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Inside the mind of Rav Kook: Redeeming not only the world, but one's soul

A work of scholarship about the writings of the Abraham Isaac Kook allows us a glimpse into how the pre-state chief rabbi perceived himself: as a ‘righteous man of his generation’ and even in messianic terms.

By Tomer Persico | 12:46 25.01.13 |

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“Tzadik Yesod Olam: Hashlihut Hasodit Ve’ha’havaya Hamistit shel Harav Kook” ‏(“Tzaddiq Yesod Olam: Rabbi Kook’s Secret Mission and Mystical Experience”‏), by Smadar Cherlow. Bar-Ilan Press, 435 pages, NIS 135

Considering the immense influence that Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook ‏(1865-1935‏) has had on the fate of the State of Israel in our day, it is surprising how few scholarly books have been...

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