https://opensiddur.org/?p=31128שיר האמונה | Song of Faith, by Rabbi Avraham Yitsḥaq haKohen Ḳooḳ (ca. 1919)2020-04-21 20:27:22A religious Zionist national anthem composed by Rav Kook in response to the secular Zionist Hatikvah.Textthe Open Siddur ProjectAharon N. Varady (transcription)Aharon N. Varady (transcription)Avraham Yitsḥaq haKohen Quqhttps://opensiddur.org/copyright-policy/Aharon N. Varady (transcription)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Yom ha-Atsma'ut (5 Iyyar)57th century A.M.Early Religious Zionistnational anthemsNeeding citation referencesNeeding Source Images
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Forever in our hearts lives[1] cf. the prayer Barukh she’Amar.
the loyal faith
to return to our holy land,
[and] the city where David encamped.[2] cf. Isaiah 29:1.
There we shall stand [to receive] our destiny,
[which the] father of many [nations][3] cf. Genesis 17:5. acquired.
There we shall live our life —
the life of the innumerable community.[4] cf. Numbers 23:10.
A Torah of Life is our desire,
given from the mouth of Elyon.
Eternal is our heritage.
From the Wilderness it was gifted.[6] cf. Numbers 21:18.
Information as to the origin of this song attributed to Rav Kook is based primarily on this page at Zemereshet, quoting liner notes by Rabbi Elyahiv Berlin to this CD. If you have additional information, please contact us or leave a comment.
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Abraham Isaac Ḳooḳ (or Quq, Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק הַכֹּהֵן קוּק, also known by the acronym הראי״ה (HaRaAYaH); 7 September 1865 – 1 September 1935) was the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine in the Land of Israel, the founder of Yeshiva Mercaz HaRav (The Central Universal Yeshiva), a Jewish thinker, Posek, Kabbalist, and a renowned Jewish sage. He is considered one of the fathers of religious Zionism.
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