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== The Philosophy of Aḥad Ha‘am ==

According to his philosophy, “Love of ~~Zion”~~ is not ''a part'' of Judaism, but ''is'' Judaism in its complete form, and is not dependent on Palestine, but on its spirituality.

According to his philosophy, “Love of [[Zion]]” is not ''a part'' of Judaism, but ''is'' Judaism in its complete form, and is not dependent on Palestine, but on its spirituality.

The settlement of Palestine does not exist simply to settle Jews on their land, but rather that “we ourselves return ''in spirit'' to Zion”. The solution to the revival of the nation is to make Zion a national center, to which the people of Israel will aspire to return to revival: the revival of hearts, and will aspire to develop anew in a free spirit in a national life on general human foundations.

This aspiration will begin in the Diaspora, and only one settlement is needed that will be an example from which to learn how to renew the new revival of the Israeli nation on historical foundations. Foundations on which the national morality was imprinted that will develop from generation to generation by national laws.

This aspiration will begin in the [[Diaspora]], and only one settlement is needed that will be an example from which to learn how to renew the new revival of the Israeli nation on historical foundations. Foundations on which the national morality was imprinted that will develop from generation to generation by national laws.

Aḥad Ha‘am strongly opposed the reform Judaism invented by Ashkenazi Jews. He called their system, “slavery from freedom”: political freedom founded on the slavery of the spirit; the body is free and the spirit is forbidden in prison. The aspirations of Jews in Western countries are freedom in state affairs for the sake of their bodies, and they are not afraid of the national enslavement of all Israel on which the essence of Judaism depends.

Aḥad Ha‘am strongly opposed the [[reform Judaism]] invented by Ashkenazi Jews. He called their system, “slavery from freedom”: political freedom founded on the slavery of the spirit; the body is free and the spirit is forbidden in prison. The aspirations of Jews in Western countries are freedom in state affairs for the sake of their bodies, and they are not afraid of the national enslavement of all Israel on which the essence of Judaism depends.

In his opinion, these Reformers gave rise to foreign feelings when they rejected the “certificate of Israel among the nations” and distanced themselves from the doctrine of nationalism. They say that Judaism is only a religious church and not a people or a nation.

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 == The Philosophy of Aḥad Ha‘am ==
-According to his philosophy, “Love of Zion” is not ''a part'' of Judaism, but ''is'' Judaism in its complete form, and is not dependent on Palestine, but on its spirituality.
+According to his philosophy, “Love of [[Zion]]” is not ''a part'' of Judaism, but ''is'' Judaism in its complete form, and is not dependent on Palestine, but on its spirituality.
 The settlement of Palestine does not exist simply to settle Jews on their land, but rather that “we ourselves return ''in spirit'' to Zion”. The solution to the revival of the nation is to make Zion a national center, to which the people of Israel will aspire to return to revival: the revival of hearts, and will aspire to develop anew in a free spirit in a national life on general human foundations.
-This aspiration will begin in the Diaspora, and only one settlement is needed that will be an example from which to learn how to renew the new revival of the Israeli nation on historical foundations. Foundations on which the national morality was imprinted that will develop from generation to generation by national laws.
+This aspiration will begin in the [[Diaspora]], and only one settlement is needed that will be an example from which to learn how to renew the new revival of the Israeli nation on historical foundations. Foundations on which the national morality was imprinted that will develop from generation to generation by national laws.
-Aḥad Ha‘am strongly opposed the reform Judaism invented by Ashkenazi Jews. He called their system, “slavery from freedom”: political freedom founded on the slavery of the spirit; the body is free and the spirit is forbidden in prison. The aspirations of Jews in Western countries are freedom in state affairs for the sake of their bodies, and they are not afraid of the national enslavement of all Israel on which the essence of Judaism depends.
+Aḥad Ha‘am strongly opposed the [[reform Judaism]] invented by Ashkenazi Jews. He called their system, “slavery from freedom”: political freedom founded on the slavery of the spirit; the body is free and the spirit is forbidden in prison. The aspirations of Jews in Western countries are freedom in state affairs for the sake of their bodies, and they are not afraid of the national enslavement of all Israel on which the essence of Judaism depends.
 In his opinion, these Reformers gave rise to foreign feelings when they rejected the “certificate of Israel among the nations” and distanced themselves from the doctrine of nationalism. They say that Judaism is only a religious church and not a people or a nation.