We were naïve in thinking that having a Jewish State to where we can flee if necessary, would guarantee that modern America can’t turn into the uncomfortable Germany of pre-WWII.
It turns out that even if Jews in America have where to flee, many are so immersed in American culture that they don’t even realize they aren’t wanted there, even among the liberal whom we always supported. Many semi-affiliated Jews and children of Holocaust survivors, are genuinely surprised to find their own children siding with the anti-Semites.
As the campuses where many looked forward to 4 years of intellectual and social coziness, have become uncomfortable for Jews to even walk, it’s time to remember our personal vows upon “temporarily” leaving Israel, not to forget our resolve to return: “אם אשכחך ירושלים תשכח ימיני”.
We can understand adults who are tied down, finding it difficult to part with their jobs, money, homes and elderly parents. But young adults who are more objective and “free”, are more idealistic, have their future ahead of them, and actually dreamed and even planned to raise their families in Eretz Yisrael, now is the time to see “the writing on the wall”.
Accept the Torah (Devarim 28, 65, “ובגוים ההם לא תרגיע ולא יהיה מנוח לכף רגלך…”, “And [in exile] among the nations, you will not find calm, nor will your foot find rest…) and the anti-Semitic helpful reminders that Galut is temporary. Israel is Home! 🇮🇱