It is difficult for the non-Jewish observer and commentator to fully understand how the trauma of the Holocaust and 2,000 years of unrelenting Judeophobia and lethal antisemitism has impacted the 16 million Jewish men, women, and children who inhabit our planet in 2023.

It seems to be a difficult concept and perhaps a little bemusing to those who have no real understanding of the essence and soul of Judaism to understand the bond and deep spiritual connection that Jewish people have with Israel.