# Rav Kook

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Inviting Holiness into Our Temporary World

Rav Shlomo Katz explores how Sukkot shifts our focus from the sanctity of time to the intrinsic holiness of the Jewish people. Citing the Zohar’s teachings on the Ushpizin (the seven holy guests) and Rav Kook’s commentary on Mikra Kodesh, Rav Shlomo teaches how to invite divine protection and anci…

When Hashem Doesn't Just Love Us, But Likes Us Too

Rav Shlomo Katz explores the profound distinction between essential love (Ahavah) and affectionate fondness (Chibah). Drawing on the Tur, Midrashic commentaries, and Rav Kook, Rav Shlomo illustrates how basic survival necessities like manna sustain life, whereas the Sukkah and its surrounding ligh…

Avoiding the "Trap Game" | Shabbat Between Yom Kippur and Sukkot Part 3

In this week’s Hachana L’Shabbos — The Shabbos between Yom Kippur and Sukkot — we breathe in the freshness after Ne’ilah and learn how to land with gentleness.  Join Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David in learning from the Slonimer Rebbe: this Shabbos holds two lights at once— יום השביעי…

The Shabbat of Patience | Shabbat Between Yom Kippur and Sukkot Part 2

Rav Shlomo Katz explores why the Shabbat between Yom Kippur and Sukkot is considered by Hasidic masters to be one of the most elevated yet delicate days of the year. With the help of Reb Tzadok, The Netivot Shalom, and Rav Kook, he explains how this Shabbat bridges the forgiveness of Yom Kippur wit…

Navigating Spiritual Aftershocks | Shabbat Between Yom Kippur and Sukkot Part 1

Rav Shlomo Katz explores the rare spiritual potency of the Shabbat positioned between Yom Kippur and Sukkot. Drawing on the Slonimer Rebbe’s Netivot Shalom alongside Rav Kook’s Orot HaTeshuva, Rav Shlomo addresses the internal "aftershocks" and emotional fatigue that often follow intense High Holi…

Soul Talk: The Joy of Impermanence

In this episode: can you lay terra firma over the fundamental groundlessness of being human? The sukkah, whose core feature is that it's impermanent. And Rav Kook on why the joy of Sukkot comes from exactly that. With Pema Chödrön, Alan Watts, and Rav Kook. "Each now is forever." Pair with this …

What Would Rav Kook Think of Religious Zionism Today?

Every Road in Religious Zionism Leads to Rav Kook. In the third and final episode of our series on religious Zionism, Noam Weissman explores how every major debate within religious Zionism, from West Bank settlements and the Haredi draft to the relationship between faith, ethics, and nationalism, l…

Kol Yisrael Arevim: On Collective Teshuvah and IDF Service

A childhood friend told Rav Ari Bar-Shain he had stopped davening and learning, and that he was at peace with it. Rav Ari took the story to his students at Princeton with a hard question: am I responsible for my friend's relationship with Hashem? On this episode of Torat JLIC, host Don Canter sits …

The Age of the Universe: a Letter on Science and Torah

Exploring Rav Kook's letter regarding Torah, Science and the age of the universe

Likutei Moharan Amud Yomi #289 - Torah Samech Gimmel (7 - Conclusion!)

This class is sponsored for אהרן בן יוכבד  & בתי׳ בלימא בת יהודית רבקה להצלחה ברוחניות בגשמיות  As well as by “Anonymous in Alabama”, dedicated so that the new year bring all of Am Yisrael closer to Hashem with simple faith, a whole heart, and great joy. And as a zechus for shidduchim for: Yehudi…