Mesillat Yesharim

Don’t Ask What Israel Can Do For You – Ask What You Can Do For Israel

By Tzvi Fishman

The thought that Eretz Yisrael is an accessory to Judaism, and not a central pillar in itself, is a tragic distortion which was caused by the nearly 2000 year exile of the Jewish People from the Land of Israel. After years of wandering - scattered among the gentiles, separated from our homeland- our orientation to the Land of Israel became distorted and confused.