Reply To: Is anti-Zionism the sin of the spies?

29, apparently my use of hyperbole to criticize an attitude prevalent in the frum community was justified by CY’s post . Apparently Hashem also disapproved as He wanted people to work. Thus, He gave various laws regarding agriculture and business.

CY, the Sefat Emmet discusses this based on the Zohar (Shelach Lecha 5639). Lashon hara (actually hotzaat shem ra as LR is davka true) was the tool, as we see from certain frequenters of the CR.

DY, according to all opinions things are much better than they were and while there are blips the general direction is positive. according to all polls Israelis are more religious than they were a few decades ago. The majority of candidates in officer courses are religious. There are religious Jews in the general media.

Moreover, as Rav Natan Kotler pointed out in this past Shabbat’s Machon Meir parsha sheet, Amalek rears his ugly head at the beginning of a geula as he is opposed to our moral message. This happened after yetziat Mitzrayim, at the start of the return from Bavel (in the time of Ahashverosh) and it happened eighty years ago when we started to return and build national institutions. Now we see that Amalek is becoming shriller with various universities entertaining boycott resolutions. On the other hand, those gentiles who welcome our message are becoming more and more supportive and there is even a worldwide Bnei Noach movement with rabbinic guidance from EY (Noahide World Center | Brit Olam).

DY, RZs criticize what needs to be criticized but recognize that it has been a long galut so perforce the geula will be long.