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During the 2,000 years of exile, when we would gather during Rosh Hashana to coronate the King of the World with prayer and the blowing of the shofar, Hashem would nod His head.
Yes, we were scattered among the nations, disgraced and scorned, and dependent on their mercy and whims. In fact, when we gathered in shuls with the fear of the kingdoms upon us, although we should have blown the shofar in Shacharit, we did so in Musaf because of this fear. What point was there to coronate the King when we ourselves were slaves to slaves, who could not fend for ourselves? "Why would the Father want to exile His sons?" When we would say in the prayers, "About the nations it will be said [regarding their judgment]…," the intention was for all of the nations of the world except the nation of the King of kings. What type of a coronation was this?
Now we have been blessed to return to "the house of the King." We have been blessed to be free of the status of slaves to slaves. When we say in Rosh Hashana prayers, the King, it has much more meaning. Now when we say we are coronating Hashem, it can mean by establishing a kingdom [of our own] where divine judgment is employed. We could have a kingdom that would be an example to the world with its laws and court system. It could be a kingdom in which all who see it would be forced to admit, "What a wise and great nation! How lofty is the divine strength that caused this kingdom to rise!"
To a certain extent we can now fulfill the idea of "Fortunate is the King who is thus praised in His house." This was definitely the intention of the Divine Providence whose mercy brought us to this point. The blowing of the shofar now has a new meaning.
However, at these holy moments, a feeling arises in the heart – how great this moment could be if only the Satan had not intervened and strove to wedge a barrier between us and our Father in the Heavens. This is the Satan that has confused the hearts of so many of our dear Jewish brothers, who are not gathering in shuls, whose eyes have not yet been opened, and whose ears are still sealed from hearing and seeing the Hand of Hashem and His strong voice. It is so hurtful to feel that the Kingdom of Israel that is being established is still not the kingdom of Hashem – the laws of Hashem and His teachings are still not the laws of our state.
Moreshet Shaul (44)
Various Rabbis
9 - Moreshet Shaul: Responsible Innovation in the Oral Law To Learn and to Be Happy
10 - Moreshet Shaul: Fortunate is the King Who Is Thus Praised in His House
11 - Moreshet Shaul: The Ethics of the Torah
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"Fill our eyes with light" – may the light of the Torah penetrate the darkened hearts. May it bring light to tens of thousands of members of Your Nation of Israel, who were caught without knowledge of Your Great Name.
May the blowing of the shofar arouse You to blow Your great shofar, which will beckon those who are lost and the scattered Jews who have forgotten who they are and who You are.
Moreshet Shaul Moreshet Shaul: Character Refinement – part II
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p.154
Moreshet Shaul Moreshet Shaul: Spiritual Self-Improvement – part I
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 405-7 (from the 1930s)
Moreshet Shaul Moreshet Shaul: What Connects Us as a Nation – part II
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 704
Moreshet Shaul Moreshet Shaul: Responsible Innovation in the Oral Law To Learn and to Be Happy
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 27
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Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 5- "Proofs of G-d"
This may be the most important class of the entire book, where we finally get to the Jewish proof of the existence of G-d and truth of the Torah. We should follow His own direction where He tells us how to get to Him: through the Nation of Israel: Jewish history, Jewish prophets (and today, prophecies fulfilled), and national reward & punishment towards Am Yisrael.
Ein Aya One Humanity, One Creator, One Jerusalem
Rav Kook innovatively and beautifully explains this aggadeta where our sages say that after Jerusalem was destroyed her cinnamon fragrance is only found locked in a particular kingdom's treasury.
Shlach Lecha "Why So Many Don't Make Aliya?" - Parshat Shlach
This short article deals with the weird phenomena that every single time Am Yisrael is meant to enter the Land of Israel, throughout the Tanach, 2nd Temple and until today, they "chicken out" and look for excuses. What's the problem with this mitzvah that proves so challenging. The article, based on sources, suggests that the difficulties of Eretz Yisrael is precisely her secret and beauty!
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 4
The class deals with Islam and how the Muslim tries convincing the King of the Khazars, and why he was also rejected.
Beha'alotcha JEWISH STATE= GUIDE TO G-DLINESS & SELFLESSNESS
A Jewish State not only is a good idea, but educates us towards selflessness, altruism and G-dliness in our daily lives.
Ein Aya In Zion Even the Smoke of the Bark is Sweet
Just as Jewish nationalism is different from others, so too our capitol of Jerusalem is totally different than other national capitols. Rav Kook beautifully explains the passage in the Talmud that the trees of Yerushalayim were cinnamon trees.
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 3
The second speaker invited to convince the Khazar King is the Christian, who presents their beliefs. Even before the questions of the King, "between the lines", the author R. Yehuda HaLevi already begins disproving them.
Ein Aya "Intimacy: Love, Life & Giving or Egocentric Taking & Expiration"
Today, many confuse between intimacy in marriage, based on love, giving and life which are diametrically opposed to empty "sex", pornography and prostitution which destroyed the Beit HaMikdash. The practical importance of clarifying this topic in today's western society is obvious, especially for young adults.
