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It was with belief that the "kernel" that became the yeshiva (apparently, Yeshivat Kfar Haroeh) was sown – belief with naiveite, without cold calculations, belief that also gave confidence, bravery, and stubbornness.
It was also with belief that the kernel of communal life (ed. note – it is written "kibbutzi," which can refer to a kibbutz or the socialistic elements of a moshav, like Kfar Haroeh) was established. It was done with naivete, simplicity, straightforwardness, and stubbornness. An individual’s path did not have to pass the test of communal life. Indeed, some preferred to cash in the small amounts of "grain" that were collected in the yeshiva – for flour, a loaf of bread, and a nice meal. When belief is lacking, some pick the flowers off trees to show off without considering that when left, the flower becomes a fruit.
Everything related to the Order of Zera’im is connected to belief. It is not just to plant the seed, but to guard it, develop it, have it grow, and water it. Sometimes, one is tired and impatient from the toil of building and sowing. He has "worked his hands off," and the fruit are not yet visible. Only with belief can one continue and even work consistently.
Hashem looked in the Torah in order to create the world (Zohar of Parashat Teruma). The laws of the Torah are the foundations of the natural world. If we knew how to do it, we could see the laws of the Torah in nature. Although we cannot do this, we can solve mysteries of the world using the Torah scroll Hashem gave us.
Date palms "speak," but who can hear them? Fortunate is one who learned to capture the silent notes described in Psalms as "the heavens speak Hashem’s honor" (Tehillim 19:2). We learn it from the Torah, the Prophets, and those who sang psalms to Hashem. Through their words we feel a connection to Hashem; we get excited by their spiritual excitement. This book deciphers the hidden language and transfers it to a language humans can understand.
Avraham saw divinity by looking at the world Hashem created. Yitzchak knew how to turn a stroll into a prayer (see Bereishit 24:63). That which Am Yisrael learned through great miracles and deafening sounds, Avraham learned from gazing at the world. When Yitzchak saw Eisav’s ability to earn a living, he hoped to see a resemblance to himself, but he did not, because while Yitzchak spent time in the field (see ibid.), Eisav was a "man of the field" (ibid. 25:27).
Moreshet Shaul (48)
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15 - Moreshet Shaul: Inability to Pass on Abandoned Tradition – part II
16 - Moreshet Shaul: Members of the Nation Who Are in The Fields
17 - Moreshet Shaul: Connection between Talmid Chacham and Am Ha’aretz
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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.
