The Gerrer Imrei Emes’ Letter About Rabbi Kook

I searched for the original, unabridged version (abbridged\shushed by both sides for obvious reasons) for a long time…

Download (PDF, 1.1MB)

What we learn:

  1. His interesting opinion of Rabbi A. Y. Kook…
  2. How he saw the Agudah, and explaining the Belzer opposition, such as it was (similar to Rabbi Chaim of Brisk here).
  3. Rabbi Kook is quoted saying he is neither Zionist nor Mizrachi. (Me, too. Strictly speaking, I’m anti-anti-Zionist. אכמ”ל.)
  4. The author all-too-briefly elucidates the ויגזול את החנית strategy of Yerushalmi rabbis versus the hot-heads — still intact today. I explain more here.