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From: ccrdave@ucdavis.UUCP (Lord Kahless)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: Re: Jews and ISRAEL
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Date: Fri, 30-Aug-85 03:21:48 EDT
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> from Asher Meth
> > So it is with the holy land, Eretz Yisrael. When Jews live there, and follow
> > the teachings of HaShem, it can support any number of them (no matter how
> > large) for then they embody the spirit of the land.  When Jews do not live
> > there, it just cannot support many inhabitants. They will always struggle
> > to find enough food, and may have to live like nomads, travelling from
> > place to place, in order to survive.
> 
> Excuse me, but is this for real?  Does he really believe that Israel,
> the geographic entity, has "magical", ie supernatural, properties?
> 
> -andy  decvax!decwrl!Glacier!Shasta!andy goes to andy@su-sushi.arpa

Read Deuteronomy 28 if you want scriptural backing.  Yes, Eretz Yisrael
is a land of promise.  The land itself is just another hunk of real estate,
but the owner of this property we call Earth has special expectations
for the residents of that area.  Food is very specifically among the
blessings/cursings mentioned.

Our job is to follow the will of the owner of the land.  That
is the tough part.