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Beit Midrash
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Recipient: The residents of Ekron, especially its council
Body: I have a personal need to inform your honors what my heart is feeling, which you may view as the wounds inflicted by one who loves. However, this is the reason I cannot hold back from speaking. The obligation of the mitzva of rebuke is incumbent upon every individual in Israel, and certainly for someone who is a servant (i.e., rabbi) of the masses like me.
Igrot Hare’aya (200)
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit
41 - Protesting Chilul Shabbat
42 - Arrangements with a Mashgiach
43 - Starting a New Yeshiva in Yafo
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When I became aware of this, I was irate and screamed from the depths of my heart: "Woe, what have we come to?" Is it possible that in an upstanding community in Eretz Yisrael like Ekron, there could be such a denigration of the crown of Israel, the crown of Torah and the honor of Torah scholars? And what a Torah scholar did they oppose?! An outstanding Torah scholar, who is crowned with such fine personal attributes and pleasantness! It is fitting to cling to him with love and inestimable honor!
Please see to it, dear brothers, to stand in this breach. Remember that awe of Hashem includes awe of Torah scholars (Kiddushin 57a), and the awe of your teacher should resemble the awe of Hashem (Avot 4:12).
The sinner who spoke out should consider his steps, if he desires to protect his life from Heavenly punishment that, Heaven forbid, should not strike him. He should humbly approach the honorable rabbi, shlita, to request forgiveness in front of other people, as is written. He should admit that he sinned, repent and be forgiven, as who knows how to avoid mistakes?
I know how much my close friend, the rabbi, will oppose my letter, but I have no choice but to write it, for the welfare of the public, despite his desire, which is always dear to me. May Hashem send you blessing and great peace, and may we see together the crown of the righteous raised in the Holy Land when Hashem brings salvation to His nation, speedily in our days, Amen.
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit
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(based on ruling 83045 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
Igrot Hare’aya Raffle of Property in Eretz Yisrael for Tzedaka
Igrot Hare’aya – Letters of Rav Kook: – #220
Igrot Hare’aya Trying to Arrange Purchase of Land in Eretz Yisrael
#222 Date and Place: 2 Elul 5669 (1909), Rechovot
Igrot Hare’aya Public Letter on Observance of Shemitta – #287 – part II
Date and Place: 4 Nisan 5670 (1910), Yafo
Igrot Hare’aya Possibilities of Creating Religious Moshavot – #284 – part I
Date and Place: 1 Adar II, 5670 (1910), Yafo
Igrot Hare’aya Maintaining a Friendship of the Spirit – #266 – part II
Igrot Hare’aya – Letters of Rav Kook, Date and Place: 11 Shevat 5670, Yafo
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Various Events FOR WHOM NOT TO VOTE
Rav Zvi Yehuda Kook stressed that Israeli politics is G-dly, so I have no problem answering this common question on a Torani blog. Also, Free-Will is a G-d-given right and obligation, to "destine one's fate" (R. Soloveichik, Kol Dodi Dofek, 67), so I obviously don't tell others how to vote. But once not a few (especially young) have already asked, a couple of personal words from experience and thoughts from chazal & Rav Kook which may be of help to others, mainly for whom NOT to vote.
P'ninat Mishpat Fallout from Failure to Install Elevator – part II
based on ruling 85007 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts
