This morning we discuss Rabbi Avraham Kook's often-repeated statement that as our rabbis identify the Churban (destruction of the second Bet HaMikdash - Holy Temple in Jersualem) as due to Sinat Chinom, unjustified hatred, it will be rebuilt only through its antidote, Ahavat Chinom, unjustified love. And we tell a powerful story of how Rav Kook lived this. Then we share (without a full historical treatment, which this subject requires) the critical story of the Altalena, and Menachem Begin's dramatic order to not return fire, even when fired upon by brothers.

Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.

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