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Body : After all I have written, I am hereby repeating, a second and a third time, that my entire desire and goal is only to cause people to look favorably on those Jews [who are being lenient]. This is especially true regarding the holy nation who are living in the courtyards of Hashem, on the holy mountain, which His right hand has acquired, that no one should cast aspersions on them, with the claim that they are overall evil and sinners.
On the other hand, I do not intend, Heaven forbid, to weaken the resolve of those who are upholding this great, holy mitzva (Shemitta), which after all the leniencies and creative ideas to justify them, has imbued in the mitzva the great light of liberation, salvation, and redemption for Hashem’s nation. My eyes always look forward to the joy and salvation Hashem will bring, when he founds the Jewish community of the Holy Land on a stable and strong basis and sends blessing and a flow of goodness. In this way, it will be possible to keep Shemitta properly with love without destroying or severely harming the community, but rather with blessing and quiet serenity.
I believe and hope that just as we view favorably [those who are being lenient] on earth, so too will the angels who serve as "defense attorneys," who explain the good elements of a person’s actions, show how the Heavenly court should view them favorably. It is a great obligation of the Torah scholars and the righteous people of the generation to pray on behalf of the holy offspring who are compelled to follow this leniency, so that no damage or disease afflict them. This is in line with the prayer (Berachot 29a), "Whenever there is a difficult episode, may their needs be before you." It is especially appropriate [to pray for them] considering that they are doing a practice based on a rabbinical ruling, and there is no phenomenon of separating oneself [from the community of observant Jews] to sin. Even if, Heaven forbid, our ruling is incorrect, "Hashem is great, and He will not be disgusted" (ibid. 8a).
I have relied on divine mercy that the more work is done to justify the actions of the lenient, along the lines of the Torah, (and we attach the prayers of the multitude on behalf of Hashem’s flock, which has returned to the fields where it grazed), so too the blessing will increase. This will turn the affliction to indulgence (a play on words in Hebrew), and the iniquity to great abundance of good (also a play on words) on Hashem’s nation and estate. This is because one cannot even estimate the great power of the righteous and the Torah scholars when they come to find virtue for Israel. About them, the pasuk says, "You did decree with your speech, and it will be established, and on your paths there will be an aura of light" (Iyov 22:28).
Igrot Hare’aya (200)
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit
215 - Refuting Criticism by the Ridbaz – #311 – part III
216 - Refuting Criticism by the Ridbaz – #311 – part IV
217 - Adding Elements to Strengthen the Heter Mechira – #313
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Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit
P'ninat Mishpat Payments after a Gradual End of Employment
(Based on ruling 82024 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts
Igrot Hare’aya Connecting Disciplines in Torah Study
Igrot Hare’aya – Letters of Rav Kook 103 – part III
P'ninat Mishpat A Commercial Rental for a Closed Business – part II
based on ruling 80047 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 Worse on the Outside, Better on the Inside – #332
Date and Place: 26 Elul 5670 (1910), Yafo
Igrot Hare’aya Excerpts of Letter on Shemitta – #289 – part I
Date and Place: 6 Nisan 5670 (1910), Yafo
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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.
