Rav kook
The trees’ hidden hope: A 2026 reflection on Tu Bishvat - opinion
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.
This week in Jewish history: 'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion' published
A moment for celebration: 105 years young
Who is holy in the Jewish faith? - opinion
It's time for the Jewish nation to unite as brothers and sisters - opinion
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.
'The Souls of the World of Chaos': Understanding the whole palace - review
When so many attack ideological opponents, the text frames more nuanced critiques
Jerusalem's Beit HaRav Kook celebrates 100th birthday
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).
Would Rav Kook support Ben-Gvir, the Religious Zionist Party? - review
Scrutinizing two major Religious Zionist thinkers and their current relevance.
Exploring universal Judaism with Rabbi Oury Cherki
Intellectual Rabbi Oury Cherki speaks about universal – not cosmopolitan – Judaism, and ‘Holiness and Nature,’ his book now available in English.
Life and mind of Rav Kook explored in new book
What intellectual, historical, personal developments led to modern religious Zionism’s founder?
Judaism has compassion for animals
Jewish thinkers and commentators weigh in on textual sources about compassion and cruelty regarding animal slaughter.
Reflections on Yom Yerushalayim
Why can’t we create a Yom Yerushalayim ritual that contrasts the suffering and the redemption, the dream and the fulfillment?
Israel's third elections marks the defeat of Rabbi Kook’s dream
Let’s imagine a conversation between Rabbi Abraham Isaac Hacohen Kook, religious Zionism’s greatest thinker, and the four Yamina Party leaders.
Theodor Herzl vs. Rabbi Kook
“As rabbi of Jaffa, Kook was requested to eulogize Herzl who passed away just two months ago. For a rabbi raised in the world of the yeshivas of Lithuania it was a difficult and challenging act."
