Vote for Eretz HaKodesh - Between Carpools

It’s so important that you head over here to vote for Eretz HaKodesh. This is why.

What you can do is very significant

– we’ll try to explain clearly what’s going on now in Eretz Yisrael, and what you can do to help change it in one minute.

In the 1950s-1960s, the Reform movement in the U.S. was very powerful. Today, they aren’t only no longer a force to contend with, they struggle to remain relevant. Because of their anti-Torah hashkafa, they self-imploded as many of their members have since assimilated.

How did they continue their ideology?

They realized that if they want to continue, they can transplant themselves onto the fertile ground of Eretz Yisrael where there are millions of Jews who are not frum, but will always be “Jewish” because of their identification with Eretz Yisrael.

The Reform Movement started going into secular communities in Eretz Yisrael, to introduce their alien ideas, and suggest a new meaning to what it means to be a “religious Jew.”

What’s the danger?

Their goal is to get rid of Torah-true Judaism in Israel. They are trying to change the definition of being “religious,” by allowing a Reform rabbi to decide that someone can be a Ger. They want “Reform” to be an alternative option to being religious.

They wage court cases against Torah lifestyles and change laws to work against the frum community.

There is currently a law in Israel that the government provides a childcare subsidy if women go into the workforce. They tried to make it that if the husband is learning, she loses that subsidy. They also tried to eradicate kosher phones, citing that it’s not equality if people can’t access certain information. They sued to make Mehadrin bussing illegal. They constantly try to target specific things in frum life.

And they’ve had a scary amount of success. They’ve organized youth groups and youth camps and have built temples all over Israel.

Their growth is enormous and they are a real, tangible threat.

How are they successful? Who is funding them?

The Reform movement in Israel is currently getting almost all of its funding from the WZO. This is where all their power is from.

The WZO was created before the establishment of Israel. It has always been a way for people to send money to support the land. Its existence is not dependent on the government or the state.

When Israel was established, the ownership of a lot of the land in Israel was left in the hands of the KKL/JNF, which is under WZO control. A portion of most real estate taxes in developing areas in Israel (13%!) goes to the WZO.

That’s tons of money.

In the past, this money was used to develop the land, plant trees, and for years and years, build new communities.

When the Reform movement started languishing, they realized they needed to find a fresh source of money and influence and took over the American portion of the WZO. While the Reform movement was originally anti-Israel, they voted themselves into the WZO and started channeling money to Reform causes.

They are successful because the WZO controls an excess of 2 billion dollars a year.

Who decides where money should go? The people who represent worldwide Jewry decide, and these people are elected by JEWS ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

You have to be 18, Jewish, and living outside of Eretz Yisrael to vote. American elections are right now. Up until 5 years ago, there was minimal representation of frum Jewry in the WZO. The Torah community didn’t see a strong need to be a part of it.

But now, instead of developing land, the money is being used to destroy Torah life.

The leaders of Eretz HaKodesh were instructed by Rav Gershon Edelstein zt”l and Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt”l to create a party within the WZO–and Eretz HaKodesh was established. They took the Reform movement by surprise. In Eretz HaKodesh’s first year, they won 25,000 votes and began to gain influence in the WZO. In the last five years, they’ve been able to funnel millions of dollars towards Torah institutions, yeshivos, and organizations, and they’ve been able to stop a lot of the Reform efforts to destroy Torah.