Uri Aguz: The Iron Wall That Rabbi Kook Sought to Melt – Chayei Sarah

Uri Aguz writes a personal-historical article linking the Torah portion of Chayei Sarah to Rabbi Kook's essay 'Masa HaMachanot' against the backdrop of the Arlosoroff assassination and the rift within the nation, calling for the iron wall of hatred to be melted through dialogue.

Uri Aguz writes a personal-historical article linking the Torah portion of Chayei Sarah to Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook's essay 'Masa HaMachanot' from 1933. The article opens with her personal memories of her grandparents, of mourning and heritage, and then moves to describe the rift within the nation following the assassination of Chaim Arlosoroff in June 1933. Aguz describes the incitement against Arlosoroff in the Revisionist newspaper 'Hazit HaAm', the arrest of suspects (Zvi Rosenblatt, Avraham Stavsky, and others), and Rabbi Kook's efforts to calm the spirits and argue for the defendants' innocence. The article focuses on Rabbi Kook's call to melt the 'iron wall' of hatred and division through dialogue and seeking common ground, rather than political orchestration. Aguz, a lawyer and former judge in terrorism cases, writes in the first person and combines historical analysis with personal interpretation.