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Religious research foundation and publishing house based in Jerusalem Mossad HaRav Kook ( Hebrew : מוסד הרב קוק ; 'Rabbi Kook Institute') is a religious research foundation and publishing house based in Jerusalem . Mossad Harav Kook is named after Abraham Isaac Kook , the first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of the British Mandatory Palestine , and was founded by Yehuda Leib Maimon in 1937. More than 2000 books have been published by Mossad Harav Kook. Among their significant publications are the Daat Mikra TaNaKh series, authoritative editions of Hidushei Ritva and Rashba , Rambam LeAm (Mishna Torah and other works of Maimonides with nikud and a simple commentary), and the complete writings of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook . Among the institute's academic journals was Sinai (1937–2020), now discontinued, and which specialized in the fields of Torah and Jewish studies. The Publisher Volumes 180-181 1966 "Mossad Harav Kook is a religious research foundation publishing advanced books of Jewish theology in Hebrew." Websiteמוסד הרב קוק - בית היוצר הגדול לספר התורני הוקם בשנת תרצ"ז ע"י הרב י.ל. מימון ז"ל במטרה להוציא לאור ספרות תורנית לכל ענפיה, המוסד הוציא לאור עד היום למעלה מ- 2000 ספרים ... World Mizrachi Movement "אודות מוסד הרב קוק" .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Mossad HaRav Kook ( , "Rabbi Kook Institute") is a religious research foundation and notable publishing house, based in Jerusalem. Mossad Harav Kook is named after Abraham Isaac Kook , the first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of the British Mandatory Palestine , and was founded by Yehuda Leib Maimon in 1937. More than 2000 books have been published by Mossad Harav Kook. Among their significant publications are the Daat Mikra TaNaKh series, authoritative editions of Hidushei Ritva and Rashba , Rambam LeAm (Mishna Torah and other works of Maimonides with nikud and a simple commentary), and the complete writings of Rabbi A. The Publisher Volumes 180-181 1966 "Mossad Harav Kook is a religious research foundation publishing advanced books of Jewish theology in Hebrew." Websiteמוסד הרב קוק - בית היוצר הגדול לספר התורני הוקם בשנת תרצ"ז ע"י הרב י.ל. מימון ז"ל במטרה להוציא לאור ספרות תורנית לכל ענפיה, המוסד הוציא לאור עד היום למעלה מ- 2000 ספרים ...
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Mossad HaRav Kook ( , "Rabbi Kook Institute") is a religious research foundation and publishing house based in Jerusalem . Mossad Harav Kook is named after Abraham Isaac Kook , the first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of the British Mandatory Palestine , and was founded by Yehuda Leib Maimon in 1937. More than 2000 books have been published by Mossad Harav Kook. Among their significant publications are the Daat Mikra TaNaKh series, authoritative editions of Hidushei Ritva and Rashba , Rambam LeAm (Mishna Torah and other works of Maimonides with nikud and a simple commentary), and the complete writings of Rabbi A. The Publisher Volumes 180-181 1966 "Mossad Harav Kook is a religious research foundation publishing advanced books of Jewish theology in Hebrew." Websiteמוסד הרב קוק - בית היוצר הגדול לספר התורני הוקם בשנת תרצ"ז ע"י הרב י.ל. מימון ז"ל במטרה להוציא לאור ספרות תורנית לכל ענפיה, המוסד הוציא לאור עד היום למעלה מ- 2000 ספרים ...
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Mossad HaRav Kook ( , "Rabbi Kook Institute") is a religious research foundation and publishing house based in Jerusalem . Mossad Harav Kook is named after Abraham Isaac Kook , the first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of the British Mandatory Palestine , and was founded by Yehuda Leib Maimon in 1937. More than 2000 books have been published by Mossad Harav Kook. Among their significant publications are the Daat Mikra TaNaKh series, authoritative editions of Hidushei Ritva and Rashba , Rambam LeAm (Mishna Torah and other works of Maimonides with nikud and a simple commentary), and the complete writings of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook . The Publisher Volumes 180-181 1966 "Mossad Harav Kook is a religious research foundation publishing advanced books of Jewish theology in Hebrew." Websiteמוסד הרב קוק - בית היוצר הגדול לספר התורני הוקם בשנת תרצ"ז ע"י הרב י.ל. מימון ז"ל במטרה להוציא לאור ספרות תורנית לכל ענפיה, המוסד הוציא לאור עד היום למעלה מ- 2000 ספרים ... World Mizrachi Movement "אודות מוסד הרב קוק" .
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