Here’s a thought…
We all know how Rachel Emainu wept bitterly seeing her children going into galus. HaSh-m heard her weeping and promised her that her children would return.
On the yahrtzeit of Mama Rachel perhaps it would be appropriate if we all just spent a few moments at least thinking about the possibility, just the POSSIBILITY of going back to Eretz Yisrael. Sure, I know well all the reasons why most of us feel we can’t (family, parnassa, etc., etc., etc.) BUT on this one day if we would at least try to feel that we wish we could overcome the obstacles, and we could go home, – well it might help dry a few of Mama Rachel’s tears.