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Agudas Yisroel has encouraged attendance, which means that it is a proper use of time. Furthermore, people will be taking off from work for such an important event.
Furthermore, the gemara in Taanis 24 quotes the following story but I’m not sure where the main gemara is. Anyway:
Rav Yehuda, during a draught, would simply take off his shoe and rain would fall; but, we (Rabbah’s generation) scream all day to Hashem and no rain falls. And it’s not because learning was better in Rav Yehuda’s generation. It’s much stronger now. Rather, why was Rav Yehuda answered but we’re not? Because they were moser nefesh and we’re not.
The gemara in Taanis 25B explains:
During a draught, Rabbi Eliezer davened 24 brochos from the amud and no rain fell.
Rabbi Akiva just said, “Our father, our king: we have no king except for you. For your sake, have mercy on us,” and rain fell.
People were saying negative things about Rabbi Eliezer.
A voice came out of heaven and said, “It’s not because Rabbi Akiva is greater than Rabbi Eliezer; it’s because Rabbi Akiva is maavir al midosav while Rabbi Eliezer is not.”