-
Introduction
- Class 1: Introduction to the thought of Rav Kook and Zironim
Download File Stream - Class 2: Thirst for the Living God 1/2
Download File Stream - Class 3: Thirst for the Living God 2/2
Download File Stream - Class 4: The Sage is Preferable to the Prophet 1/3
Download File Stream - Class 5: The Sage is Preferable to the Prophet 2/3
Download File Stream - Class 6: The Sage is Preferable to the Prophet 3/3
Download File Stream - Class 7: Souls of the World of Chaos 1/3
Download File Stream - Class 8: Souls of the World of Chaos 2/3
Download File Stream - Class 9: Souls of the World of Chaos 3/3
Download File Stream - Class 10: The Pangs of Cleansing 1/3
Download File Stream - Class 11: The Pangs of Cleansing 2/3
Download File Stream - Class 12: The Pangs of Cleansing 3/3
Download File Stream - Class 13:
Download File Stream - Class 14:
Download File Stream - Class 15:
Download File Stream - Class 16:
Download File Stream
The first essay in 'Zironim,' titled 'Tzimon L'el Chai,' or 'Thirst for the Living God,' addresses the basic human difficulty of a need to connect to the Creator and the seeming impossibility of connecting our finite consciousness with the infinity of God.
In "Hacham Adif M'navi," or "The Sage is Preferable to the Prophet," Rav Kook explains the different benefits and deficiencies in the expansive God-consciousnes of the prophet, and the precise focus of the sage (as related to Torah sh'bktav and Torah sh'baal peh), and why, in our age, the sage is preferable to the prophet.
In "Haneshamot Shel Olam-Ha'tohu," or "Souls of the World of Chaos," Rav Kook discusses the personality of a seeker, one who strives for a higher goal, a Truth, one whose soul is in constant turmoil trying to accomplish perfection, what it means to channel that energy properly, and the consequences of it's misdirection.
In "Yisurim Mi'merakim," or "The Pangs of Cleansing," discusses the cleansing effect that kefirah (apostasy) can have on the religious establishment, cleansing it of the dross which it has acquired over time.
Rav Dr. Kalman Neuman
|
Rav Kalman Neuman teaches at Yeshivat Bat Ayin. He studied at Yeshivat Merkaz Harav and Yeshivat Har Etzion, and holds a Ph.D. in European History from the Hebrew University. |