The spiritual revolution of rav kook is an excellent compilation of various rav kook pieces i find rav kook fascinating however i often have a hard time understanding the original hebrew without help. In a time where radical and extreme religion threatens to destroy the entire world rav kooks spiritual revolution provides a much needed answer combining a deep love of god with an uncompromising compassion for all human beings. Rav kook was one of the most spiritual and open minded thinkers in modern jewish history gods presence in the world was so real to rav kook that he believed spirituality must focus on the transformation of the individual the nation humanity and all of existence. However rabbi ari zeev schwartzs book the spiritual revolution of rav kook unravels the writings with a new translation with each chapter being divided into clearly stated topic . However rabbi ari zeev schwartzs book the spiritual revolution of rav kook unravels the writings with a new translation with each chapter being divided into clearly stated topic headings added by rabbi schwartz such as the individual torah god teshuvah prayer creativity zionism science and vegetarianism