Lesson 1PEOPLE OF THE LAND THE JEWISH CLAIM TO ISRAEL The 1967 conflict resulted from the argument, espoused by Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser and most leaders in the Arab world, that Israel’s existence was illegitimate, having been founded on stolen Arab territory. What is Israel’s response to this argument? What is her right to exist as a Jewish state in the heart of the Middle East? And what is the Israeli Army Chief of Staff Yitzhak Rabin on a flight over the Suez Canal region during the Sinai campaign of the Six-Day War, 1967. justification for associating Judaism— (Photo credit: Magnum Photos; Micha Bar Ami, photographer) an ethereal religion of beliefs and ideas—with a specific territory? [ í ] TEXT 1 DANIEL 6:11 ,ęþĘĺŅĤø ĕø ď þĎþĜ ńĦĕüĘ ý üĞŁø ń ýĘ ě ĀēĕĦ ü Őø ěĕüŅ ÿėđø ńĦ ý ĕÿčø Ęø Ę ÿĞ ,Č ĀčĦ Ā Ŋø ęĕĺ ü Ĥø ĕ üď Ğď ÿ ĕø ĕď ü Ŋø Ę ĀŊ ,ńģĀĘù ý Č ęďû Ā ģ ČďŖĚŅ ý ČýĘÿĢĚŅø ĕ üĐŖėĤø üŁ Ę ÿĞ ŜĤ ý ĀŁ ČŅĐ Č ĀĚŖĕčø ĐĦĀĘ Ā ŕø ěĕ üĜĚüĒø đø .ĐĀĜďø ĦĚ ÿ ďÿø ģ ě üĚ ď ýč ĀĞ Č Āđ úĐ ĕď ü Ę ýčģ û Upon learning that the decree had been written, Daniel went to his home, where in the upstairs room there were windows open facing Jerusalem. Three times a day he kneeled and prayed and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done beforehand. TEXT 2 SIDDUR TEHILAT HASHEM, AMIDAH PRAYER Ğ ÿŁĤÿøČýĚ ď ÿēÿĕ ŅĜ ýĢŁÿø ģđø ,ŅĜĕĦŖĕĂĘĀĎ ý ġ ýŁģ ÿ Ęø ĝ ýĜ Čĉĥ Ā đø ,ŅĜĦŅĤ ý ýēĘø ĘŖď ĀĎ Ĥ ĀĠŖĺŁø Ğģ ÿ ŕø .ĘČĀ ý Ĥĉĥüĕø ŖĚÿĞ ĕýēďüĜø ġýŁÿģĚø ĪĐ Đŕÿ Ā Č ŜŅĤ ĀŁ .ŅĜ ýĢĤÿøČĘø ġĤĀ þČ ĀĐ ĦŖĠĜÿŊø Sound the great shofar for our freedom, raise a banner to gather our exiles, and gather us from the four corners SIDDUR TEHILAT HASHEM of the earth into our Land. Blessed are You . Who One of the prayer books that follow the tradition of the Arizal, gathers the dispersed of His people Israel. as established by Rabbi Shne’ur Zalman of Liadi. It was first published in New York in 1945. JLI: SURVIVAL OF A NATION LESSON 1 PEOPLE OF THE LAND [ î ] TEXT 3a PSALMS 137:1–6 .ěŖĕ üĢ Ħ þČ ŅĜĤ ýėĀĒø Łø ŅĜĕ üė ĀŁ ę ÿĎ ŅĜčÿø ĺĀĕ ęĺ Ā Ę þčĀŁ ĦŖĤ úĐÿĜ Ę ÿĞ .ŅĜĕĦŖĤāĜ ý üŊ ŅĜĕüĘ Āŕ ń ĀėŖĦŁø ęĕ üčĤúĞ Ā ĘÿĞ ŅĜ ĀĘ ŅĤĕĺ" ü :Đ ĀēĚüø Ļ ŅĜĕýĘĀĘŖĦđø Ĥĕĺ ü ĕýĤčüø ď ŅĜĕ ýčŖĺ ŅĜŅĘČ ý ĺø ęĀĺ ĕüŊ "!ěŖĕ üĢ Ĥĕĺü ü Ě ?Ĥ ĀėýĜ ĦĚ ÿ ďÿø Č Ę ÿĞ 'Đ Ĥĕ üĺ ĦČ þ Ĥĕ üĺĀĜ ŜĕČ ý .ĕüĜĕ üĚĕø ē ÿŊĺüø ŕ ę üĀĘĺŅĤ Ā ĕø Ŝ ýēĀŊĺþø Č ęČ ü ĺČāĤ Ę ÿĞ ę üÿĘĺŅĤ Ā ĕø ĦČ þ Đ þĘ úĞČ ÿ ČŞ ę üČ ,ĕ üėĤ ýŊø Ēþø Č ČŞ ę üČ ĕ üŊ üēĘø ĕ üĜŖĺĘø ģ ÿŁďüø ŕ .