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Body : [Last time, we saw Rav Kook try to alleviate Rav Lintop’s feeling their relationship had cooled. Now we get to a discussion of philosophical matters. In the background, Rav Lintop’s apparently critiqued Rav Kook’s recent article, "Derech Hatechiya."]
I hope for great, practical miracles, no less than all who look toward Hashem’s salvation. These shall come from Hashem’s Hand to His servants, in the sky, and on the ground, in the seas and pertaining to everything within them. There will be spiritual miracles, finding expression in the kidneys and heart, and all the compartments of the spirit and soul. It will occur on a national and individual basis. From there, it will impact every nation and human being. Even the animals in the fields and forests, the birds, and the crawling creatures, everything with a soul breathed into it, will be included in the miracles. Even the vegetable and inanimate objects will not escape the ripple effect of the great chain of life, as the eternal Hashem reveals His light.
However, in order to improve the world and for all of the miracles to create blessing, so that they are recognized and followed on a paved path, all living things, including humans, especially the nation whose soul is part of Hashem’s revelation, must smooth out the wrinkles of the souls with the power of He Who straightens such things. This is done by the spiritual intellect, which is full of light and heat, and by pure emotions of reliable love for the wondrous nation from which we were hewn and according to the "value" in all directions, which fills the whole world. This is in line with the pasuk, "Like the four directions of the sky I spread you out" (Zecharia 2:10). This connects with the constant deepening of [the people’s] understanding of the divine, His goal, and the way He relates to everything, bringing a person greatness of the soul. Then, his emotions and wisdom are in line with those of the world, and he will not be disturbed if a foreign man of distinction follows a different line of thinking.
The depths of the miracles expose the wellspring of power, which teaches understanding to us and the whole world. Then we recognize that all great thinkers who oppose our way of thinking would have happily changed to ours if they would realize how lofty our storehouse is, filled with great riches and Hashem’s blessing.
Igrot Hare’aya (200)
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit
163 - Maintaining a Friendship of the Spirit – #266 – part I
164 - Maintaining a Friendship of the Spirit – #266 – part II
165 - Maintaining a Friendship of the Spirit – #266 – part III
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However, we have never refrained from presenting the essence of historical progressions when they add life to those with wise hearts. Even if they are not fully appreciated, they still encourage those who contemplate them. Considering everything, we cannot withhold writing visions that are presented clearly on a tablet (see Chabakuk 2:2), spelling out every element according to one’s ability to explain that which is expected to transpire beyond what is generally understood even by the choice members of the nation. When speaking in such general terms, we reference the roots of the [spiritual phenomena]. We do not specify one nation vs. another and certainly one person vs. another. When we look at the "Book of Adam," we can see every generation and its specific spiritual leaders. However, first we must present the basis of the whole wonderful book: Man was created in Hashem’s image. After this is understood, we can deal with the specific names of different people from whom streams of humanity emanated.
We continue next time.
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit
Igrot Hare’aya Trying to Arrange Purchase of Land in Eretz Yisrael – part II
#229 Date and Place: 13 Tishrei 5670 (1909), Yafo
Igrot Hare’aya Connecting Disciplines in Torah Study
Igrot Hare’aya – Letters of Rav Kook #103 – part II
P'ninat Mishpat A Commercial Rental for a Closed Business – part II
based on ruling 80047 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts
Igrot Hare’aya Refuting Criticism by the Ridbaz – #311 – part II
Date and Place: 19 Sivan 5670 (1910), Yafo
Igrot Hare’aya Public Letter on Observance of Shemitta – #287 – part II
Date and Place: 4 Nisan 5670 (1910), Yafo
Igrot Hare’aya The State of Religion in Eretz Yisrael – #277 – part II
Igrot Hare’aya – Letters of Rav Kook Date and Place: 9 Adar I 5670 (1910), Yafo
Igrot Hare’aya A Public Letter on Observance of Shemitta – #287 – part I
Date and Place: 4 Nisan 5670 (1910), Yafo
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Moreshet Shaul Hashem Is your Shadow – part I
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 420 – an address from 1941
P'ninat Mishpat A Non-Contractor in Changing Times – part I
(based on ruling 85128 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
Moreshet Shaul Our King on Rosh Hashana, Our Father on Yom Kippur.
Based on Aroch Siach, p. 221 (Rav Shaul Yisraeli)
P'ninat Mishpat A Non-Contractor in Changing Times – part II
(based on ruling 85128 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
Moreshet Shaul Hashem Is your Shadow – part II
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 420 – an address from 1941
Parashat Hashavua Happiness for the Right Reasons
[With painful longing, we share these divrei Torah from our co-Rosh Kollel for close to 40 years, Harav Moshe Ehrenreich zt”l.]
