Lekutei Even Eyzelלקוטי אבן אייזל
Jerusalem · 1967
Collected writings and teachings on the land of Israel, Jewish sovereignty, and religious-national ideology; a foundational text of religious Zionism.
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R. Tzvi Yehuda Kook
R. Tzvi Yehuda Kook
1891 CE–1982 CE · Modern · Jerusalem
Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook (1891–1982) was the son and successor of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Palestine. He inherited and developed his father's synthesis of Jewish mysticism, halakhic rigor, and religious Zionism, establishing the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva in Jerusalem as a center of this worldview. Known for his passionate devotion to the Land of Israel and his teachings on the religious significance of Jewish sovereignty, he became a spiritual mentor to the religious-Zionist movement, especially after 1967. He was revered for his warmth, erudition, and ability to inspire students with a vision of Torah that embraced modern Jewish national redemption.
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Zaumel
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Born in the town of Zaumel in Lithuania on the first night of Pesach 5651 (1891), he was the only son of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook and his wife. Early childhood was shaped within a rabbinic home that later became associated with Religious Zionist thought. The family context placed him in close proximity to his father's developing teachings from an early age.
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Torat Eretz Yisraelתורת ארץ ישראל
Jerusalem · 1991
Systematic compilation of R. Tz.Y. Kook's teachings on the centrality of the land of Israel to Jewish law and spirituality.
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