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1. It can be seen as relating to the manner in which it falls, "with might, so that the drops penetrate the soil and saturate it."
2. From the perspective of its purpose. "Rainfall is most beneficial," for it sustains creation (Rambam, Mishnah Commentary, Berakhot 5:2).
Rain in Israel (17)
Rabbi Uzi Kalchaim zt"l
10 - The "Malkosh" - Last Rains
11 - The Might of Rain
12 - Rain...and the Coin in One's Pocket
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4. In the sense of "din," strict judgment, indicating the restriction of rainfall to its season (Shem Mishmuel, Shmini Atzeret).
5. The bounty that descends through God's kindness. Rain falls in a form that allows us to benefit from it immediately, like the manna, which fell complete and ready for consumption (Shem Mishmuel, ibid.).
6. The word "gevura," might, is encompassing and inclusive; it indicates both might and greatness (Tosafot, Taanit 2a, s.v., "Ukhtiv").
The Midrash relates: "The might of rain is difficult - it weighs equal to the entire act of creation" (Bereshit Rabba 13:4). That which completes an act is comparable to the act itself. The world is sustained through rain, and it follows that rain weighs equal to the creation of the world.
The expression "difficult," though, is puzzling. What is so "difficult" here? We find this expression used elsewhere in the Talmud, in another context: "It is as difficult to match them as it is to separate the Red Sea" (Sanhedrin 22a), and "Providing sustenance for human beings is as difficult as separating the Red Sea" (Pesachim 118a).
The expression "difficult" is used to underscore important matters, so that they not be taken for granted as a fact of nature. Because rainfall is not an inevitable fact of nature, Divine intervention is called for, and this is what is meant by "difficult."
Indeed, we find another version of this teaching elsewhere in the Talmud: "The day of rainfall is as great as the day on which heaven and earth were created" (Taanit 7a). The sages liken rain to the creation of the world: Just as the expression "gevura" is used in relation to the creation of the world, so is it used in relation to rainfall.
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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.
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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.
