Rav Yaakov Shapiro discusses Zionism and the current attempt to get frum Jews to vote for "Eretz Hakodesh" in the World Zionist Organization (WZO) elections. Why are Rosh Yeshivos and Rabbonim saying it's so obvious it's ossur there's nothing to talk about, for example Rav Dov Landau who compared to voting in the WZO to serving avodah zara ( • Rav Dov Landau Regardi... , while on the other hand many people are asking 'What's the big deal?'? What is the core idea of Zionism and why Gedolei Yisroel opposed it with such intensity? And what is the difference between the WZO and the Israeli Knesset? All of this and more explained in-depth by author of the most thorough book on the subject of Zionism from the frum perspective: The Empty Wagon. With haskomos from Rav Eli Ber Wachtfogel, Rav Moshe Sternbuch, and more.
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