articles on Ein Ayah

Learning Ein Aya!
Enter to our special page eith all Rabbi Ari Shvats lessen's about Rabbi Kook's book

Rabbi Kook: Halakha and the Rabbinate
In honor of the 80th anniversary of the yahrzeit of Israel’s holy and illuminating Light

Rav Kook and Kefira
What's Rav Kooks understanding of Kefira (lack of belief)?

A Love that does not Corrupt
Rabbi Kook's love for the Jewish people was the result of penetrating and divine insight into this people's true essence.
Lessons on Ein Ayah

"Various Levels of Bad & Their Exact Judgement"
(Ein Aya Shabbat Shabbat 5, 29)
Rav Kook offers a very innovative explanation of this Talmudic Aggada, how God's punishments are exact and just.
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Tammuz 5783

"By G-d- Even Destruction is Constructive"
(Ein Aya Shabbat Shabbat 5, 28)
When one believes in God, even tragedies are really constructive and eventually beneficial. Similarly, every talent can also be challenging and sometimes detrimental. Rav Kook alludes here also to the constant evolution of mankind, the individual, and Jewish History.
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Tammuz 5783

For Shavuot: "Rav Kook on The Necessity for Humility to Learn Torah"
Humility is always important but Rav Kook stresses here and proves it's essential necessity for Torah study.
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyar 20 5783

Why The World Needs an Occasional "Shake-Up"
Ein Aya Shabbat 5,23
Ein Aya Shabbat 5,23
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyar 5783

If You're Not Part of the Solution- You're Part of the Problem
Ein Aya Shabbat 5,25
Don't Turn Apathy into an Ideal!
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyar 5783

"Rav Kook's 'Take' on the Current Turmoil in Israel"
Ein Aya Shabbat 5,22
Rav Kook explains the difference between secular Zionism and the Reform Jewry of his time.
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyar 5783

Our 5 Levels of Life & Existence
Ein Aya Shabbat 5,21
One of the major themes of both Talmud study and Kabbala is to get used to understanding the world on various different levels. The world was created through the different "step-down" mechanisms like electric transformers, that direct us to climb back up in the same fashion. This is greatly beneficial also in day-to-day life.
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyar 5783
