Rabbi Ari Shvat
Rav Kook's Torah, religious Zionism, the Land of Israel & Original Songs
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May You Be Angry at Hashem?
On suffering, free will, and the trust of a child in a Father whose reasons only become clear with time. Q.…
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“How Did Your Religion Grow to Control the World?”
A hostile question, answered head-on: not a cult, but a revelation before millions — and a tradition of learning. Q. How…
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Strengthening Emunah Beyond the Highs and Lows
When faith rides the emotions it rises and falls with them. The intellectual side is the steadier ground. Q. Some things…
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Who Enters for Yizkor — the Shoah, and the IDF
A communal mourning is not a private one: on who stays in the room, and whom we must not forget. Q.…
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Studying Mussar Without the Despair
Why the classic mussar works can feel crushing — and why Rav Kook’s are often the gentler door in. Q. Hi…
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DANCE FOR ISRAEL- FOR YOUR BENEFIT- parshat Eikev
Our parsha (10, 13) teaches that the mitzvot are for our benefit, “To keep the commandments of the Lord and His…
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ONLY JEWS CAN DEFEAT JEWS- parshat V’etchanan, Tisha b’Av and Shabbat Nachamu
This week’s parsha teaches that G-d redeemed all of us Jews from Egypt, in order to give us the Land of…
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EXCUSES ARE RUNNING OUT
Every year, as the Tisha B’Av mode begins, Jews in America “remember” to yearn for the Geula, which unfortunately usually doesn’t…
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Why Aliyah Is Unique Among the Mitzvot
Trumpeldor’s border, the Rivash’s answer to a 16-year-old looking for a cause, and moving your family tree to its final destination.…
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SATMAR and the 3 OATHS “-
Question: I am a tzioni charedi working in Satmar. I need help to bolster my point of view with my Satmar…