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Remembering Rabbi Avraham Yitzak HaKohen Kook
« on: August 31, 2014, 12:32:37 AM »



Thousands gathered at the grave of Rabbi Avraham Yitzhak Hakohen Kook zt''l on Friday, for the 79th anniversary of the passing of Israel's first Chief Ashkenazic Rabbi and visionary founder of the religious Zionist movement.

Among the visitors to the grave at Jerusalem's Mount of Olives were various leading rabbis and public figures, including Chief Ashkenazic Rabbi David Lau, Beit El Chief Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed, Rabbi Tzvi Tau, Deputy Religious Services Minister Eli Ben-Dahan (Jewish Home), Housing and Construction Minister Uri Ariel (Jewish Home) and many others.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/184553#.VAKlDHWx3UY
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Re: Remembering Rabbi Avraham Yitzak HaKohen Kook
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2014, 12:40:26 AM »




You shall make yourself the Festival of Sukkoth for seven days, when you gather in [the produce] from your threshing floor and your vat.And you shall rejoice in your Festival-you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your maidservant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the orphan, and the widow, who are within your cities
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Re: Remembering Rabbi Avraham Yitzak HaKohen Kook
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2014, 12:52:50 AM »


You shall make yourself the Festival of Sukkoth for seven days, when you gather in [the produce] from your threshing floor and your vat.And you shall rejoice in your Festival-you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your maidservant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the orphan, and the widow, who are within your cities
Duet 16:13-14

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Re: Remembering Rabbi Avraham Yitzak HaKohen Kook
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2014, 01:13:20 AM »
Rabbi Kook was quite a Talmid Chacham, his poetry and his approach were incredibly moving.




You shall make yourself the Festival of Sukkoth for seven days, when you gather in [the produce] from your threshing floor and your vat.And you shall rejoice in your Festival-you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your maidservant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the orphan, and the widow, who are within your cities
Duet 16:13-14

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Re: Remembering Rabbi Avraham Yitzak HaKohen Kook
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2014, 01:44:33 AM »
Rabbi Kook wrote incredible letters, complete with sources to back up his opinions...





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Re: Remembering Rabbi Avraham Yitzak HaKohen Kook
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2014, 02:00:02 AM »
I don't know about you, but I like this series of letters... Only a few more to go..





You shall make yourself the Festival of Sukkoth for seven days, when you gather in [the produce] from your threshing floor and your vat.And you shall rejoice in your Festival-you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your maidservant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the orphan, and the widow, who are within your cities
Duet 16:13-14

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Re: Remembering Rabbi Avraham Yitzak HaKohen Kook
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2014, 02:21:15 AM »
Incredible wisdom from an incredible man, how we need his inspiration and Rabbi Kahanes motivation.



You shall make yourself the Festival of Sukkoth for seven days, when you gather in [the produce] from your threshing floor and your vat.And you shall rejoice in your Festival-you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your maidservant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the orphan, and the widow, who are within your cities
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Re: Remembering Rabbi Avraham Yitzak HaKohen Kook
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2014, 02:39:44 AM »





You shall make yourself the Festival of Sukkoth for seven days, when you gather in [the produce] from your threshing floor and your vat.And you shall rejoice in your Festival-you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your maidservant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the orphan, and the widow, who are within your cities
Duet 16:13-14