Rav Kook ZT”L was known as the Baal HaOrot-The Master of Lights. Here are some of his central ideas and teachings about Chanukah-The Festival Of Lights.
“The firmer our vision of universality- the greater the joy we will experience and the more we merit the grace of divine illumination.”
“On the holy day of Yom HaKippurim- we eat and drink from our holy inner voices of understanding.”
“As the year is renewed the power of renewal elevates the human will and adds holiness to all.”
“Within our yearning for good is a hidden life-force for overcoming every factor that limits and weakens existence.”
“Within our yearning for Tshuva is a hidden life-force for overcoming every factor that limits and weakens existence.”
“The highest sensibility in the soul of the people of Israel is the quest for universal justice and morality.”
