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How Rav Kook and the Lubavitcher Rebbe Saw the Jewish People

JL;DR SUMMARY Yosef Bronstein's article explores how Rav Kook and the Lubavitcher Rebbe perceive the relationship between the Jewish People and the Torah. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ChabadJewish PeopleLubavitcher RebbeReligious ZionismRav KookElijah The ProphetDivinityMesirut NefeshJewish Ideology

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Israel
"This Jewish People-first mindset not only encourages interest in what is occurring, but also active engagement. Anecdotally, I saw this firsthand with Religious Zionist teenagers that I know."

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