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Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook

News and updates about Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook

Can Gedolim err?

When the Rebbe of Belz came on aliyah, he said, ‘We realize now that we erred in our estrangement from Eretz Yisrael.’

Can Gedolim err?

Rav Tzvi Yehuda on IDF service of Yeshiva students

Heaven forbid that every yeshiva student go into the army! And Heaven forbid that none of them go!

Rav Tzvi Yehuda on IDF service of Yeshiva students

The father of the "Settlement Movement"

To commemorate the yahrtzeit of HaRav Tzvi Yehuda Kook on Purim Katan, an interview with Rabbi David Samson, one of Rav Tzvi Yehuda’s longtime students.

The father of the "Settlement Movement"

The first Tu B’Shvat in Shilo

Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda HaCohen Kook planted a sapling in Shilo on the first Tu B'shvat celebrated there. His stirring words continue tol inspire and a reserve soldier has written a timely addtion to them.

The first Tu B’Shvat in Shilo

Why Diaspora Jews don’t understand that they belong in Israel

The spark of love in their souls for the Land of Israel, a part of our genetic inheritance from our holy forefathers, needs to be lit

Why Diaspora Jews don’t understand that they belong in Israel

Feeling down is not an option

There is no permission to engage in melancholy, whether in private or public mourning.

Feeling down is not an option

Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook: No pity for enemies of Jews!

"May G-d save us from those saying we have to judge favorably the murderers who come to slaughter us!: Convince them? With tanks!"

Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook: No pity for enemies of Jews!

'Where is the agreement?' The Yom Kippur War and Rav Kook

Tears rolled down my face, releasing the pain and bitterness bottled inside, softening the grief...from the horrible events I had witnessed.

'Where is the agreement?' The Yom Kippur War and Rav Kook

Spokesman for Hebron: Rabbi Kook resurrected the holy city

Dr. Noam Arnon says the visionary rabbi's vision helped resuscitate the community of Hebron years after its community was massacred.

Spokesman for Hebron: Rabbi Kook resurrected the holy city

'Torat Eretz Yisrael' for everyone - a new digital library

Although not yet completed, the library can already be used to see articles on Purim and the teachings of Rabbi Tvi Yehuda Kook.

'Torat Eretz Yisrael' for everyone - a new digital library

The story of the gold watch

Beware of humiliating Talmidei Chachamim. A lesson for today...

The story of the gold watch

Israeli Rabbis on the subject of aliyah

From Zion the Torah will go forth.

Israeli Rabbis on the subject of aliyah

Dawn of Redemption

Rabbi Kook: Be strong...concerning the holy ways that our sacred ancestors and rabbis taught us...add to this a connection to the Holy Land.

Dawn of Redemption

The "Father of the Settlements"

Rav Tzvi Yehuda Kook: "it is not the settlement of Israel which is illegal-its prevention is illegal-the Torah commands we settle the land."

The "Father of the Settlements"

Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook – educator of generations

​​​​​​​The yeshivot, mechinot and midrashot for men and women were established through the power of Rav Tzvi Yehuda and his teachings.

Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook – educator of generations

The religious value of national Independence

Jewish independence in Eretz Yisrael ushers in the Messianic era.

The religious value of national Independence

In Memory of Rabbi Eliezer Waldman ztz”l

Rabbi Waldman’s awaiting the Prophets' vision to be fulfilled was tangible, it led him to initiate settlement in Judea and Samaria.

In Memory of Rabbi Eliezer Waldman ztz”l

Mashiach, Mashiach, Mashiach

"The ingathering of the exiles, and Jewish sovereignty over Eretz Yisrael – Medinat Yisrael – are clear steps in the process of Mashiach.".

Mashiach, Mashiach, Mashiach

Leading rabbi's letters donated to Israel's National Library

Personal letters from the Hazon Ish, legendary leader of haredi Jewry, come to Jerusalem's National Library of Israel.

Leading rabbi's letters donated to Israel's National Library

Mizmor 19 of the State of Israel

Redemption is a process. One that is gradual and continuous. It has ups and downs.

Mizmor 19 of the State of Israel

Happy Independence Day!

Rav Tzvi Yehuda said: Our joy on this day is the joy of a mitzvah. We have merited fulfilling the mitzva to dwell in Eretz Yisrael, Op-ed.

Happy Independence Day!

Post election tribute to Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook zts"l

As votes are counted, recall Rav Tzvi Yehuda's words: 'The building of Eretz Yisrael is accomplished by every segment of the Nation.' Op-ed.

Post election tribute to Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook zts"l

Nissan: 'How splendid this tree is!'

Torah from the late dean of Merkaz Harav Yeshiva, the 'father of the settlement movement' to whom every bit of Israel's earth was holy.

Nissan: 'How splendid this tree is!'

Return to the gates of Zion - 1967

Rav Tzvi Yehudah Kook did not rend his clothes on seeing the Kotel, the Western Wall, or viewing the Temple Mount, after the Six Day War.

Return to the gates of Zion - 1967

Shir haMaalot, Psalm 126, and the sanctity of the Land of Israel

Psalm 126, wrote Rabbi Kook, shows the uniqueness of Eretz Yisrael in giving us the ability to unite means to a goal and its ends.

Shir haMaalot, Psalm 126, and the sanctity of the Land of Israel

The Likud and Rav Tzvi Yehuda Kook

The Likud and Rav Tzvi Yehuda Kook

Tachanun on Erev Yom Haatzmaut

Tachanun on Erev Yom Haatzmaut  

Rabbi Z.Y. Kook On Rabbi Meir Kahane in the Knesset

Interview with the head of Machon Shilo, Rabbi David Bar-Hayim.

Rabbi Z.Y. Kook On Rabbi Meir Kahane in the Knesset

The Holocaust - Why?

The Holocaust - Why?

'For me he's the Rebbe who always walks with me'

Ira Rappaport, student of Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook, tearfully recalls fateful encounter one Yom Kippur: 'Thanks to him I live in Israel.'

'For me he's the Rebbe who always walks with me'

What is the Chief Rabbinate's role in the Jewish State?

What is the Chief Rabbinate's role in the Jewish State?

Orbach: Rabbi Kook Against ‘Price Tag’

MK reminds public that leading religious-Zionist rabbi was strongly against attacks on Arabs.

Orbach: Rabbi Kook Against ‘Price Tag’

Rabbis Discuss Rav Tzvi Yehuda Kook, 'Father of Settlements'

Rav Yuval Cherlow: the settlement movement is a result of his philosophy and policy.

Rabbis Discuss Rav Tzvi Yehuda Kook, 'Father of Settlements'