Vegetarianism is the wave of the future

Hi,

"It would be a desecration for this enslavement [of animals, in Bereishit 9:2-3] to be imprinted eternally upon the world of G-d, who is good to all and whose mercy is on all of His creations… Especially, when the Torah has already testified that there was a time when Mankind, as a whole, aspired to be elevated to this high ethical level."

(Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook, Chazon haTzimchonut v'haShalom, Paragraph 1)

המצפה לישועה,
Mordechai

Worry about relationships with people, first

Hi,

[The reference below to "hooves" refers to split hooves, a sign of a kosher animal. "Extending one's hooves" means to display a sign that one is 'kosher', or righteous. The text is talking about someone who becomes vegetarian out of sympathy for animals, but does not display similar sensitivity for human beings.]

"How absurd it would be, if while his impurity was in him he would extend his hooves and turn to this distant righteousness, being generous with animals as though he had already completed his accounts with human beings, created in the image set by G-d."

(Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook, A Vision of Vegetarianism and Peace, Section 4)

המצפה לישועה,
Mordechai

What is Torah?

Hi,

"Our holy Torah is called 'Guide [תורה]', and its name indicates its nature. Its nature is to guide us [להורות] on the path of life and goodness."

(Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook, Chazon haTzimchonut v'haShalom 7)

Chag Shavuot sameach,
Mordechai