Rav Kook on the Weekly Torah Portion

Rav Kook on the Weekly Parasha

Rav Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook in London (1916)

Experience has shown me how correct my path is in practice, just as it is beautiful in theory.
(Letters vol. II, p. 15)

BaMidbar (Numbers)

BaMidbar

Flags of Love in the Desert
Jacob's Signs

Naso

Three Priestly Blessings
The Benefits of the Sotah Waters
The Nazir of Jerusalem
The Suspected Adulteress
Divine Favoritism?

BeHa'alotecha

The Seven Lamps of the Menorah
The Triumph of the Ark
A Tale of Two Prayers
Praying to God
Aaron's Punishment
Great Dreams
The Unique Prophecy of Moses

Shelach

Rejecting the Land of Israel
Rectifying the Sin of the Spies
Offering Wine and Grain
The Sin of Zelofchad
Garments of the Soul
The Third Passage of Shema

Korach

The Lesson of Ma'aser (Tithes)
Holiness in the Midst of the Community
The Secret of the Incense
Inclusion and Selection
Who Needs the Priesthood?
Unlimited Blessings
Separation and Connection
The Corruption of a Judge

Chukat

Religious Intolerance in the Desert
Total Dedication to Torah
The Book of God's Wars
Beyond Human Logic
Speak to the Rock
The Death of a Tzaddik
Even in the Hour of Death

Balak

Tents and Dwelling Places
An Eternal People
Sweet Dreams
Eliminating Idolatry

Pinchas

Zealotry for the Sake of Heaven
Genuine Zealotry
Korbanot of Bread, Fire and Fragrance
The Daily Sheep Offering
The Tamid Offering Performed at Sinai
Atonement of the New Month
Bridging the Natural and the Supernatural
Appointing a Leader for Israel

Matot

Two Paths to Purity
Atonement for the Soldiers
Beauteous Evil
Kashering the Spoils of Midian
Keeping Vows

Massei

Unchecked Violence