In this fifth class on Meimor HaDor, we learned Rav Kook’s radical response to the spiritual vacuum of the modern generation. Instead of tightening rules or relying on behavioral expectations, Rav Kook tells us to show them the light — to reveal the deepest, brightest parts of Torah so the searching soul can finally recognize its home.

Rav Kook explains that the confusion and restlessness of the new generation come from too much light, not too little. Their questions are big because their souls are big. When old vessels crack, we don’t shrink the light — we expand the vessel. That means teaching Pnimius, uncovering the inner psychology of Torah, and guiding them to the entrance rather than forcing them through the door.

We connected this message to Chanukah and Yud-Tes Kislev, two moments when hidden light breaks through darkness, and saw how daring Rav Kook was in calling for this approach over 100 years ago — and how urgently we need it today.