To the Editor ;
Miles Kantor's disgraceful attack on Aliyah reminds one of the pre-WWII attacks on Aliyah advocates , many of whom were Rabbonim who loved Eretz Yisrael . They were shouted down from the pulpits, demeaned in the press, and harassed to no end. ( See Lemaan Tziyon Lo Echshe- Harav Maimon - Mosdos Harav Kook ).
Moshiach may come this afternoon , but if he doesn't, we have an obligation to make Aliya for a number of reasons. The USA is in turmoil and it doesn't bode well for the Jewish community. The leftist radical agenda pushed mostly by the Democrat Party and its allies, the media,
Anti-Semitism is on the rise , Jewish influence and advocacy has eroded day by day. When Democrats booed G-D and Jerusalem at the infamous DNC gathering, the handwriting was on the wall. Things spiraled downward ever since, and anti-Semitism has gone mainstream..
The Diaspora , no matter how comfortable it is, no matter where it exists, is doomed.
Where are the Jewish people -shuls, streets, yeshivos, and institutions of Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Rumania, Hungary ,and Belarus ?
Yes , the Divine kicks hard when we forget that there isn't a single significant remnant of Jewry that survived in any country over the last 2,000 years.
Hashem has myriads of messengers to deliver His messages. Covid 19 has already wiped out jobs, businesses and bank accounts , some forever.
Just when you thought that you live safely and richly in the Sir Habbassar and forget our Holy Land, the Almighty has shown that you're in delusion.
When just about every nation is deteriorating, Eretz Yisrael is growing in every way , every single moment.
Your shameful attack on those of us who love Eretz Yisrael and advocate and plead for our brothers and sisters to come home, is not new.
Nevertheless, you WILL come running. Hopefully you can salvage some savings before the rampaging socialists and WOKE mob grab it all.
Shalom & Bracha from Jerusalem
and from another DIN reader:
Dear Editor:
Myles Kantor owns the smugness he ascribes to Aliyah advocates with selective viewpoints and gratuitous smears.
He apparently ignores the psak of most Rishonim that living in Eretz Yisroel , even b'zman hazeh, is a mitzvah. He ignores that the Torah mentions mitzvos associated with agriculture such as bikurim , shmittah , maser , terumah etc. after it introduces verses
" Upon entering the Land...…"
The farmers included scholars, G-D fearing Yidden from all tribes , including Levites, many who planted crops in their 48 cities.
He ignores the fact that many of our Chazal were farmers and tillers. Abaye and Rave told their students not to appear before them in the days of Nissan and Tishrei , but to instead tend to their farms and work their properties. ( Brachos ,35).
Are there any greater Klei Kodesh these days than these holy Amaraim?
At the turn of the last century, many G-D fearing Yidden immigrated to the Yishuv and became farmers , much against their nature , but they prevailed..
Mr. Kantor casually drops lashan hara , but not a single word about the endeavors of yeshivos, kollels, Torah learners by the thousands , chessed, prayers, tzedakah, and mitzvos that can be fulfilled only in Eretz Yisrael..
He deliberately ignores what's holy and beautiful, instead, throwing mud about what is wrong.
This could be overridden by religious Yidden making Aliyah en masse, and showing Bitachon in Hashem and in this Land of daily miracles.
Come , and change the culture , instead of throwing cold water on exciting Aliyah advocacy..
Yes, Hashem is sending messages, but at the very least, let us be careful that we don't chas veshalom fall into the ugly sin of the Spies.
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