Rav Kook on Israel’s Pure National Soul
Within the primordial spiritual organism that shines into world history through the Children of Israel, there exists an eternal Divine light.
Shlomo Yitzhak: Jew. Semite. NYU Student and Teacher of Jewish Mysticism. Political Theory Enthusiast. Attempting to live Love, i.e, the principals of Kookian and Hassidic thought. Seeker of Truth and Justice.
Within the primordial spiritual organism that shines into world history through the Children of Israel, there exists an eternal Divine light.
Israel building a righteous society based on Divine values will ultimately elevate the individuals within that society to live according to those values.
Human beings, by definition, are limited in our intellectual ability to fully grasp Divine Truth. We constantly grow in our knowledge of HaShem with the humble awareness that we will never fully arrive.
How developing national structures that express Jewish identity and values can transform Israel into an inspirational light to the rest of humanity.
How Israel must gather sparks of holiness from the other peoples and cultures of the world.
What’s the ideal relationship between the Children of Israel and other national identities in the world?
What’s the ideal relationship between the national/territorial & ritual/legal/spiritual components of Israel’s identity in a modern state?