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Recipient : Rabbis in the Diaspora. We only have the first section of the letter, and it is unclear what Rav Kook was advocating. Perhaps it was to increase religious aliya; perhaps it was funding for projects in Eretz Yisrael to strengthen the religious community. In any case, the beauty of the letter’s sentiment and style of writing are too engaging to skip over it.
Body : The letter began with a description of the holy people who were in the forefront of inspiring early aliya and the unfortunate change to it moving to people who are far from purity.
We have seen the results of the fact that in the early stages [of the return to Zion], the truly righteous people gave of their splendor to help create the desire to be connected to the holy love for the building of the Holy Land, and the longing to return the captives of the Diaspora to the Land from the lands in which they are scattered. [This spiritual energy] still "nourishes" the holy love that exists to build Zion and implant the root of the salvation of Israel in the Land with truth and justice.
Igrot Hare’aya (200)
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit
145 - Jewish Art – The Positive and Halachic Care
146 - Seeking the Return of Religious Aliya
147 - Seeking the Return of Religious Aliya
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There is much to make the heart rejoice and appreciate what the G-d of our salvation, may He be blessed, has done for us. He has shown us "the light that is emerging on the eastern horizon." There are still righteous leaders of Israel who show their love and connect their hearts to their Father in the Heaven, with the sanctity of the love and fear of Hashem, with deep belief in Him and an ability to cling to Him with intellect based on purity and bright light. This comes from the upper source of the soul, which emanates from the sanctity of Am Yisrael, which exists in every generation. This includes the last generations, in which the opening of the hope for salvation has started to emerge, albeit with an opening that is only as wide as the eye of a needle. We shall hope that Hashem will shine light upon us so that we will be able to create wide openings like that of a grand hall (see Shir Hashirim Rabba 5:2). Then the path of the righteous will be like the light of the glow that increases until the appointed day has fully come.
Indeed Hashem has inspired one of the most special among special people, one of the holy rabbis, who had the good fortune to be touched by the sanctity of the Holy Land already from the time he was a special youngster. Hashem’s light appeared upon him in the form of the secrets of the Torah and the storehouses of the fear of Hashem, in the secret places of light in the Land of Life. I am speaking of … [this is the end of the part of the letter that we have].
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit
Igrot Hare’aya Trying to Arrange Purchase of Land in Eretz Yisrael
#222 Date and Place: 2 Elul 5669 (1909), Rechovot
P'ninat Mishpat Limits of Interest Rate for Loan with Heter Iska – part I
based on ruling 80033 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts
P'ninat Mishpat Repercussions of a Sale That Turned Out Not Happening – part II
(based on ruling 83045 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
P'ninat Mishpat Who Breached the Contract? – part IV
Based on ruling 81087 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts
Igrot Hare’aya Alternatives to Gymnasium and Grafted Etrogim – #286
Date and Place: 18 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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(based on ruling 85031 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
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(based on ruling 83037.1 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
(based on ruling 83037.1 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
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Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 263 (address at the laying of the cornerstone of the Yeshiva Chakla’it in Kfar Haroeh)
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 263 (address at the laying of the cornerstone of the Yeshiva Chakla’it in Kfar Haroeh)
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Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 263 (address at the cornerstone laying for the Yeshiva Chakla’it in Kfar Haroeh – 1938)
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 263 (address at the cornerstone laying for the Yeshiva Chakla’it in Kfar Haroeh – 1938)
Re'e NEVER EXTREME EXCEPT ISRAEL
Parshat Re'eh
Judaism is against extremism, so how can we understand the seemingly extreme statements found in our sages in favor of living in the Land of Israel and against living in Chutz laAretz? The article deals with the seeming contradiction between the strength of Free-Will and the strength of being influenced by our surroundings.
Ekev DANCE FOR ISRAEL- FOR YOUR BENEFIT
Parshat Eikev
Description: The 7 Haftarot we read after Tisha B'Av ("Shiva D'Nichemta") surely get us excited that they're coming TRUE, and awaken us to yearn, dance & join the return to Zion! The short article also deals with the problems and solutions facing the American Jewish community as discussed at a recent panel, as well as the question why Jews come from America to Israel to help when we face problems, but Israelis don't come to aid Jews in America when they face anti-Semitism.
