[Avodah] Without Torah the land is not the Land of Israel

[Ben Waxman]

1) The ideal was thought of long before RSRH.
2) "Are you equating . . ." No.
3) A prediction whose time has yet to come is by definition unprovable. 
We'll only know if it was correct afterwards. However, Am Yisrael didn't 
wait (or isn't waiting) for complete redemption before going to Israel. 
BSD in the near future, we will all properly repent and the rest of you 
can come.

On 8/2/2018 4:31 PM, Prof. Levine wrote:
 >
 > Are you equating th\e present State of Israel with what RSRH 
considered the ideal for Eretz Yisroel, namely, a country based on the 
Torah?  RSRH wrote, "Thus shall you await the moment when you will be 
able once again to enter the Land, which was given to you so that you 
may observe the Torah in its entirety."
 >
 > Is the Torah being observed by all residing in the State of Israel in 
its entirety?  I am sure you will agree that it is not.
 >
 > The prediction was and still is correct