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- Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu
At one of the first bends in the road during their journey, an Arab-driven taxi pushed into the middle of the convoy, coming quite close to the rabbi’s car, literally driving right behind it, riding its tail. All those in the security vehicles were tense, fearing a possible terrorist attack, and they tried to overtake the Arab's taxi in every possible way, but they met with no success. The taxi stuck to the back of the rabbi’s car like a leech, and nothing they tried could change the situation.
Though they made many attempts, the security officers couldn’t get in between the rabbi’s car and the Arabs' taxi to separate them. Anxiety was high and nerves were tense, so much so that the convoy drivers almost got into an accident. But then Rabbi Eliyahu himself solved the problem by asking to pull over at the side of the road. All the cars in the convoy pulled over, too, with everyone on edge and full of apprehension. The Arab taxi also pulled over. Three men wearing kaffiyehs and a woman in a jilaba stepped out of the car.
Rabbi Eliyahu's assistants gathered around him to protect him from the taxi's Arab passengers. But Rabbi Eliyahu just smiled widely and said, "Call them over so they can get a blessing!"
Rabbi Eliyahu's assistants were shocked. A blessing for these Arabs? Weren't they in enough danger already? But they didn't dare go against the rabbi's instructions, so they called the Arabs over. To everyone's great surprise, they came.
As they approached the rabbi, they removed their kaffiyehs, revealing the white yarmulkes they were wearing underneath. To the even greater surprise of Rabbi Eliyahu's assistants, the "Arabs" revealed that they were a group of undercover agents on a mission to protect the rabbi on the roads in those dangerous times.
Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu The Path of the Righteous is as the Light of Dawn
From the book The Father of Israel
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D'varim Judaism’s Social Vision
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Giving is more than an act of generosity—it is an essential part of human dignity that belongs to everyone, rich and poor alike. The ultimate goal of help is to empower others to stand on their own.
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.
