Rabbi Kook’s Interpretation of Lurianic Kabbalah: The Appearance of New Souls and Tikkun Ha’olam
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Rabbi Abraham Isaac HaCohen Kook, Rabbi Isaac Luria, KabbalahAbstract
This article presents the topic of the appearance of souls in Rabbi Kook’s writings and demonstrates how he introduced modern ideas into the processes of Lurianic Kabbalah.
The article is divided into three parts: (a) The appearance of the souls through sifting; (b) The appearance of souls from the elevation of Worlds; (c) New souls in the future. The article compares texts of Lurianic Kabbalah with passages from Rabbi Kook’s writings and dispels much of the obscurity surrounding his work. By comparing Rabbi Kook’s writings to his use of Lurianic Kabbalistic sources, we can see his creativity, not only as a philosopher, but also as an exegete. Thus we can appreciate Rabbi Kook both as a Lurrianic Kabbalist and as a modern philosopher.
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