Month: September 2015

Newly Published Passover Hagada of Rav Kook by Orot.com !

Avodat Yisrael

Rav Israel Hopsztajn, Maggid of Kozienice Book Review of “Avodat Yisrael” Bezalel Naor Israel ben Shabtai [Hapstein]. ‘Avodat Yisrael (B’nei Berak: Pe’er mi-Kedoshim, 5773 / 2013). 66, 738 pages. Rabbi Israel ben Shabtai Hapstein, the Maggid of Kozienice (or more commonly, the “Kozhnitser Maggid”) (d. 1814) was a major figure in the third generation of […]

Essays about Rav Kook – The Prophet of Spiritual Renewal by Matis Greenblatt

Mattis Greenblatt Thoughts in honor of the 50th Yahrzeit of Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook zt”l “There are souls which serve as receptacles for the ‘light.’ But there are more sublime souls which are themselves the ‘light.’” (Sfas Emes) AS THE YEARS SLIP BY SINCE RAV KOOK’S PASSING, HIS figure grows larger and more impressive. The […]