Rav Kook on the Weekly Torah Portion

Rav Kook on the Weekly Parasha

Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook, speaking in Jerusalem

Just as there are laws of poetry, so there is poetry in laws.
Otzerot HaRe'iyah vol. II, p. 393

Devarim (Deuteronomy)

Devarim

The Book that Moses Wrote
Di Zahav – Too Much Gold
Right verses Might
Elucidating the Torah
Moses Speaks!

Va'Etchanan

In the Mind and Heart
Cleaving to God
Loving God with all Your Soul
Loving God with all Your Might
Introducing Prayer with Praise
Prolonging Echad
The Double Shema

Eikev

Bread and Torah
Blessings Over Food and Torah
Animals Served First!
Four Blessings After Eating
What does God want of you?
Two Types of Love for Eretz Yisrael
Balancing Torah and Work

Re'eh

Hidden and Public Redemption
"The Word of Shemitah"
Uprooting Idolatry
Open Your Hand Generously

Shoftim

The Wisdom of Civil Law
The Murderer's Admission
The Sorcerer and the Gidufi
The King's Torah Scroll
Food for Thought
The High Court in Jerusalem

Ki Tetze

Amalek – Constructive Destruction
Remembering Miriam's Punishment
Rationale for the Mitzvot
Free Will versus Causality
The Rebellious Son – Preventive Medicine
Waging War
Sha'atnez – A Glimpse into the Future

Ki Tavo

Be Happy!
First Fruits, Led by an Ox and a Flute
Two Paths of Bikkurim
Studying Together
How to Serve God in Joy
A Different Kind of Viduy
Tithing in the Proper Order
The Farmer's Declaration
Remembering to Bless God
Accept and (then) Analyze

Nitzavim

Two Levels of Teshuva
Bridging the Generation Gap

VaYelech

The Song of Torah

Ha'azinu

The Diversity of Israel
The Source of Rabbinical Authority
How Do We Serve God?

Vezot HaBracha

The Full Cup of Blessing
Torah from God's Right Hand
Moses' Death
Why Keep Mitzvot?