[Avodah] Sobering Thoughts as Israel's Independence Day Approaches

[Zev Sero]

Daniel Bukingolts wrote:

> As someone who is strongly in the not tzioni camp, one thing I have been 
> struggling with is if the state of Israel could possibly be prolonging 
> the geulah.... why all the seemingly huge miracles to create and keep 
> its existence? How do you explain 48 war? 67? Do you just write it off 
> by saying... in the path a person wants to go Hashem guides him? (or 
> whatever the phrase is...)

In both cases any other result would have caused a massacre r"l worse
than Tach Vetat, and a massive chilul Hashem ("lama yomru vagoyim ayeh
elokeihem").  HKBH had "no choice" keveyachol but to give the Jews a
victory.  The '67 victory, though, was more than that; not only were
the Jews saved by open miracles, but "venahafoch hu"; I think it can
only be seen as a call to teshuva ("lu chachmu yaskilu zot") which
would have led to moshiach coming.  

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