The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-21
GOING BACK T0PALESTINE.
WHAT LEAD NEW York RABBIs
SAY dBOUT THE STORY
No General Movement Toward the noiv Land
How the Report started Waiting for
the Messiah The Prepbcsied InRsiberiDg.


tablishing In Palestine an Independent Jewish
State. TO ascertain whether there was any truth
In the report. Sun reporter visited several u
the most dis inguished rabbits IN New York. and
called their attention to the paragraph In ques-
ton.
Rabbi Adoph Huebsch, OF the Congregation
Ahaveth Chesod (Reform). said
II wonder that practical men, especially men
OF the press, who are distinctively practical
should not see that such IN I'd ca Is nothing more
than dream. The poor Of our people have. In
all ages, gone In numbers TO Jerusalem, because
the charity Of wealthy Hebrews was directed
there The movement Of this year is not at all
exceptional Jerusalem is aud probably always
will be, the refuge Of the poor learned jews Of
the orthodox persuasion. They 40 there to de
vote themselves to study. and the munincence
OF their brethren supports them there; but as
for the formation OF Jewish State, do not
think that any OF the prominent Jews entertain
such an idea. A State under any other constitu-
ton than that Of the Bible would not be a jew
sh State, ard to live up to the political consti-
tuition OF the Diule, in Its details would not, at
this day, he practicable. To change that consti-
tuition would be impious; to retain 1t would he
impossible. We do not wish to have exclu-
sive state. That implies the rebuilding Of
the temple at Jerusalem, the reinstitu-
tion Of sacrifices, g., Sc No; our idea
Of our mission Il not to return to Palestine
II Is that Gods providence has taken u. from
there and scattered Us among all the nations II
the earth to spread abroad the knowledge and
inhuenc- OF that book which we nave carried
through the axes ana make u the stand 4rd book
OF religion. i do not see any benefit to
our religion possible from tho formation
tempt to undo what God has done. lhcrs
nv be some VINO entertain the hope that every
thing will yet be arranged as before the Dcstruc-
ton hut the centuries that have passed cannot
be deni d. they stand between the old aud the
mp1efn times. As YOU cannot rebuild X me rs
she was ~ olden times, so you cannot ag'in
buiid up Jerusalem as 1t was ami ever, change
from mat moutl would DO sdcflItgr ~ Tue
eyes OF the plous. hardly tnlnk man,
u our brethren in tins Land would tie
willing to exchange America for the sol 81
| Paesiine. Oar numbers now are surh mat II
would not be possible Tor Us all to live IN I les
! tinc. anr partial return " uid not te MIA II
ought to be. Besides. the Resources uf that
| country are not uuN such as wuuli render an
INDEPENDENT st te able to exist ia, re except by
tue mercy Of other states. Furthermore we
! must recognize that IN this dly an the tendfuc
! from religion. why. then. should tn Jews be
! expected to turn their els upon the uru 4.rc-s
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! can wish thar. should We az in have Jewish
| state, a Catholic STATE, Ptotcs' aut state, Il
would throw the world back many centuries.
! do not mean to siN that Jtrusa.ern j. not an in
tefc-ting cltN To us-th & J. 20. a jew, have not
pafucuiar interest In II As The cradle II NY ma
| uon bat love 1t ~ an inieil.sent Way
| Temple Enauu FL tis.irml said:
, J., uO u" rr ,ne s't sVn,tGI, IN qurs
the traveller or correspondent. There IS 10 De
sire on lue y 1T col tue jew, TO return TO Poles
tine. Even AZ NJ the riest ori ouux, who he
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