In this first shiur of the *My Generation* series, we begin exploring Rav Kook’s *Meimor HaDor*, found in *Ikvei HaTzon*.
We discuss the historical context in which Rav Kook was writing and how he saw light emerging from darkness — even in the spiritual confusion of his generation.
Together we learn the prologue to *Ikvei HaTzon*, uncovering why Rav Kook chose this name, and begin the essay with its opening theme: **the great, subconscious pain of the generation.**
Rav Kook teaches that this deep, unspoken pain is not only psychological but cosmic — a pain that transcends language, reaching toward redemption. He speaks to the struggle of our times and even hints to the inner turmoil that will surface near the end of days.
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**Topics:**
* The meaning of *Ikvei HaTzon*
* The hidden light within darkness
* The subconscious pain of the generation
* Why we can’t yet articulate our deepest suffering
* Rav Kook’s vision for the end of days
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#RavKook #MyGeneration #MeimorHaDor #IkveiHaTzon #Orot #SpiritualGrowth #JewishThought #Emunah #Chassidus #ShayaSussman #PnimiusHaTorah
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In this first shiur of the *My Generation* series, we begin exploring Rav Kook’s *Meimor HaDor*, found in *Ikvei HaTzon*.
We discuss the historical context in which Rav Kook was writing and how he saw light emerging from darkness — even in the spiritual confusion of his generation.
Together we learn the prologue to *Ikvei HaTzon*, uncovering why Rav Kook chose this name, and begin the essay with its opening theme: **the great, subconscious pain of the generation.**
Rav Kook teaches that this deep, unspoken pain is not only psychological but cosmic — a pain that transcends language, reaching toward redemption. He speaks to the struggle of our times and even hints to the inner turmoil that will surface near the end of days.
---
**Topics:**
* The meaning of *Ikvei HaTzon*
* The hidden light within darkness
* The subconscious pain of the generation
* Why we can’t yet articulate our deepest suffering
* Rav Kook’s vision for the end of days
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#RavKook #MyGeneration #MeimorHaDor #IkveiHaTzon #Orot #SpiritualGrowth #JewishThought #Emunah #Chassidus #ShayaSussman #PnimiusHaTorah
Rav Kook (24) Nationalism: Light Without Vessels? Or vessels without Light?
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Rav Kook (24) Nationalism: Light Without Vessels? Or vessels without Light?
Hashem created the world with light and vessels—a delicate balance between spiritual ideals and the structures that hold them. But what happens when that balance is lost?
In this shiur, we explore how Hashem’s pristine light descends into the mire and muck of this world—enclothed in form, even in darkness—not by accident, but by design. The vessel may look broken, the light may seem hidden, but the descent is purposeful.
We unpack Rav Kook’s powerful warning: when nationalism is severed from its holy source, it becomes a destructive force. But when the nation becomes a vessel for Hashem’s light, nothing is more sacred. The ultimate vision is Am Yisrael as a "goy kadosh", a priestly nation that channels Divine presence into the world.
This class dives deep into the Kabbalistic and spiritual framework of light and form, ideal and reality, showing how nationalism can either reflect the highest holiness—or collapse into darkness, depending on whether the light is present within the vessel.
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In this first shiur of the *My Generation* series, we begin exploring Rav Kook’s *Meimor HaDor*, found in *Ikvei HaTzon*.
We discuss the historical context in which Rav Kook was writing and how he saw light emerging from darkness — even in the spiritual confusion of his generation.
Together we learn the prologue to *Ikvei HaTzon*, uncovering why Rav Kook chose this name, and begin the essay with its opening theme: **the great, subconscious pain of the generation.**
Rav Kook teaches that this deep, unspoken pain is not only psychological but cosmic — a pain that transcends language, reaching toward redemption. He speaks to the struggle of our times and even hints to the inner turmoil that will surface near the end of days.
---
**Topics:**
* The meaning of *Ikvei HaTzon*
* The hidden light within darkness
* The subconscious pain of the generation
* Why we can’t yet articulate our deepest suffering
* Rav Kook’s vision for the end of days
---
#RavKook #MyGeneration #MeimorHaDor #IkveiHaTzon #Orot #SpiritualGrowth #JewishThought #Emunah #Chassidus #ShayaSussman #PnimiusHaTorah
