Jasin wrote on Mar 12
th, 2023 at 8:33am:
Oh look. I'm just doing the usual rounds of being offended, etc.
As an 'australian' Jew. I'm very think skinned more than onion skinned
I just thought it might spice up the topic being offended.
Oh yes. Jews can be like power-mongering Nazi's if given the opportunity.
The statement of Jews being superior to non-jews with a difference between humans and cattle was based on the pagan 'Bull' worshipping really from long ago.
Doesn't detract from Rabbi Kook's teaching. He had enormous influence:
Poll: Rabbi Kook most influential Jewish leaderThousands of Israelis surveyed rank Zionist-religious leader as most influential in sculpting Jewish State's identity.
Ynet Published: 05.08.08
In a survey conducted by Ynet and Gesher Society in honor of Israel's 60th Independence Day, Abraham Isaac Kook was chosen to be the largest contributor to the shaping and building of the State of Israel. The Zionist-religious leader was awarded first place in the survey, which asked thousands to rank Jewish leaders according to their contribution to the State.
In second place was Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, who also gave the State's founding speech. Chabad Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, also known as Rabbi MiLubavitch, came in third, and Binyamin Ze'ev Herzl, founder of Zionism, was ranked fourth.
Other leaders ranked among the top 10 were Prof. Yeshayahu Leibowitz, Rabbi Elazar Menachem Man Shach, Shulamit Aloni, Hayyim Nahman Bialik, and Hannah Senensh.
Rabbi Kook (1865–1935) was born in Latvia, and served as the first Ashkenazi chief rabbi in Israel, before the Jewish State was established. He also wrote many books on halacha and poetry – which are generally viewed as extremely thoughtful and profound. Rabbi Kook also established the Mercaz Harav Yeshiva, still active today.
In his many writings, Rabbi Kook determined that the State of Israel (not yet established during his time) has religious significance, and supported the ideology of the establishment of the Jewish State.