1 December 2015 · A sentence from the teachings of Rav Kook

„The love of Israel, and the work of advocacy on behalf of the whole a…”

„The love of Israel, and the work of advocacy on behalf of the whole and of the individuals, is not merely emotional work alone, but a great discipline within the Torah, a deep and broad wisdom of many branches, all of which grow and draw from the sap of the dew of the light of the Torah of loving-kindness.”From Shemonah Kevatzim, II, 15

The love of Israel and the need to find merit in the people of Israel as a nation and in the children of Israel as individuals is not merely a matter for emotional work detached from the intellect.

Within the outlook of finding merit there are very deep teachings that flow from a Torah of loving-kindness.

Part of this outlook is the very capacity to raise a person, through a good thought, to a higher and better place in a real way. And just as this is true of an individual, so it is true of society as a whole and of the entire world.

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