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AinOhdMilvado
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Health…

I’m sure you will be happy to hear that this is my final comment on this subject.

It is simply this…

I know you think that you are a very holy Yid and that your kedusha is enhanced by your hatred of Tziyonim. First of all, many Tziyonim are shomrai Torah and mitzvot and tremendous yirai shamayim. I have given my definition of Zionism on another thread many weeks ago so I won’t go into it here at length. Suffice it to say that for me, and most frum Zionists, Zionism is simply the national component of Yiddishkeit. HaSh-m gave us a Torah that relates to every part and aspect of our life. One of those aspects is the national, geographic, aspect, and that means that every Jew (if they can’t for some very good reason, LIVE in Eretz Yisrael) should, at the very least, ASPIRE to live in Eretz Yisrael. The fact that there are, sadly, many non-frum, and even anti-frum Zionists, does not change one iota the national component of authentic Torah Judaism.

I truly feel sorry for you because there is an entire dimension of Yiddishkeit that you are not aware of. If you are honest with yourself, though you may say you want mashiach to come, and perhaps even mean it, – even AFTER mashiach comes, you would be totally content to spend the rest of your life here in America.

Just as a person who was totally blind from birth can have no appreciation or understanding of colors, you (and many others) despite all your Torah education, have no understanding of the national component of Judaism. This is truly tragic, and truly saddens me. I know I have not succeeded in enlightening you, but I do hope that you will encounter someone, BEFORE mashiach’s imminent arrival, who WILL enlighten you to the fact that Jewish life in galus, regardless of how frum you are, is missing a major dimension. I also hope you will work on eliminating the sinah you have for other Jews who do not think like you do. – Hatzlacha.