Monday, May 9, 2011

Yom HaAtzma'ut

Jewish existence in the Galut is spiritual, miraculous, but unnatural, and cannot last forever. Ruth could be with Boaz only until the morning. She had to get married. As the Shechina moves to the left, to Moshiach ben Yosef, Klal Yisrael concentrates on earthly matters. On science and technology, on the restoration of a natural national existence. Though this process brings spiritual and physical danger, there is no alternative. The night is coming to an end.

The declaration of independence was a decisive moment in this process. For many, the associated emphasis on earthly matters was hard to accept. However, this emphasis had to be and it is only temporary. The Shechina will turn around, to Zeir Anpin. The restored natural Nation will return to HaShem. This does not mean that there will be a return to exilic religion. The Nation will return to HaShem in its regained naturalness. The left and the right will redeem each other. The earthly and the spiritual will unite.