Machshava:

Rav Kook,  Religious Zionism 

Collections: R' Shvat Short Thoughts on the War in Israel

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Even though we are deep into the process of Geula (redemption) with the revival of the Jewish State, Jewish army, the Holy Land, the Holy Language and Kibbutz Galuyot with over 7 million Jews in Israel, that doesn't mean that there won't be challenges along the way! In fact Zecharia and Yechezkel tell us that wars will be part of the process. Nevertheless, as opposed to when we were in exile, our sources clearly teach, that during the redemptive process, every challenge and difficulty is a preparation for a jump and clear advancement forwarding the process. 100 years of Zionism have clearly proven this, and Rav Kook's "pep-talk" after the Arab riots in 1929/תרפ"ט and 1932/תרצ"ב, prepare us well for the unbelievable unity which we see in Israel, and the victory that we will soon see bezH over our most bitter and evil enemy: Hamas & how to react on the personal, family & national level to the current situation in Israel?