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The Greatness Of Rav Kook
Marc Shapiro writes: In fact, it is only with the publication, uncensored, of R. Kook’s writings that the “lights” of his soul are revealed in all their grandeur. What other spiritual leader with unconventional views could declare that he is … Continue reading
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Tagged iyah, lubavitcher rebbe, marc shapiro, rav kook, tragic consequences, unconventional views
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Israel’s Chief Rabbinate Is A Bad Joke
From Dr. Marc B. Shapiro‘s first lecture on Rav Isser Yehuda Unterman for Torah in Motion: "The chief rabbinate [of Israel] in the days of Rav [Abraham Isaac] Kook and Rav [Benzion Meir Hai] Uziel and Rav Unterman was the … Continue reading
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Tagged chief rabbinate, norman lamm, rav kook, supreme religious authority, torah in motion, torah scholar
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Philosophy of Spiritual Education
By Aryeh Ben David "For education to be truly effective it has to penetrate into the depths of the soul of the student." The Disconnectedness of Standard Jewish Education In my opinion there is a serious problem in Jewish Education … Continue reading
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Tagged abraham, aish kodesh, approach work, aryeh, cynicism, hassidic masters, jewish education, judging others, knowledgeable educators, pedagogy, personal relevance, quot, rav kook, safe space, spiritual education, supportive environment, talmud, vilna gaon, wisdom of the kabbalah, yeshivot
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Spiritual Education According to the Kabbalah: The Inner Voice of Rav Kook
By Aryeh Ben David "The perpetual prayer of the soul continually tries to emerge from its latent state to become revealed and actualized, to permeate every fiber of life of the entire universe . . . Sudden spiritual clarity comes … Continue reading
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Tagged aryeh, bouts, depression, emptiness, inner voice, intuition, Kabbalah, latent state, lightning bolt, lightning bolts, mystical secrets, perpetual prayer, prayer book, prayer of the soul, rav kook, spiritual clarity, spiritual education, sudden clarity, uniqueness, voice of the soul
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