Ha'azinu

Raiding the Pushka and Related Questions

HA'AZINU – SHABBAT SHUVA – YK - SUKKOT 5787

G-d Doesn't Miss

PURSUIT is PERFECTION

p. Ha'azinu, Shabbat Shuva

Rav Kook deals with the question of the seemingly hopeless nature of Tshuva. For G-d Himself knows that He created us with free will, which inevitably means we will sometimes make mistakes and choose wrong. This can easily be frustrating, freezing us into inaction and ye'ush (loss of hope). If one sins even once, does he chalila have no choice but suicide?! Moreover, our Godly conscience demands justice, righteousness and perfection, but we all know this is impossible, so what's the solution? Rav Kook's innovative thinking, strongly based on chazal (our sages), offers an inciteful and important aspect to this topic, especially this time of year!

Let My Teaching Drop as Rain

Haazinu 5786

Haazinu 5786

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