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June 25, 2008 • 22 Sivan 5768Mishpacha Issue 214
Did chassidic Rebbes really prevent their flocks from coming to Eretz Yisrael, as many assume? Was their love for the Holy Land diluted by the nascent Zionist movement? Dr. Yitzchak Alfasi, world-renowned expert on Chassidus and its history, disclaims this notion in his latest book, and shows how Zion and Yerushalayim pumped like blood through their veins despite the politics. Many Rebbes encouraged their chassidim to make aliyah. The unwillingness came from the Zionists themselves