This ITV interview dealt with Rav Kook’s teachings of the Three Weeks leading to the Ninth of Av: “Unconditional love is the repair to needless hatred.” (Rav Kook)/
“We must bring humankind out of its physical and spiritual suffering to a life of freedom full of splendor and delight.”
“The children of Avraham must give voice to the the vast realm of the divine calling to existence to become illuminated.” Rav Kook ZT’L
“Noach was the complete tzadik of his generation because he fully integrated his emotions and intellect and was thus able to walk with Elohim.”
“The Torah of Israel clarifies how the existence of the state of the world and human ethics are dependent on each other. It is clear that the improvement of the world is dependent on ethical improvement. This is the essence of the Israelite understanding of the Creator. ”
“Within the yearning for tshuva is a hidden life force for overcoming every factor that limits and weakens existence.”
“The true purpose of societal life is to enable human beings to fill life with light and good, with justice and knowledge of the Divine.”
“We can thus fully actualize the exalted ideals of life.
The Torah of Israel is outstanding in crystallizing the idealism that will spread across all of the configurations of life.” (Rav Kook)
“Let us fear God in ways that bear love and inner delight and elevate and vitalize all the potentialities of our soul.” -Rav Kook
“All life endeavors must be directed to disclose the light of the higher general harmony.”
“If we [the second Temple] were destroyed, and the world with us, through needless hatred, we will be re-built and the world with us, through unconditional love.” (Rav Kook)
