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Why does G-d test us with such difficult challenges? During the course of our lives, we all encounter many different situations, some of which are very difficult and create great hardships. We strive to understand what could be their reasons, but generally without success.
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Cleanliness - Both External & Internal
Cleanliness seems like a basic necessity but Rav Kook takes an innovative and deeper look. -
When Adar arrives…
From the Purim story, we understood that even the threat of total annihilation can be foiled and bring a new national "lease on life." -
A Tapestry Of Diversity
Wouldn't it be a wonderful world if we were all the same? We'd all get along so well! Right? -
How to Acquire Enthusiasm and Fix Laziness
Laziness is one of the most problematic traits of western society. Rav Kook suggests how to fix this and become enthusiastic & energetic. -
Motivating to Kiruv - Influencing Others is Essential for Me!
Thank God, the concept of "Kiruv", bringing others close to Torah is clearly on the agenda & being discussed more and more, whether in the context of NCSY, Lubavitch, Bnei Akiva etc. Rav Kook shows here how to motivate people of this essential idea. -
The Satmar, Rav Kook & the Goal of Galut [=Exile]
The centrality of the Land and State of Israel in Judaism is well known, and surely in the writings of Rav Kook. That just sharpens the question of why God sent us to exile? Even though galut is presented in the Tanach just as a deterrent, or a threat of punishment that isn't meant to be carried out, nevertheless, there must be some positive aspect of galut itself! Only after understanding the goal of galut, can we then understand when exile has "played out" its role and it's time to come home to Israel, to revive Eretz Yisrael and Medinat Yisrael, to return to the original Judaism. -
Signed At Sinai
When Alex Shafir was called to do a random act of kindness he discovers he was repaying a debt 30 years later!
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