ĕĦĀē ü Ěüø Ļ By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept as we remem- bered Zion. We hung our harps on willows in its midst. For there our captors asked of us to sing songs, our tor- mentors [insisted on] joyful tunes. “Sing for us of the songs of Zion!” [they demanded]. How can we sing the song of God on foreign soil? If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget [its skill]. May my tongue cleave to my palate if I do not remember you, if I do not recall Jerusalem at the height of my joy. JLI: SURVIVAL OF A NATION LESSON 1 PEOPLE OF THE LAND [ ï ] TEXT 3b PSALMS 126:1–2 .ęĕ üĚĘāēø Ŋø ŅĜĕ üĕ ĀĐ ěŖĕ üĢ Ħ ÿčĕ üĺ ĦČ þ ĪĐ čŅĺŁø ,ĦŖĘ úĞĚ ÿ ÿĐ Ĥĕĺ ü ĦŖĻ úĞÿĘ 'Đ Ęĕď ü ĎüĐ"ø ,ęüĕŖĎÿč ŅĤĚČāĕø Ē ĀČ .ĐĀĜ üĤ ŅĜýĜŖĺĘŅø ŅĜĕ üŐ ģāēĻø ČýĘĚüĕ Ā ĒĀČ !"ĐþĘČ ý ę üĞ A song of ascents: When God returns the returnees of Zion, we will have been like dreamers. Our mouths will then be filled with laughter, and our tongues with song. They will then say among the na- tions, “God has done amazing things for this nation.” JLI: SURVIVAL OF A NATION LESSON 1 PEOPLE OF THE LAND [ ð ] TEXT 3c SIDDUR TEHILAT HASHEM, GRACE AFTER MEALS. ě ÿŊĺüø Ě ěŖĕ üĢ Ę ÿĞđø ,ŝĤĕ þ üĞ ęüĕÿĘ ĀĺŅĤĕø Ę ÿĞđø ,ŝĚÿĞ þ ĘýČĀĤĻüĕø Ę ÿĞ ŅĜĕģŞ ý ùČ ĪĐ ę ýēÿĤ Č ĀĤģüĜþø ĺ ĺŖďģÿĐ Ā đø ĘŖď ĀĎ ÿĐ Ħ üĕ ÿŁ ÿĐ Ę ÿĞđø ,ŝ þēĕĺ ü Ěø ď üđď Ā Ħĕ ýŁ ĦŅėĘÿø Ě Ę ÿĞđø ,ŝďŖč þ Ŋø .ŅĜĕĚĀĕ ý čø ĐĤýĐ Ā ĚüŁø ĺþďăāģ ÿĐ Ĥĕ üĞ ęüĕÿĘĈ ĀĥŅĤĕø Đ ýĜčŅø . đĕĀĘ ĀĞ ŝĚüø ĺ Our God, have compassion on Your people Israel, on Your city Jerusalem, on Zion the dwelling place of Your glory, on the kingship of the House of David Your anointed one, and on the great and holy house upon which Your name is called. Rebuild Jerusalem, the holy city, speedily in our days. 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(đĔ ,čģ ęĕ üĘĕ üĐŕ)ø "ŅĜýĜŖēĕø ńĤĀĠúĞ Ā ĕ ýĘŖďĎø ,ě ýė ĕ üŐ Ę ÿĞ ğČ ÿ đø .ŖĦŖĚ Ĥ ÿēÿČ ŖĦĔ Ā ĘŖģø Ęø ęĕüĕ ÿēýĚ ŖĦĔ Ā ĘŖģø Đ þĚŖď ŖĜĕČ ý đø ğ ýĝŖĕđø ŅĜĕüčĀČ čāģ úĞÿĕĚ ü ďÿĚĘŅø Č ýĢ .ęĺ Ā Ęø ęþĐĕýĦýĚ ęĕüėĕüĘŖĚ ŅĕĀĐ ęĕüĚĀėúēÿĐ .ģĕďÿĢÿĐ ü RABBI MOSHE BEN MAIMON (MAIMONIDES, RAMBAM) 1135–1204 Halachist, philosopher, author, and The great sages would kiss the boundaries of the Land of physician. Maimonides was born in Cordoba, Spain. After the conquest Israel [upon arrival], kiss its stones, and roll in its dust. of Cordoba by the Almohads, he fled Spain and eventually settled Indeed it is written (Psalms 102:15), “Your servants in Cairo, Egypt. There, he became cherish her stones and favor her dust.” .