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Body: I recently heard about your respected assembly and its goal to protest the persecution that the members of the moshavot suffer from the residents of Jerusalem, may it be built soon. This relates to their new casting of aspersions on the ruling of some of the greatest rabbinic figures, of blessed memory, regarding Shemitta, which has been followed without practical opposition from the time that the settlement of the Land began to be renewed.
Igrot Hare’aya (200)
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit
237 - Worse on the Outside, Better on the Inside – #332
238 - Asking Restraint from Insulted New Yishuv – #334
239 - False Accusation of Non-Kosher Soap – #333
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Please demonstrate, at this time of bitter spirit and emotional upset, your spiritual greatness, your composure and the loftiness of your spirit, to rise above the pettiness you experienced. Remind yourselves that the honor of Jerusalem (the opposition of whose citizenship they were planning to counterattack) is our honor, indeed the honor of the whole nation, and we always try to extol it with a generous spirit and good wisdom. If it happens that the honorable assembly decides to remain silent about the whole incident and, instead of speaking out, involve yourselves in positive steps to strengthen our holy community in Eretz Yisrael quietly and calmly, this would bring great satisfaction to many straight-hearted and well-thought-out people who look forward to the welfare of our future on the holy soil.
However, even if it will be decided that the assembly will come out with some public pronouncement, I think that it is proper that it should not include anything impolite, and there should be no affront to the honor of any person or group. Rather, it should just announce to the members of our nation who are spread around the Diaspora that which is already known. Namely, that the path of the New Yishuv is on a safe road and that in all matters of practical life which impact on matters of religion and its rulings, they do not stray from the rulings of the great rabbis of Israel, who always, with their great level of Torah and righteousness, recognized the great value of the Yishuv. They knew what the Yishuv meant to Israel and its hope and did not attribute any value to the words of others who came to impede it. This clear consensus exists throughout the nation, which behaved in practice according to the famous ruling, especially in regard to the question of Shemitta, from the time we merited to see the foundation of our new community on our holy soil. Clear and acceptable words such as these, which truly come from the heart, are appropriate, in my opinion, to fulfill their function, in line with the words of the Rabbis about a woman who, without various forms of makeup, shows charm.
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit
P'ninat Mishpat Who Breached the Contract? – part IV
Based on ruling 81087 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts
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 Alternatives to Gymnasium and Grafted Etrogim – #286
Date and Place: 18 Adar II, 5670 (1910), Yafo
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 Excerpts of Letter on Shemitta – #289 – part I
Date and Place: 6 Nisan 5670 (1910), Yafo
P'ninat Mishpat P'ninat Mishpat: Complaints about Contractor’s Work – part II
(based on ruling 83037.1 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
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P'ninat Mishpat P'ninat Mishpat: Complaints about Contractor’s Work – part II
(based on ruling 83037.1 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
(based on ruling 83037.1 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
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
Re’eh
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.
