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Chazal call Sefer Vayikra, "Torat Kohanim" (the Laws of the Priests), but it is not a book that deals only with that tribe, but one that deals with the laws of the Nation of Priests. That is the reason there is an intermingling of topics between those that deal with more direct service of Hashem and those that regulate the religious and proper social life of the individual. Just as there are rules for what can and cannot be brought as a korban, so too there are rules of what one can and cannot eat. The idea is that a person’s table is like an altar (see Yechezkel 41:22). The food is, so to speak, elevated before it can be integrated into this body. The animal and vegetable become part of the human. The "dirt from the ground" becomes "a living soul" (see Bereishit 2:7) and the "image of G-d." Therefore, it is critically important what a person eats, as the food must be incorporated into the image of G-d. It must not have anything that is difficult to "digest spiritually" and cause a pollution of the spirit (see Yoma 39a).
One thus needs to have a spiritual diet. He must also be careful not to eat like a glutton. A person must not be "enslaved to his intestines." The halachot of kashrut must preserve him as a human, and prevent him from become animalistic. It is the animal that must be raised closer to the level of man, not vice versa.
One "impure source" said: "It is not important what one puts into his mouth. Rather, what is important is that which comes out of his mouth." This is a bad statement because the one who coined it did not realize that what one puts into his mouth affects that which comes out of it. Our nation’s special diet raises us to a level of sanctification (see Vayikra 11:44), which is what made us chosen and special among the nations.
Part of the deterioration in our days stems from the fact that many are not careful with what they eat. We therefore should have been surprised if there were no deterioration. This is one step in our spiritual development. Another is the way we act – whether it is in line with that which is written: "You shall be holy."
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 8- "Answering Questions on the Kuzari's Proof from Mass Revelation
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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.
The Land of Israel LGBT'S IN ISRAEL
The question was asked, how can one make Aliyah with the LGBT parades?
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 7 - Five Accumulative Proofs of G-d
As a preparation for the Kuzari's classic proof of G-d from the mass-revelation at Sinai, we start here with 5 other directions to strengthen our belief which also contribute to what the Kuzari will present as well.
Ein Aya Muscle & Meaning: The Dual Nature of Gevurah (Physical Strength)
Is physical strength and fitness a necessity or an ideal? Although it if often totally overlooked among topics of Judaism, Rav Kook writes that it clearly is also a necessity to deter the many enemies of Israel, but even in Y'mot HaMashiach, in the Messianic era, to a certain extent, it's ideal continues even after our enemies will have been finished off.
