|
|
Jews
Don't Follow Judaism
Rambam
doesn't insist on aliyah. He lived in
Egypt, you know.
I've quoted the Ramban (Nachmanides) who said Jews are
commanded in every generation to live in the Land of
Israel. Are you saying he was a hypocrite or
what? Or the
Rambam (Maimonides) who said Jews should live in the cities
of Israel even if the majority there were Gentile idolaters?
Was he a hypocrite too or what?
Why
Do So Many Religious Jews Live in America?
The Ramban writes that the commandment to settle the Land of
Israel is one of the 613 mitzvot of the Torah. He bases this
on the language of the Biblical verse, “And you shall
dispossess the inhabitants of the Land and dwell in it.” We
are enjoined with two tasks: first to conquer the Land, and
secondly to dwell in it. The Ramban states that this mitzvah
(commandment) applies in every generation. Furthermore, all of the
early and later Torah authorities (Rishonim and Achronim) who
formulate Halacha agree on this matter. [Emphasis mine
throughout.]
In his sweeping Halachic (Jewish legal) compilation, the
Mishna Torah,
the Rambam quotes the Talmud: “In
all times, a Jew should live in the
Land of Israel, even in a city where most of the inhabitants are idol
worshippers, and not live outside of the Land, even in a city where
most of the inhabitants are Jews.”
Our Sages stated that the mitzvah of living in the Land of Israel is
equal to all of the commandments of the Torah combined.
**********
Regardless of the Ramban or the Rambam, why do Jews
resist the return to Zion? Why do Jews turn their back on the Promised
Land of Israel? Why don't they yearn to return and GO? Why demand the
Messiah do for you what you can do for yourself? If you so
despise the Jewish
Homeland, how can you expect non-Jews to hold it in high
esteem?
Jews
Should Follow Judaism to Israel!
And don't blather that it's only
because of some alleged "Armageddon"
beliefs that Christian
Zionists want Jews
to make the move, to follow
their Judaism to the Jewish
Homeland of Israel, because Judaism also
teaches that such aliyah
[immigration] is a blessing and hastens the
coming of the King
and is a part of the process of redemption.
|
|