#07 Be part of the ingathering of the exiles

The gathering of Israel Kibbutz Galuyot is the ingathering of the exiles, also known as Ingathering of the Jewish diaspora is the biblical promise of Devarim 30:1-5 given by Moshe to the people of Israel prior to their entrance into the Land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael).

During the days of the Babylonian exile, writings of the prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel encouraged the people of Israel with a promise of a future gathering of the exiles to the land of Israel. The continual hope for a return of the Israelite exiles to the land has long been a core theme of religious Judaism since the destruction of the Second Temple. Rambam connected its materialization with the coming of the Messiah.

The gathering of the exiles in the land of Israel became the core idea of the Zionist Movement and the core idea of Israel’s Scroll of Independence (Megilat Ha’atzmaut), embodied by the idea of going up, Aliyah, since the Holy Land is considered to be spiritually higher than all other land. The immigration of Jews to the land and the State of Israel, the “mass” wave of Aliyot (plural form), has been likened to the Exodus from Egypt.