[Avodah] Yishuv EY

[Daniel Eidensohn]

Concerning the issue of sinners coming to Israel. The Shomer Emunim 
Rebbe once told me that the higher the kedusha of a place the greater is 
midos hadin. He said he knows rabbonim who would not live in Jerusalem 
because of this factor. It would follow from this that the consequences 
of sinning while living in Israel are greater than for those living in 
New York. On the other hand the consequences of doing a mitzva are also 
greater. To put it another way, the chances of greater return on onc's 
investment in doing mitzvos has to be weighted against the chances of 
greater loss for sin.


Daniel Eidensohn