""In the days when I was sick and tormented": The 'Tzadik of Tiberias' solved the dream of studying Kabbalah for the blessed one

Joseph Greenbaum
March 13, 2026   
Rabbi Dov Kook in his youth
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Tree of Life System

About a month ago, I had a dream that the Grattan Kook told me: "Study chapter 5 of the Despra Datseniuta with the Grattan's commentary...""

The avrach told the dream to an associate of the "righteous man of Tiberias," and asked him to ask him what it meant - and in particular that he was not a "dreamer.".

The Gra"d Kook replied: He dreamed it during the days when I was very ill and tormented, and during those days I said to my heart with sorrow, 'Where are the days when we would study with the rabbi Rabbi Shalom Ulman zt"l - author of "Daat Elkaim", "Sukkat Shalom"l and more - the "Safra D'Tseni'ota with the Gra"a's commentary, and I was not privileged to obtain the Gra"a's words only in passing...

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Rabbi Kook added: Apparently it was my pain and longing for those days, and the sorrow over my lack of Torah attainment, that caused him to dream of me talking about it, especially since he is close to me…


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