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Body: I received today your open letter, and I am very sorry about your dear soul’s pain, for thinking I would harbor resentment towards you, Heaven forbid. I know that all your actions, distinguished Torah scholar, are for Heaven’s sake. So, how can I resent you, even if you did something against me. Especially, we should consider that the matter relates to strengthening the Rabbinical Court of Yerushalayim, which is very important. If I could, I would be one of the first to protest against those who stood up to denigrate the members of the court. What is the connection between differences of opinion on Halacha and denigration? It causes me great pain that the matter left its proper arena.
Igrot Hare’aya (200)
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit
193 - Excitement over a Friend’s New Newspaper – #319
194 - Informing a Friend he Is Not Insulted – #320
195 - Language of Instruction for Rav Kook’s Yeshiva – #325
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Generally, I ask my respected dear friend not to cause himself any emotional pain and certainly no damage, by publicizing our emotional bond and trustworthy love, when I, unfortunately have many opponents. "Your love is better than wine" (Shir Hashirim 1:2) – but speech is bad for wine (Kritot 6a). May the Rock of Israel speedily reveal the light of His redemption and joy of His sanctity. May we all be comforted with Yerushalayim, as Hashem speaks in peace to His nation and His pious people.
Discussing Hebrew Word with Ben Yehuda – #324
Date and Place: 16 Menachem Av 5670 (1910), Rechovot
Recipient and Background: Eliezer Ben Yehuda, the famous philologist, generally considered the father of Modern Hebrew. As Ben Yehuda tried to base Modern Hebrew on biblical and rabbinic Hebrew over Jewish history, Rav Kook was one of the scholars from whom he sought insight.
Summary: Ben Yehuda asked Rav Kook for the source of "hechsher" meaning rabbinic certification of kashrut. (In Talmudic contexts, it refers to a liquid preparing food to become impure or generally facilitating halachically significant matters).
"Ktav hechsher" is used for certification in the Chayei Adam (127:3) and Shaarei Teshuva. "Ktav" alone is found in the Responsa of Mahari Anzel, Torat Chesed (Lublin), Pri Etz Hadar, and Rav Shlomo Kluger and rabbis of his generation. It is also found regarding the suitability of etrogim. (Rav Kook could not guarantee where exactly in each work it was found, as he did not have access to all of the works.) It is also found regarding ribbit (usury) in many Sephardic works, including the Mabit, Knesset Hagedola, Birkei Yosef, and Maharashdam.
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
P'ninat Mishpat Repercussions of a Sale That Turned Out Not Happening – part II
(based on ruling 83045 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
Igrot Hare’aya Trying to Arrange Purchase of Land in Eretz Yisrael
#222 Date and Place: 2 Elul 5669 (1909), Rechovot
P'ninat Mishpat Profits from Formerly Joint Swimming Pool – part
(based on ruling 81110 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
Igrot Hare’aya Maintaining a Friendship of the Spirit – #266 – part IV
Igrot Hare’aya – Letters of Rav Kook; Date and Place: 11 Shevat 5670, Yafo
Igrot Hare’aya Maintaining a Friendship of the Spirit – #266 – part III
Igrot Hare’aya – Letters of Rav Kook; Date and Place: 11 Shevat 5670, Yafo
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"Ani vaHu Hoshia Na", "I and Him, Save Us". We don't just pray to Him, but we also pray to and for ourselves that we should emulate and educate our children to have that instinctive altruism with which He created the world. President Trump seemed amused about Yaniv Hayon, our PLUMBER who confidently worked with G-d like Superman (he learned from a pilot on a TV show!) to save 174 lives on the Dubai hijacking, but we in Israel are totally accustomed already 78 years to our plumbers, teachers, garbage-men, rabbis, farmers & doctors being Hashem's shlichim! This is what Zionism is about.
