Rav Kook Ideology

Rav Kook ingenuity in embracing Zionism and reviving Halacha laws relating to agriculture changed the history not only of Zionism but of all of the jews whether atheists to ultra-orthodox. His vision was that religious Jews could build a Jewish state, and he Rav influenced many ideologies, whereas, his work since he became the chief rabbi of Palestine was directly accounted for. He was closely associated with religious Zionism and the right wing settler movement as previously explained. The religious parties were aligned closer to the labor party and the settlers prior to the establishment of the state of Israel. The national-religious settlement movement (Gush Emunim) was hijacked, and Rav Kook’s pre-1948 settlement movement. Rav Kook’s …show more content…
After Kooks death is 1935, Zvi took over as Rosh-Yeshiva of Mercaz Ha’Rav, and published many of his fathers works. Zvi Kook also highjacked his father's liberal approach and used his ideologies to in fact determine that the returning occupied land is a sin. He also resisted the withdrawal of the settlements in Sinai and sent his believers and pupils to go to the settlements in Sinai and defy evacuation. It is clear that Zvi pushed the agenda of settlement and expansion for the goal of greater Israel. Both Rav Kook and his son “changed the face of Orthodox Judaism in the pre-state years and afterwards. He synthesized Torah study and adherence to its Mitzvot with the revival of Jewish nationalism as no other person was able to do” (World …show more content…
He looked at the soul of the Jew and its closeness to the land of Israel. Therefore, he was “ a visionary and realist; a man who stood alone and was the spiritual leader of thousands. At a time of travail and sorrow he was able to see beyond the present moment to an era of unity and peace of the people of Israelin Eretz Yisrael.” (World Mizrachi) Zvi was passionate about Kiruv Levavot, which was the act of brining Jews closer to Judaism and less with political agendas. He encouraged the secular Jews to connect to their religious and cultural connection to Israel. Today’s pro-settlement movements are not the result of Rav Kook’s ideologies, but rather the personal ideologies of his son that perceived much larger parcels of land as the promise land given to Abraham. However, these ideologies are completely domestically opposed to the idea of Zionism that emanated out of a physical need to protect Jews and not based on religious beliefs. His son's ideology of a greater Israel has caused the current tensions between religious Zionist and the Arab population, the relationship is hostile and aggressive and both communities have attacked each other. It is also his fault directly that there is no Arab land in