AITLAASOT Shavuot Message - 7 points CHAG SAMEACH!

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1.  The Land of Israel belongs to G-d  (Ki li Kol Haaretz, demonstrated by Shemittah) and no power, be it Obama, or the Israel gov't have the right to give it away.  G-d has chosen the Jewish People.  Our Biblical boundaries are delineated in Parshat Masei and extended borders are delineated in G-d's Covenant with Avraham Avinu in Breishis (Bris Bein Habesarim).

2.  The major Religious Organizations have been Silent and have yet to publicly claim our Jewish Homeland.   We have put together a  petition that has been signed by over 2600 people addressed to the major religious organizations and media asking them to speak up for our Divine entitlement and the Covenant.  We ask them to mobilize  hundreds of thousands of caring Jews in their internal network,  among them Synagogues, Yeshivot and Rabbanim   to SPEAK OUT and end the SILENCE.  We are waiting for these organizations to respond to our concerns. Please click on  Letter to Religious Jewish Organizations. 

3.. Our opposition to the destruction of any settlement  or outpost in Judea and Samaria

4.  VeShavu Banim Ligvulum and the Jews in the Diaspora need to return to their borders (encourage Aliya etc) and partner with the Jews in Judea and Samaria to make this a reality and not just a pretty song or lipservice.

5.  The relationship between the Jews and Eretz Yisroel is like a marriage.  It is sacred and Hashem has Chosen Am Yisroel.  Eretz Yisroel is  the Promised Land.  Any suggestion that we are willing to share the Land is a violation of our sacred relationship.  Only when we truly appreciate our exclusive relationship that was sanctified with the giving of the Torah at Har Sinai  will there be rejoicing in the cities of Yehuda and Yerushalayim.

6. Let us focus on zikui Harabim, making the majority of Jews worthy of the Land. If the majority of Jews couldn't care less and show that they are willing to give it away,  then as a Nation we are not worthy of the Land.  That is why reaching out to the major religious Jewish Organizations is so critical because they are the key to the masses.  If the organizations fail to help us mobilize our brethren it makes our job much harder.  Since Kiruv, outreach  has become popular, once we are bezrat Hashem  successful in uniting the religious Jews, we will then have a strong network that will  reach out to the unaffiliated Jew to also claim entitlement to the Land of Israel.

7. The Message of Shavuot !

Vayichan Sham Yisroel Neged HaHar.  At Matan Torah "Yisroel encamped (singular) there facing the the mountain".  The word Vayichan, "encamped" is written in  singular.  The reason according to Rashi is because we were united as One! 

So be it in our day, may we unite as one in our message of love and yearning for the Holy Land Eretz Yisroel.