Machshava:

Israel,  Rav Kook,  Religious Zionism 

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

Description

Israel is unique where Olympic superstars and their children, religious and non-religious, fight shoulder-to-shoulder against Hamas, in a true Achdut. This short article disusses how even our very name "Yisrael" connotes wrestling with enemies as part of our existense, not only out of necessity, but this essentialy builds us to revive the Ideal Jews as found in the Tanach, healthy souls in healthy bodies for altruistic purposes. Jews outside of Israel should envy and become part of this historic spiritual process, exchanging self-centered western values for altruistic Jewish ones of Achdut Yisrael.