28 November 2023 · A sentence from the teachings of Rav Kook

Sorrow Has No End

„Sorrow is a subterranean content, below the soul... and no trait can illuminate this great gloom except a supernal light of revival — the anticipation of a great and deep salvation.”From Shemonah Kevatzim 7:17

When we fall into sadness and despair, we need a remedy. Otherwise it is a fall into a bottomless abyss. And the answer to sadness and despair is hope — the deep knowledge that there is a chance, that there is light. And as a result of this, precisely in the hardest hours, we must develop within ourselves the anticipation of light. And when there is anticipation — the light will come!

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This study is dedicated today to the return and safety of Shiri Bibas (32), who was abducted from her home in the kibbutz together with her partner and their two children.

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