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Kislev 22 5775 | Rabbi Ari Shvat (Chwat)
Ein Aya Shabat Chapter B Paragraph 55 (p1) Bad Turns to Good Through Perspective
Rav Kook's optimism explains that what seems "bad" is just the "developing good", and takes issue with neo-paganism, Schoppenhauer and the school of pessimism.
Ein Aya G-d's leadership in the world
37 min
Kislev 15 5775 | Rabbi Ari Shvat (Chwat)
Ein Aya Shabat Chapter B Paragraph 50 Complete G-dliness Doesn't Weaken But Enhances Natural Drives
Marital relations are an expression of the desirous G-dly love and is not only for procreation.
Ein Aya G-d's leadership in the world
44 min
Cheshvan 23 5775 | Rabbi Ari Shvat (Chwat)
Ein Aya Shabat Chapter B Paragraph 42-43 A Natural Process is Preferable to Miracles
Don't be disappointed that the present redemption is coming through natural means for this is better for "where we are" spiritually.
Ein Aya G-d's leadership in the world
44 min
Elul 19 5774 | Rabbi Ari Shvat (Chwat)
Ein Aya Shabat Chapter B Paragraph 38 Is there Evolution or Are the Generations Diminishing?
The difference of general direction between the masses who are improving and the scholars who are not.
Ein Aya Jewish Thought
32 min
Sivan 3 5774 | Rabbi Ari Shvat (Chwat)
Ein Aya Shabat Chapter B Paragraph 35 If the Main World is in Heaven- Why is There Such a Strong Instinct to Survive?
We should be pre-occupied with fixing this world, and not with Heaven.
Ein Aya G-d's leadership in the world
26 min
Adar A 9 5774 | Rabbi Ari Shvat (Chwat)
Ein Aya Shabat Chapter B Paragraph 31 Timing is of the Essence When Uniting Opposites
Rav Kook's vision of revealing the unity of G-d's world nevertheless calls for that first stage of division and contradicition.
Ein Aya Jewish Thought
31 min
Shvat 11 5774 | Rabbi Ari Shvat (Chwat)
Ein Aya Shabat Chapter B Paragraph 27 (p1) Yes- It "Would Spoil Some Vast Eternal Plan if I were a Wealthy Man"
In G-d"s complex world, there is a collective need for Economical Upper, Middle and Lower Class for many reasons.
Ein Aya G-d's leadership in the world
38 min
Cheshvan 16 5774 | Rabbi Ari Shvat (Chwat)
Ein Aya Shabat Chapter B Paragraph 24 One Light Harmonizing the Necessary Variant Colors
Harmony is one of the keys to understanding G-d's world, where the differences aren't contradicting but embellishing, and exprss true unity (=G-d).
Ein Aya G-d's leadership in the world
40 min
Tamuz 26 5772 | Rabbi Ari Shvat (Chwat)
Ein Aya Shabat Chapter A Paragraph 82 Nature and Nurture And Our Free Will
Genetics, surroundings, experience all contribute to our personality, as well as our spouse's and children's. Nevertheless it all is decided by our destining our fate through decisions.
Ein Aya Subjects of Jewish Thougts
36 min
Tevet 21 5772 | Rabbi Ari Shvat (Chwat)
Ein Aya Shabat Chapter A Paragraph 64 The Interrelationship Between Reward and Punishment of the Jew and His Nation
Reward and punishment of the individual and nation in Israel and has pre-occupied many Jewish philosophers and Rav Kook suggests an innovative solution.
Ein Aya G-d's leadership in the world
46 min
Kislev 9 5772 | Rabbi Ari Shvat (Chwat)
Ein Aya Shabat Chapter A Paragraph 58-59 Why Are There So Many Questions and Difficulties in Judaism?
Life is comprised of many challenges which raise many questions about how G-d runs the world and why bad things sometimes happen to good people? Rav Kook suggests that this is essential for life and spirituality.
Ein Aya Jewish Thought
44 min
Kislev 2 5772 | Rabbi Ari Shvat (Chwat)
Ein Aya Shabat Chapter A Paragraph 57 The Intellectual and Emotional Approaches to Questions in Faith/Emunah
Rav Kook 's "Holistic" approach stresses the need for both rational and emotional answers to questions, and you can't educate using 1 without the other.
Ein Aya Jewish Thought
25 min
Av 13 5775 | ---- ---
When Bad Can Bring Good
Ein Ayah G-d's leadership in the world
5771 | Rabbi Ari Shvat (Chwat)
Introduction to Orot HaTshuva The Nature of Evolution and Improvement
Subjects of Jewish Thougts
47 min
Rabbi Dov Berl Wein
How to add more inspiration to our soul More Soulful
In Jewish tradition the house of worship, of prayer, was meant to be a soulful place. It was not meant to be a place of entertainment or even of the mere fulfillment of a religious obligation.
Subjects of Jewish Thougts Prayer
Rabbi Chaim Eisen
Satan and Existence
Does God create only positive things? Is the night an existence or absence of light and what about the devil?
Subjects of Jewish Thougts Balak
60 min
Rabbi Dov Berl Wein
Common sense
The reason that common sense is so often ignored is that it usually leaves one with a painful decision to make. Human nature abhors having to make painful decisions. Hence, common sense is relegated to one’s subconscious and reappears as regret and attempted repentance.
Subjects of Jewish Thougts
Shvat 5773 | Rabbi Ari Shvat (Chwat)
part I The Importance of the State of Israel in the Writings of Rabbi A.I. Kook
Why did G-d create Am Yisrael as a nation and not just a religion? Why, in addition to the mitzvot between individual Jews, and between man and G-d, does the Torah call for a framework of a national land, army, political system, and even coin?
The Torah Perspective Subjects of Jewish Thougts
Shvat 5773 | Rabbi Ari Shvat (Chwat)
part II The Importance of the State of Israel in the Writings of Rabbi A.I. Kook
In the previous part, we asked Why did G-d create an Jewish nation in its own land and not just a religion? We brought two reasons from Rav Kook's writings: an established nation can influence the rest of the nations and So that all should know, that not only outstanding individual can live in the light of G-d, but even entire nations can. In this part, we will see three more ideas to answer our question.
The Torah Perspective Subjects of Jewish Thougts
Shvat 5773 | Rabbi Ari Shvat (Chwat)
Renaming the Movement to "Religious - Zionist - Humanist" What Would Rav Kook Say Today?
If we claim that zionism is an integral part of religion or Torah, then why originate a new slogan ‘religious-zionism’, in place of the age-old title ‘religion’ or ‘Torah’? If there is a reason for the new slogan, is there a need for renaming it - "Religious - Zionist - Humanist”?
Subjects of Jewish Thougts