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Let us take a look at a new approach based on the above principles. One of the concepts related to the Korban Pesach is the partnership and unity that surround it. From the fact that everyone is described as shechting it we learn that one’s agent is considered as if the appointer did the action (Rashi to Shemot 12:6). The Pesach is also eaten within a group setting known as a chabura, which is big enough to finish the animal in one night.
On the other hand, any attempt to blur the differences between different Jews is artificial and harms the richness that flows from the distinctions. The following approach allows us to "have our matza and eat it too." It is possible that every Jew includes within him all of the four sons. Everyone has some type of inkling of a doubt or question on some matter of belief. The road to full and unquestioned belief is a long one, which has emotional difficulties along the way. The theoretical thought of lack of belief is something that everyone has dealt with, meaning that there is some rasha in all of us. Every Jew is required to use healthy logic to analyze his steps in life. At the end of the process we realize that we need to rely on Chazal to provide ultimate guidance, but "only to a drunk does the world seem straight." Everyone sometimes acts with unquestioned faith. The question is only how frequently. He overcomes his physical weaknesses and brings expression to the fact that he is created in Hashem’s image. His tam element, even if often dormant, is always present. On rare occasions one can even serve Hashem with a "lofty silence" or a "thunderous noiselessness," thus reaching the level of one who does not know to ask.
If all Jews have all of these elements then we are all connected in a real unity despite our apparent differences. Only if we actualize a strong unity in the style of "go assemble all of the Jews" (Esther 4:16), as we read thirty days before Pesach, is it possible to celebrate the festival properly. Let us hope that this message will help increase unity and a meeting of the hearts this coming seder night.
Chemdat Yamim Moreshet Shaul: Twin Foundations
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 690
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P'ninat Mishpat P'ninat Mishpat: Complaints about Contractor’s Work – part II
(based on ruling 83037.1 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
(based on ruling 83037.1 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
Chemdat Yamim Moreshet Shaul: Twin Foundations
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 690
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 690
D'varim Judaism’s Social Vision
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Giving is more than an act of generosity—it is an essential part of human dignity that belongs to everyone, rich and poor alike. The ultimate goal of help is to empower others to stand on their own.
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.
