Q&A: Rabbi Kook, of blessed memory
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Rabbi Kook, of blessed memory
Question
While reading the Rabbi’s books, of blessed memory, I noticed that he sees the upheavals taking place in the world and the ideas of the nations as signs from the Holy One, blessed be He, pointing to correct ideas and notions—for example, nationalism and evolution.
Did I understand him correctly?
And if so, in our day would Rabbi Kook have been left-wing, in line with the views common in the world today regarding human rights and the decline of radical nationalism?
Answer
As far as I know, yes (I’m not an expert in his writings).
I don’t know, and the question seems to me undefined and unimportant. If he were alive today, he wouldn’t be Rabbi Kook but someone else.