BlandOatmeal
Active Member
I want to know the views of Messianics toward aliyah to Israel (in particular, settling in Israel). You may use the following as a guide:
Is It A Mitzvah To Make Aliyah?
Many prominent Jewish rabbis, including RAMBAN and RAMBAM, two of the most famous rabbis in Judaism, consider emigration to Israel to be a [FONT=TREBUCHET, ARIAL, HELVETICA]makhshir mitzvah, an act enabling the believer to perform many of the other 613 mitzvot. [/FONT][FONT=TREBUCHET, ARIAL, HELVETICA]Rabbi Elazar ben Shamua and Rabbi Yohanan ha-Sandlar went so far to say that making aliyah was equal to performing all the other commandments.
What is the response from Messianics? PLEASE RESPOND!
Messianics are in a peculiar position: On the one hand, we consider ourselves to be a continuation of Jewish as well as early church tradition. On the other hand, Jewish Messianics encounter many obstacles when trying to emigrate, and non-Jewish Messianics stant to encounter many more.
A minority of Jews are zealously opposed to doing aliyah, and a majority seem to be ambivalent. Others see it as an act of righteousness. This has political impact, of course, as it is the basis of Religious Zionism.
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Is It A Mitzvah To Make Aliyah?
Many prominent Jewish rabbis, including RAMBAN and RAMBAM, two of the most famous rabbis in Judaism, consider emigration to Israel to be a [FONT=TREBUCHET, ARIAL, HELVETICA]makhshir mitzvah, an act enabling the believer to perform many of the other 613 mitzvot. [/FONT][FONT=TREBUCHET, ARIAL, HELVETICA]Rabbi Elazar ben Shamua and Rabbi Yohanan ha-Sandlar went so far to say that making aliyah was equal to performing all the other commandments.
What is the response from Messianics? PLEASE RESPOND!
Messianics are in a peculiar position: On the one hand, we consider ourselves to be a continuation of Jewish as well as early church tradition. On the other hand, Jewish Messianics encounter many obstacles when trying to emigrate, and non-Jewish Messianics stant to encounter many more.
A minority of Jews are zealously opposed to doing aliyah, and a majority seem to be ambivalent. Others see it as an act of righteousness. This has political impact, of course, as it is the basis of Religious Zionism.
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