What is the connection between Herzl and haredim? - opinion

IN CONTRAST to all these negative sentiments about the Zionist movement, there were rabbis who advocated the return of world Jewry to the Land of Israel before Herzl came on the scene.

A HAREDI man pays his respects at the grave of Theodor Herzl on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.

A HAREDI man pays his respects at the grave of Theodor Herzl on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.

(photo credit: ZUZANA JANKU/FLASH 90)

ByHESHIE BILLET

MAY 5, 2022 16:03

Updated: MAY 5, 2022 22:43

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