Rav Yissachar Shlomo Teichtal HY”D was also a major anti-Zionist – until he changed his view in the midst of the Holocaust and became a Zionist, writing his magnum opus “Eim haBanaim Semeicha” to explain his change of heart an new Shita. Using a letter from a Gadol that was written 125 years ago in a very different circumstance as an absolute indication as to how he’d feel about a situation today is as ridiculous as relying solely on medical knowledge from 125 years ago to treat a disease today, while ignoring any developments in the interim.
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