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The Torah’s account of creation puts great focus on the means of creation – through the Creator’s speech. It is not just that Hashem’s speech preceded creation; rather, speech created, and indeed His speech is the essence of the world. Although we see the world has physical, tangible, and solid elements, these are the external elements. In truth, there is an internal part, and it creates and gives life. As we say in Birkat Halevana, "… Who with His speech created heavens, and with the wind of His mouth [He created] all its stars."
This returns us to "The strength of His actions He Told to His nation..." The secret of creation is a power hidden in actions, and it is handed over to us through the Torah. Only by being party to the secret of existence are we privileged to receive the lands of nations.
Yeshayahu (51:16) prophesies in Hashem’s Name: "I shall put My words in your mouth, and in the shadow of My hand I have covered you, to ‘plant’ heavens and establish the land …" Hashem placed His word, which created heavens and earth, in our mouths. This enables us to emulate Him and create (a distant parallel), so that our actions resemble divine actions.
Hashem is described as "planting the heavens." We perceive that the heavens are far away, with no connection to the ground. However, the power of the Torah plants the heavens, i.e., they create a connection to the ground, so that the heavens are in essence growing from the ground. They should no longer be viewed as distant from each other, as they have an organic connection.
"To establish the land" – It appears that the land is well entrenched, and other things require to be connected to the ground to have staying power. However, this is not true. The land needs support and a foundation, which is achieved by the word of Hashem.
Although the strength behind actions is hidden in the power of speech, it works slowly. This is the basis for all of man’s work.
The Rabbis made an unclear statement (Sukka 52a): At the end of days, Hashem will slaughter the evil inclination before the righteous and the wicked, each of whom will cry. To the righteous, it will look like a tall mountain; to the wicked, like a strand of hair. The righteous cannot understand how they overcame it, and the wicked cannot understand how they fell to it. We can understand this based on the mishna (Avot 5:1) – the world was created with ten utterings, although one was enough, so that the wicked and righteous will receive their due for destroying or maintaining, respectively, a world made by ten utterings. Why is the world any more important by being created in ten utterings, if one suffices?
The idea is that man is created in Hashem’s form, and therefore, like the rest of creation, our actions that set our value do not come about in one moment, but through stage after stage of preparation. Because each part is "like a hair," and it takes strand after strand to amount to something, the righteous and wicked get their reward for each step.
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Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 6 - The Parable of the King of India
The advantages of testimony over circumstantial evidence or philosophical speculation.
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.