Rabbi Abraham ben Isaac Kook

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Rabbi
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Religious_Zionism
gptkbp:birthDate 1865-09-07
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Griva,_Latvia
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Mount_Herzl
gptkbp:children gptkb:Yitzhak_Kook
Zvi Yehuda Kook
gptkbp:deathDate 1935-08-01
gptkbp:deathPlace Jerusalem,_Israel
gptkbp:famousQuote “The Torah is the foundation of the world.”
“The_Jewish_people_must_embrace_their_spiritual_heritage.”
“The_redemption_of_Israel_is_the_redemption_of_the_world.”
“The_love_of_the_land_of_Israel_is_a_fundamental_part_of_Judaism.”
“The_land_of_Israel_is_the_land_of_the_spirit.”
“The_essence_of_the_Jewish_people_is_to_be_a_light_unto_the_nations.”
“The_unity_of_the_Jewish_people_is_essential_for_redemption.”
“The_Jewish_people_is_a_people_of_the_spirit.”
“The_Jewish_people_must_return_to_their_land.”
“The_spirit_of_the_Jewish_people_is_the_spirit_of_the_world.”
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rabbi Abraham ben Isaac Kook
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Religious_Zionism
Modern Orthodoxy
Jewish_thought
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Rabbi_Israel_Salanter
gptkb:Rabbi_Chaim_Soloveitchik
gptkbp:knownFor Philosophy of Judaism
Zionist_thought
gptkbp:notableWork Orot
Orot HaKodesh
Igrot Ra'ayah
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Rabbi
Philosopher
Zionist_leader
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Chief_Rabbi_of_Palestine
gptkb:Rosh_Yeshiva_of_Mercaz_HaRav
gptkbp:spouse Rivka Kook