e-TiM: Online Program
e-TiM: Orot HaTeshuva-The Lights of Improvement in the Thought of Rav Kook

Dates

August 12, 2021 to September 9, 2021

Time

Thursdays 1:00 PM Eastern

Innovative but clearly based upon classic sources, Rav Kook revamps our view of Teshuva to be positive and motivating, not depressing. The common misconception is based upon the mistranslation "Repentance from sin", instead of "Return from mistakes". Rav Kook sees the world as built upon constant "Evolution", and the most natural thing in the world is to improve & return to God and His ideals. With the help of this philosophic yet movingly pragmatic series, your High Holidays this year will be more effective than ever!

Part 1: Can Teshuva Not Be Depressing?!- Thursday, August 12

Part 2: If It's So Natural to Improve, Why is it So Difficult?- Thursday, August 19

Part 3: The Strive for Perfection is Perfection- Thursday, August 26

Part 4: Sin is Divisive Chaos While Teshuva is a Life of Uniting Harmony - Thursday, September 2

Part 5: Elevating the Mundane Routine to be Exciting & Idealistic-Thursday, September 9

Listen to his previous series: "Various Approaches to Religious Zionism" here.

Topics:

Great Rabbinic Thinkers, Jewish Holidays, Rosh Hashanah, Jewish thought, Teshuva

Meet the speaker

Rav Ari Shvat (Chwat)

Rav Ari has authored, co-authored & edited seven books: LeHarim Et HaDegel: The Israeli Flag and Hebrew Language in Judaic Sources; Haskamot HaReiya: Rav Kook's Letters of Approbation; Otzrot HaReiya: Unpublished Letters of Rav Kook; Igrot HaRe'iya תרצ"א- Rav Kook's letters- 1931; HaRe'iya BaParsha; The Annotated Version of Tz’va’at R. Yehuda HaChasid, and The Ministry of Education's Educational Guide on "The Jewish Family", and has published over 150 ideological and halachic articles in leading Torah journals, such as T'chumin, HaMa’ayan,…

Rav Ari Shvat (Chwat) bio & resources