Zionism is a form of Jewish nationalism supports a Jewish state in the Land of Israel. Zionism supports Jews upholding their Jewish identity, opposes the assimilation of Jews into other societies and advocates the return of Jews to Israel as a means for Jews to be a majority in their own nation, and ...
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Was R' Shamshon Rafael Hirsch anti-Zionist? Why?
I admit not being well read in the writings of R' Shamshon Rafael Hirsch, but I was recently taken aback when someone suggested that he was anti-Zionist. Is this true, is it obvious in his writings ...
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What defines a “Jewish State” according to Rav Kook?
This question is only According to the opinion of R' Kook, who says that modern day Israel "would be considered the
quasi-Kingdom of Israel".
What component of the modern-day state would give it ...
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Does the State of Israel fulfill the coming of the Messiah?
Jews believe that the Messiah has not yet come yet; we see that most of the Jews of the world have already gathered in Israel, so the exile has practically ended. They have constructed a nation of ...
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Source of appellation “Shimshon HaGibor”
I've heard it claimed that the expression "Shimshon HaGibor" (Samson the Mighty) [as a descriptive of Shimshon in Tanach] was invented by the Zionists, to promote their "strong Jew" narrative. Is this ...
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Setting up municipalities run by Jews in Eretz Yisrael
Even those who are against the State of Israel have no problem with living in the Land of Israel. Is there anything (in Torah, Halacha) that would prevent a group of Jews from coming to Eretz Yisrael ...
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Tachanun when making aliyah to Israel?
Is aliyah to Israel an occasion for which one does not recite Tachanun? Is there a difference of minhag on this, or is there a uniform answer (yes, it is a special enough occasion to refrain from ...
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Is it forbidden for the Jews to Establish a Nation of Israel?
I keep on reading about a lot of Orthodox Jewish Rabbis opposed to the building of the nation of Israel as they deem it to be blasphemous and heresy in violation of God's commandment to the Jews.
I ...
