tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32243330.post5068334759936045788..comments2009-07-12T22:53:18.044+03:00Dun Aryehnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32243330.post-51454304319479146842009-07-12T22:53:18.044+03:002009-07-12T22:53:18.044+03:00On a personal note, when I made Aliyah 4 &amp; 1/2 years ago, I didn&#39;t come to live in Medinat Yisrael but in Eretz Yisrael. It so happens that there is a government here that gives benefits to new Olim, but it had nothing to do with my decision to make the big move. <br /><br />The fact that a non-caring and irreligious government to say the least does all kinds of bad things does not take away from the Mitzva of Yishuv Ha&#39;aretz. If anything, the more religious Jews who move to EY, the better it will be. As a small example, some 20 years ago, Dizengoff Center in Tel Aviv had no kosher restaurants or people with Kippot walking around. Today, virtually all the restaurants there are kosher, and plenty of Jews with Kippot walk around.<br /><br />In any case, the Mekuballim, including Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri ZTVK&#39;L, has warned Jews worldwide to move to Israel, especially from the United States, due to impending dangers, may G-d spare us.<br /><br />See you soon in the Holy Land, B&#39;Ezras Hashem.<br /><br />P.S. The 40 year decree for Jews in the Midbar was for the Cheit HaMeraglim, NOT Cheit HaEigel.shimonmatisyahuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755964966725691640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32243330.post-11045608500383693262009-07-10T11:12:57.196+03:002009-07-10T11:12:57.196+03:00very interesting.<br /><br />however is living in medinat israel necessarily better?<br /><br />of course it is mitzvah to live in artzeinu and rabbeinu heeded us to be connected to eretz israel.<br /><br />but, medinat israel is another galut and sheker. it is not based on or operated on torah. it has failed to defend its citizens, wussied to neighbors and the world, kicked out jewish inhabitants from gush katif, recognized homo &quot;marriages&quot; etc.<br /><br />if hashem decreed galut 40 years and extermination for chet haegel what would be the decree for a nation that has elected such shakranim and executed such atrocities on eretz hakodesh, hashem yerachem?<br /><br />anyhow may we seek and find hashem wherever we are, do hafatzah, and merit to rabbeinu rosh hashanah. na nach and shabbat shalomnissimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01294989028111758590noreply@blogger.com