Rabbi Ari Shvat
Rav Kook's Torah, religious Zionism, the Land of Israel & Original Songs
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LGBT’S IN ISRAEL
Q. My brother claims that one shouldn’t make aliya because of the Gay Parades which defile the Holy Land. What is…
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HOW ENTEBBE STOLE THE BICENTENNIAL- The Difference Between Historic and Eternal
I remember as a teenager exactly 50 years ago ,for a long time America prepared with elaborate contests, pageants and “the…
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ISRAEL MERGES ISLAM and CHRISTIANITY, EAST and WEST
Although only about 10% of Europe, Moslems are easily taking over that continent (as seen in their elections and anti-Israel rhetoric)…
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Why So Many Don’t Make Aliya?
Jewish tradition teaches that the sin of the spies was not merely a historical event but a recurring national failing that…
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JEWISH STATE= GUIDE TO G-DLINESS and SELFLESSNESS
Our parsha describes Moshe Rabbenu, the most complete individual ever (Rosh HaShana 21b), as “very humble, more than anyone in the…
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Love of Torah = Love of Israel
An interesting halacha helps clarify the Torah’s necessity for Jewish nationalism (Zionism). If one isn’t sure if he said Birkot HaTorah…
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YERUSHALAYIM= RELIGIOUS+NATIONALIST+ UNIVERSALIST
The essence of Yerushalayim is that she “unites it all” (Tehilim 122, 3). When she is complete, our capitol unites the…
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Jews killing their prophets Q: Dear Rabbi, I have heard both Christians and Muslims claim that Jews killed the Prophets
They even quote the Torah and or the Tanakh to prove their views. They claim since the Jews killed their own…
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TO LIFE, TO LIFE ‘LECHA’IM’
This week’s parsha deals with the prohibition of Kohanim to contact death. Rav Kook explains that as opposed to other religions…
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FIRST ‘THE NATIONS WILL SAY: ‘G-D DID GREAT FOR [ISRAEL]’
This week’s parsha returns to the mysterious death of Nadav and Avihu, the sons of Aharon, about which G-d says: ‘I…