Who really owns the Land of Israel — and why does that
question never seem to go away? 

In today’s class, we step back from slogans and
soundbites and return to the Torah itself. From Avraham Avinu walking the land
without owning it, to Moshe Rabbeinu being told at the burning bush that the
time for inheritance has finally arrived, we trace how the Torah understands
land not as something seized, but as something entrusted. Along the way, we
explore three timeless ways land is acquired — presence, recognition, and
defense — and why Am Yisra’el uniquely stands on all three, while still insisting
the land is ultimately a gift from HaShem. 

Drawing on Chumash, Midrash, and Gemara — including a
remarkable courtroom exchange in Sanhedrin where the Jewish claim to the land
is tested before the nations of the world — this class reframes one of the most
contested issues of our time with clarity and dignity. We look at history,
archaeology, international recognition, and even modern parallels, but always
through the lens of Torah. This is not a political argument. It is a Torah
conversation — about responsibility, restraint, and why the Jewish connection
to Eretz Yisra’el is deeper than power, louder than accusation, and older than
history itself.