A dear friend of mine was in Israel last week for a family wedding. We visited the Kotel (Western Wall) and the Kotel Tunnels and had lunch at Café Rimon in Mamilla. We packed as much conversation and updates on our families as we could into those precious hours. As we said our goodbyes, I was holding back what I had wanted to say to her the whole time: “Please come home! (make aliya) At least, make sure your passports and documents are up to date and open up a file with Nefesh B’Nefesh before you are forced to! ,” I wanted to plead. But, because I am often accused of being an “aliya bully,” I held back that request and hugged her goodbye.

The Shock of Sydney

I decided to leave a voice message for my friend and shared with her all I had wanted to say. I begged her to consider making aliya for so many reasons.  The continued rise in worldwide antisemitism,  prophecies and teachings that explain to us that all Jews should all be living here by now, and the teachings about the impending Geula (Final Redemption) by esteemed Rabbeim like  Rabbi Pinchas Winston (Ohr Yechezkel, Emunas HaGeulah, Sanhedrin 111a, Tuv HaAretz and The Merit of Living in Eretz Yisroel Before Moshicach Arrives). For over 20 years he has been saying  that the window to make Aliya (immigration to Israel) is closing. Literally 10 minutes after I left........

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