Update on R’Kook letter

It seems that the letter from the son in law of the Chofetz Chaim to R’ Kook has received a lot of interest. For that I am glad, because I feel that there are many myths circulating the Orthodox world on a variety of issues that need to dispelled. If by publishing this letter on my blog I have brought light onto this delicate subject, I feel I have fulfilled my duty.

I received an interesting email the other day from a gentleman requesting a copy of the original Hebrew letter. Lo and behold, it turns out that he is a great grandson of R’ Aharon Hakohen (the son in law of the CC, who authored this letter). I asked him to share some insights or some stories he had heard regarding his great grandfather. This is what he responded:

I guess the most interesting thing I heard was that when the arabs
controlled Har Hazeisim, they desecrated most of the kvaros; one of the few
they were too scared to touch was that of R. Aharon Hakohen.

B"H, his seforim have been reprinted and are being studied again, especially
"Avodas Hakorbanos", which has been divided into "limud yomi". Kohanim
worldwide are encouraged to study it in preparation of the avoda returning,
BMH"B, Amen.

Is not the works of providence amazing? Here we are in the year 2005, and a great grandson of the author of a letter published in 1928 finds it online on this very blog, that is 77 years later. To the best of my knowledge he had not been aware of this letter until now. Absolutely mind blowing stuff, at least to me anyway.