Q&A: A Natural Explanation for the Miracle of Israel’s Survival in Exile
A Natural Explanation for the Miracle of Israel’s Survival in Exile
Question
I remember reading more than once your position on the view that sees the establishment of the State of Israel, and the fact that the Jewish people, its Torah, and its culture remained on the stage of history despite the events that befell it, as a supernatural divine miracle. If I remember correctly, you disagreed with that and offered a natural explanation for all this, with the main factor being the Torah and the social norm it created among the scattered communities. Could you point me to your remarks on the matter?
Thank you,
Yehuda
Answer
I don’t remember offhand. You’ll need to search the site. There’s also something about this in the second book of my trilogy.
Discussion on Answer
Look in the column that was published on the last Fifth of Iyar.
Indeed. 298.
Even if the survival of the Jewish people could be a self-fulfilling prophecy, there is still proof from “and your enemies who dwell upon it shall be desolate,” which is a bolder prophecy that was fulfilled.
I already wrote in the past that the fact that it was predicted in advance does indeed strengthen the point, and still there is no clear proof here.
The thing is, I don’t really know what exactly to look for here on the site. Could you give me some direction? I tried, but I didn’t get to what I was looking for.