tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post3739157068094461603..comments2023-09-11T17:58:13.764-04:00Comments on The Rebbetzin's Husband: Rav Kook and the Artists of Jaffa (Derashah Vayishlach 5778)The Rebbetzin's Husbandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-34563995711758424012017-12-04T23:23:47.542-05:002017-12-04T23:23:47.542-05:00Yes, I was troubled by that pasuk as well. I don&#...Yes, I was troubled by that pasuk as well. I don't think it dictates that the only way to read their ultimate reunion is in a violent clash, though, given that neviim like Yeshayah and Michah speak of a more positive reunion, as I noted in a comment above.<br />The Rebbetzin's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-87708551190600709332017-12-04T23:19:53.879-05:002017-12-04T23:19:53.879-05:00Rav Kook seems to have appreciated, if not glorifi...Rav Kook seems to have appreciated, if not glorified, such people. We see the same appreciation for spiritual potential in Orot haTeshuvah.The Rebbetzin's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-73973509906882376712017-12-04T13:22:04.453-05:002017-12-04T13:22:04.453-05:00You seem to be using that midrash at the end to su...You seem to be using that midrash at the end to suggest positive cooperation with and connection to Eisav; how do you reconcile that with the context of the pasuk that the midrash uses to derive the idea that Yaakov will meet up with Eisav at the end of days? The end of Sefer Ovadiah, which apparently is when Yaakov is supposed to meet up with Eisav, does <i>not</i> look to me like a response to Eisav learning to successfully express Divine light. (It's a nice thought, and it seems to match your points about Rav Kook's beliefs, and I'm not suggesting that Ovadiah in general has any place in this already-well-constructed drasha, but use of that midrash is a bit jarring.) Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-51452956349825082142017-12-04T08:48:35.486-05:002017-12-04T08:48:35.486-05:00"...with attention to these limits we will av..."...with attention to these limits we will avoid pathetic vulgarity, and instead attain gorgeous radiance."<br />In the here and now, do we glorify those spreading the former on the grounds that they could later spread the latter? Or do we draw a line?RAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-52032301483245859202017-12-03T03:10:07.936-05:002017-12-03T03:10:07.936-05:00This post has been included in the latest blog rou...This post has been included in the latest blog roundup, so please take a look, visit the others and share. <a href="https://shilohmusings.blogspot.co.il/2017/12/whats-new-in-blogging-world.html" rel="nofollow">Shiloh Musings: What's New in The Blogging World</a><br><br />Shavua Tov,<br><br />Have a truly wonderful and blessed weekBatyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-48901562644909843912017-12-02T23:15:37.161-05:002017-12-02T23:15:37.161-05:00Thank you! I think several neviim taught that they...Thank you! I think several neviim taught that they can travel together. I'm thinking of Yeshayah and Michah, in particular, who predict that in a future time nations will come to Yerushalayim to seek Torah.The Rebbetzin's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-71998476320093442142017-12-02T21:30:12.808-05:002017-12-02T21:30:12.808-05:00The drasha was a courageous take on the complex is...The drasha was a courageous take on the complex issues of Zionism and religious Zionism in and out of Israel. I liked the link to Yaakov and Esav but not the ending - can Esav and Yaakov ever travel togehter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com