Rosh Chodesh Iyar
„Zion shall be redeemed at the time when the light of Jerusalem shall appear... at the time when the longing for the building of our holy and glorious House shall issue forth from the hidden places of the heart.”From Iggerot III:905
Every soldier who has entered deep into the territory of Gaza in recent months, and almost anyone who visits an Arab home in Israel, can attest that they found at least one picture in the home at whose center is the Dome of the Rock, which stands upon the site of the Holy of Holies and the Temple. Our war is over Jerusalem. It is not over poverty, and not over territory, but a war of spirit. This is seen also in international antisemitism and in the hatred of Jews wherever they are. In the month of the resurrection of the people of Israel, it is fitting that we remember the importance of Jerusalem, the importance of the Temple, and the might and essence of the spirit for which we are fighting.
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The study is dedicated to the memory and the return of Aviv Atzili, may his memory be a blessing (48), who was abducted from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
From the community archive of Mishpetei HaRav Kook — studying Rav Kook's teachings since 2011.