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Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, who has an inner perspective, explains: " When she is giving birth—lit. in the hour when she is kneeling in childbirth—she swears not to have intercourse with her husband. Therefore, the Torah prescribes she bring a sacrifice." (Nida 33:2). Sometimes, it is precisely at a time when one brings life into the world, that feelings of regret and hatred of life arise within them.
Deep in people's hearts, is a constant fear that life is bad. Religions such as Roman Catholicism deal a lot with "original sin" – reality is inherently evil and therefore it is better to abstain rather than bring children into such a miserable world.
After life has nevertheless appeared, self-hatred develops subconsciously; "I am intrinsically evil and that's why I am rightfully hated". This disease actually affects the "mother" – the individuals and peoples who give birth to good. For example, Jews who justify the hatred of the Arabs and develop a kind of "auto-anti-Semitism" (some of them are responsible for the current crisis with the US); last week I got a question along the lines of, "What do we need to fix so they don't hate us so much?"
Such thoughts must be accompanied by an offering of atonement. Surely there is something to fix in the world; there is certainly what to improve in the State of Israel and in our personal lives; but the basic position is faith in our role in the world. The State of Israel is now facing one of its most difficult hours, but we do not have a single moment of regret – neither for the birth of the people of Israel nor for our own birth – "Will I Who causes the birth of everything, prevent it, Zion, from giving birth, said your God?" (Isaiah 66:9).
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Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 690
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Chemdat Yamim Moreshet Shaul: Twin Foundations
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 690
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 690
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.
