I heard a podcast with a popular Jewish personality. He was asked why one should live in Israel. His response? We say "Never Again" about the Holocaust. But the only way we can ensure that it will never happen again is if we live in Israel.
Whoa!
Israeli-machismo-כוחי-ועוצם-ידי at it's worst.
We have an army. Now we can defend ourselves so we have NOTHING to worry about!!
May Hashem save us from this combination of stupidity and heresy.
Stupidity - Iran is working on developing nuclear weapons להשמיד להרוג ולאבד את כל היהודים טף ונשים ביום אחד. That is their fantasy. And they are not alone. So how do we defend ourselves against THAT?? We all wear sun visors?? We put our arms over our heads?? We have an army but so do many Arab countries who hate us with a passion and believe with all of their impure souls that god wants them to wipe us out any which way. How many true friends does Israel have in the world? Is the US a friend of Israel? Sleepy Joe? Kareless Kamala??? [Sorry - that is impolite. Heard too many drashos from Donald J. Daring Donald? Dashing Donald? Dubious Donald? Donald Duck??] When push comes to shove the US government is primarily concerned with their woke political nonsense. [Ukraine has an army. And they are doing GREAT!!!]
Heresy - Hashem runs the world. A State with an army can't prevent anything He wants to happen.
So why move to Israel?
Many reasons. Here is the best: It is a mitzva. And we do mitzvos. That is why I live here. [That and chocolate milk in little suckable plastic bags.]
