5 July 2022 · A sentence from the teachings of Rav Kook

„In order to overcome the destructive licentiousness and heresy, we mu…”

„In order to overcome the destructive licentiousness and heresy, we must educate Torah scholars who are healthy in their bodies and in all the powers of their souls... who come from engagement with the sublime in beauty, in poetry and eloquence, and also in the splendor of nature and the beauty prominent in every work of craftsmanship.”From Shemonah Kevatzim I, 583

The ability to make a change in the world lies not only in emphasizing the rot and the evil, but in freshness and in the ability to make a true renewal and to sweep toward the good. The spiritual world must be housed in beautiful vessels, with attention to innovations and changes, in a fitting and up-to-date language, and with the precise grace suited to the generation.

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