Rav kook

This year, wherever in the world you find yourself as you gaze outside on Tu Bishvat, look not only at the trees themselves, but rather at the hope and promise that lie within.

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

Beyond the Headlines: A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news

The best place to examine Jewish holiness would be to look at the path blazed by Avraham, the first Jew and founding father of the Jewish people.

We who believe in Jewish unity have to be the strong ones who take the first step with our brothers and sisters, some of whom might not understand our position. 

When so many attack ideological opponents, the text frames more nuanced critiques

The ornately carved chair that Samuel presented to Kook on behalf of King George V remains in its place of honor on the synagogue’s eastern wall next to the aron hakodesh (Torah ark).

Scrutinizing two major Religious Zionist thinkers and their current relevance.

Intellectual Rabbi Oury Cherki speaks about universal – not cosmopolitan – Judaism, and ‘Holiness and Nature,’ his book now available in English.

What intellectual, historical, personal developments led to modern religious Zionism’s founder?