>>Try R. Tzvi Yehuda Kook for a different perspective.<br><br>Huh?<br>He has sources saying that baalei aveireh SHOULD be oleh to EY?>><br><br>I suggest reading the writings of R. Kook Senior & Junior on the importance
<br>of the contributions of the chilonim to yishuv EY. I would also strongly suggest<br>reading kol dodi dofek from RYBS on the brit that binds us all together<br>in the building of EY. While of course neither denies the importance of
<br>mitzvot in building EY both express their hakorat hatov to those<br>that actually built the land with their physical labor<br><br>The difference is that the talmidim of the SR are mainly in NY state while those<br>of R. Kook are in Yerushalayim. The influence of the various SR on Israeli
<br>thought is nil even within the charedi political parties.<br>SBA thinks Satmat is mainstream because he quotes the Sheloh etc.<br>By mainstream I mean today's mainstream. How many yeshivot in EY learn<br>VM and how many learn the thoughts of R. Kook and RYBS?
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Eli Turkel