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Is komemiyut a form of pride, and if so why does the Torah promise it as a reward? The term komemiyut may be understood as alluding to the radical change that has transpired in the history of the Jewish people in modern times with respect to their relationship to Eretz Israel. Whereas in the past people made aliyah as individuals who felt themselves as mere guests in the land, the twentieth century saw the establishment of the new yishuv and the State of Israel where the attitude towards the mitzvah of yishuv Eretz Yisrael was one of komemiyut, i.e. dignity, nobility and self-esteem.
Komemiyut is not pride that contradicts and contravenes the idea of yir’at shamayim, fear of God. A proper appraisal of God’s miraculous intervention in the establishment of the State should stimulate yir’at shamayim; our gratitude to the Creator for this miracle, together with the realization that we can now live behatzrot beit hashem, in the courtyards of the house of God, are both profound sources of yir’at shamayim. We are indeed blessed that we have this unique opportunity to experience komemiyut by actually living in Eretz Israel in the State of Israel.
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Hosha'ana Rabba FLYDUBAI & HOSHANA RABBA- ANI VAHU HOSHIA NA- I & HIM SAVE US
"Ani vaHu Hoshia Na", "I and Him, Save Us". We don't just pray to Him, but we also pray to and for ourselves that we should emulate and educate our children to have that instinctive altruism with which He created the world. President Trump seemed amused about Yaniv Hayon, our PLUMBER who confidently worked with G-d like Superman (he learned from a pilot on a TV show!) to save 174 lives on the Dubai hijacking, but we in Israel are totally accustomed already 78 years to our plumbers, teachers, garbage-men, rabbis, farmers & doctors being Hashem's shlichim! This is what Zionism is about.
Moreshet Shaul Hashem Is your Shadow – part I
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 420 – an address from 1941
P'ninat Mishpat A Non-Contractor in Changing Times – part I
(based on ruling 85128 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
Moreshet Shaul Our King on Rosh Hashana, Our Father on Yom Kippur.
Based on Aroch Siach, p. 221 (Rav Shaul Yisraeli)
