Lessons on Harav Tzvi Yehuda Hacohen Kook
When Faith is Tested
The loss of tzaddikim has an effect on the world. "Save, O Lord - for the pious are gone; for the faithful have vanished from among men" (Psalms 12,2). That is to say, when a righteous man passes away, the world suffers a loss of emuna and trust. Emuna diminishes because tzaddikim help ensure that it remains strong, and when they leave, it becomes weaker. Rav Tzvi Yehuda was a great man of emuna, and his loss left a great vacuum of emuna in the world.
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed | Heshvan 9 5782

The Scrupulous Observance of Rabbi Tzvi Yehudah
On one occasion, when Rabbi Tzvi Yehudah returned home from prayer, his taxi driver accidentally drove past his house. "Oops," said the driver, "I'll have to back up." The rabbi immediately corrected him, saying, "You have to proceed backwards."
Rabbi Yossi Badihi | 5768
"Your People, They Are All Righteous"
What stood out in Rabbi Kook's thought that could not be found in the thought of his contemporaries was a clarification of the issue of the unique chosenness of the Jewish people, a broad and deep examination of the profundity of the Nation of Israel.
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed
Our Mentor, Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda HaCohen Kook zt”l
R' Tzvi Yehuda taught us that the State of Israel is not just some formal body designed to preserve the nation. Rather, the very existence of the State has divine worth; it embodies a significant stage in the redemption as envisioned by the Prophets.
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed | 5751
