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The midrash (Eicha 1) uses a parable to contrast the three mentions of eicha. There was a noble woman who was observed by three close friends: one saw her in successful times; one saw her in her "haste;" one saw her in her disgrace. So too, Moshe asked eicha during the time of Bnei Yisrael’s honor. Yeshaya asked it in their struggles. Yirmiya used it in their disgrace.
We can understand the parable with a further parable of a sick woman who was seen by three doctors at different stages of illness. Likewise, Moshe was able to discern in a basically healthy nation symptoms that foretold future problems (Rashi highlights some of the troublesome attributes of stubbornness that the people were settling into). Moshe understood that exile would apparently be needed. Yeshaya observed the nation when it was already sick, comparing the one-time righteous nation to a harlot. However, the nation would retain its independence and Temple for close to 200 years. Yirmiya saw the nation in absolute ruins, when the people had already been sent into exile and the Land was barren and destroyed.
The last pasuk of Eicha seems to paint a picture of utter hopelessness. "For if You have been disgusted by us, you have been furious at us to an extreme." We have the minhag to complete the reading not from this last pasuk but from the preceding one: "Return us, Hashem, to You and we shall return; renew our days as of old," thus avoiding the bitter ending from remaining in our mouths. The midrash explains that even the last pasuk leaves hope. The first part of the pasuk is a question: did Hashem become disgusted with us? The answer is: no, he is just very angry, but the love is still there, and the anger will subside. Therefore, there is still room for "renewing the days as of old."
Yalkut Shimoni at the end of Eicha says that the 9th of Av will turn into a day of celebration, as Hashem will Himself rebuild Jerusalem and gather the exiles (see Tehillim 147:2). As the Rebbe of Ishbitze wrote, the month of Aviv (Pesach time) is the father (av) of the months, but the month of Av is even more of a father. In the future when all other holidays will cease, even Aviv will be subsumed under Av.
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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.