There is a lesson from history that must be reiterated from time to time. In view of today’s current events, this is as good a time as any.
It is clear that every location where Jews ever lived, did not last. It did not matter how welcome the Jews initially felt. And it did not matter how much Jews accomplished politically, or how successful they were monetarily.
It was only a matter of time when one of three things would take place. They were assimilation, expulsion, or annihilation.
Assimilation is the silent killer for a Jewish community. They become so welcome that they forget about their rich heritage and how special it is to be Jewish. It is more important to be like everyone else. Their values become like the rest of society, and intermarriage becomes rampant. After a time, there are no real Jews to speak of.
Expulsion has taken place when Jews become too successful. They arouse the jealousy of the other members of society. The jealousy translates into a desire to drive the Jews out of their land.
Annihilation comes through intense hatred of the Jews. It probably is connected with a bad economy when people have trouble making ends meet. The Jews become the scapegoat and the hatred becomes more and more intense. This is what allowed the Holocaust to take place.
Rav Meir Kahane once said, “When things are good for the Gentile, they hate us quietly. When things are bad, they hate us loudly. When things are very bad, they hate us violently.”
The major difference between today and the past, is that we have Israel in our possession. The biblical promise to the Jewish people is that once we return to our homeland, it is forever.
The Divine Presence that accompanied the Jewish people in Exile, has returned to the Holy Land. The situation in the world is very serious , but we have a simple remedy that we didn’t always have.
Jews must wake up and see the writing on the wall. America’s glory days are over. Europe is burning. Jews are no longer welcome as they once were.
Israel’s welcoming arms are open. Jews must come home and not wait for the earlier tragic outcomes of assimilation, expulsion, or annihilation, to, G-d forbid, transpire. The time is now to learn the lessons of history. Make Aliya now!