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Introductory Source: Hashem said to Israel: My sons, I consider it as if today you came into being before Me, as if I created you today as a new creature (Vayikra Rabba 29:12).
During the month of preparation (Elul), between the end of one year and the beginning of another, between sunset and sunrise, we look to the horizon for new ideas and renewals, which is the goal of the holy days of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. During Rosh Hashana’s prayers, we will declare that "this is the day of the beginning of Your creations," and with the sound of the shofar we will raise [the memory of] and give life to the great occasion when we merited [to experience when we received the Torah, as] we took our first steps in an "unsown land." We request and pray that we will once again experience Hashem’s appearance in all the splendor of His Kingdom, in a manner that "all the world’s evil will all cease like smoke." We hope that this year will bring prominently the "redemption of our souls" (the coming of Mashiach).
However, we should remember that in order to be fit for "as if I created you today as a new creature," we need to act as if "today you came into being before Me." We need to initiate inspiration in order to merit divinely provided inspiration. In order that He shall open up for us an opening like that of a great hall, we need to at least open up an opening like the eye of a needle.
There are two "burning issues" that stand before the Jewish community and rabbis wherever they may be. The rabbis are the ones who bear the communal responsibility, as the Rabbis said (Sifrei, Devarim 13) on the words "va’asimem b’rosheichem" (I will place them as heads over you – Devarim 1:13) – we read it as if it says "va’ashamam b’rosheichem" (the [people’s] faults are on your (the leaders’) heads).
Moreshet Shaul (48)
Various Rabbis
38 - Moreshet Shaul: Jewish Philosophy in Daily Life
39 - MORESHET SHAUL: TWO ELEMENTS TO WORK ON – PART I
40 - MORESHET SHAUL: TWO ELEMENTS TO WORK ON – PART II
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It is clear, as those who calculate these matters have said, that when Jews distance themselves from a Jewish lifestyle, which is the heart of the process of spiritual assimilation, it naturally brings on intermarriage with the nations who allow the Jews to live in prosperity. This is the stranglehold for the remnants of the Jewish community that Hashem left for us from the horrible Holocaust. That which the hated enemy did not succeed in destroying, our nation is doing to itself.
It has been proven without a doubt that when homes lack Torah, or Shabbat, or kashrut – when there are no tzitzit and no tefillin – the home becomes exposed from its sides (i.e., vulnerable). Then, it is impossible to survive as a separate national entity within a sea of a foreign nation.
Moreshet Shaul Moreshet Shaul: What Connects Us as a Nation – part I
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 704
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: To Learn and to Be Happy – part II
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 27
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 8- "Answering Questions on the Kuzari's Proof from Mass Revelation
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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.
