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
Israel elections: Who – and what – are you voting for?
‘If you are going to build a country, you had better be prepared to get your hands dirty!’– Rav Kook
Statehood and spirit: Rabbi Abraham Isaac HaCohen Kook
Rabbi Abraham Isaac HaCohen Kook made aliyah two months prior to Herzl’s death and was appointed rabbi of Jaffa and the colonies. As part of his position he was requested to eulogize Herzl.
Bergson’s race against the Shoah in America
Two Holocaust scholars, in a book based largely on interviews, give voice to Peter Bergson, a key Holocaust rescue activist in America
Votes for women
“Rav Kook truly thought that total equality of the sexes was not only a halachic [Jewish law] problem, but even more so a historical, social, and moral mistake"-Rabbi Yoel Bin Nun
The four songs of Rav Kook
In an attempt to expose Kook’s ideas to a wider audience, Schwartz has compiled and translated some of the most significant parts of his work into 268 pages, organized into four main sections.
Bayit Yehudi proposes nat'l commemoration day for Rav Kook
Shas is hoping to piggy back on Bayit Yehudi’s bill by advancing their own legislation in tandem for a national day of commemoration for the party’s late spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef.
Letter by Rav Kook gives Temple activists a boost
The rabbi was writing his letter amidst the brutal Arab riots of 1929, which included the Hebron Massacre, over Jewish access to the Western Wall.
Grapevine: Commemorating Rav Kook
A round up of news around Jerusalem
Rav Kook on Jewish Politics
This Week in Israeli History: Rav Kook’s 80th Yahrzeit, Three NOs and Operation Elkayam