adults.