Reply To: circa 1900: Letter from Lubavitcher Rebbe, the Heresy of “Religious” Zionism

@qwerty613

I really don’t understand what your criticism of my definition is. The core of zionism is heretical “self-determination” as THEY define it: a rejection of reliance on Hashem both in the gulis (galus) as well as to take us out of gulis.

As I said above, there are more lomdish’e definitions of zionism within the nuance of classical Torah sources, but my above defintion should be more than sufficient for this conversation.

I’m willing to entertain your critic of that definition, but it will need to be spelled out since I really don’t see what your issue is.

Also, I would ask you to provide your own definition of “Zionism”, a definition that describes a consistent core ideology that was novel when the movement with that name started in the late 19th century and is still in use today under that same name.

Regarding your last question, of course I daven three times a day in shmone esrai for the destruction and wiping out of all sonei yisroel (and I appreciate your clean language)