[Avodah] Rav Kook on Sports

[Ben Waxman via Avodah]

He most certainly did!

http://www.yeshiva.org.il/midrash/4234

The article is an examination of Rav Kook's writing on the subject. RK 
very much supported exercise and sport, and of course he opposed 
breaking Shabbat to play football (soccer).

One quote/translation (mine):  Exercise  . . . .improves the spiritual 
strength of the greatest tzaddiqim, those involved in the Unification of 
God's name, including bringing the Light of God into the world, and no 
revelation of Light can happen without all the required components.

Ben

On 5/1/2015 3:36 AM, via Areivim wrote:
 > and I wonder if it is true that Rav Kook ascribed positive value to 
sports.