{"id":36415,"date":"2011-08-29T11:20:20","date_gmt":"2011-08-29T19:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=36415"},"modified":"2011-08-29T11:20:20","modified_gmt":"2011-08-29T19:20:20","slug":"the-greatness-of-rav-kook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=36415","title":{"rendered":"The Greatness Of Rav Kook"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marc Shapiro writes<\/a>:<\/p>\n

In fact, it is only with the publication, uncensored, of R. Kook\u2019s writings that the \u201clights\u201d of his soul are revealed in all their grandeur. What other spiritual leader with unconventional views could declare that he is ready to fight the entire world for the truth as he sees it, to proclaim his views without any compromises and without worrying about what the \u201cworld\u201d will say? While I greatly respect R. Herzog, R. Weinberg, and R. Soloveitchik, they certainly could never say the following (Pinkasei ha-Re\u2019iyah [2010], vol. 2, p. 201):<\/p>\n

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…R. Kook\u2019s commitment to his path, despite the controversy that ensued, was a trait also seen in R. Shlomo Goren, with all the tragic consequences, both personal and professional. Perhaps the Lubavitcher Rebbe is the only one after R. Kook who was able to successfully chart a path undisturbed by the opposition, and without any need for compromise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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