Eretz Yisrael in the Parshah
Eretz Yisrael in the Parshah
Moshe D. Lichtman
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Eretz Yisrael: "The peg upon which the entire Torah hangs" (R. Ya 'akov Emden) Is the Land of Israel really one of the cornerstones of Judaism? If so, why do so many religious Jews still live elsewhere, even though the gates of our Land are opened wide? Eretz Yisrael in the Parashah reveals what the Torah, as well as the greatest of our Sages, have to say on the matter. It will give you a newfound love and appreciation for the Land that God chose for His beloved nation. If the Land of Israel plays such an important role in Judaism, why do so many Jews still choose to live in the Diaspora? To answer this question, and help the reader find his own answers, the author analyzes every reference to Eretz Yisrael in the 54 Torah portions read on Shabbat and the Jewish Holidays. Culling from the vast storehouse of Rabbinic literature, he shows us that living in the Holy Land is more than a dry, halachic question. It is a fulfillment of the deep yearnings of millennia of Jews –to come to the Land to perform all of God 's commandments, especially those that depend on the Land. This is the true meaning of Zionism: loving and yearning for Zion –an ideal that all of our sages, throughout the generations, espoused. The author demonstrates the overriding importance of Eretz Yisrael to our religion and unabashedly encourages Diaspora Jews to at least consider making God 's Chosen Land their permanent dwelling place.
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