The First Zionists

Ma’apilim, they’re called by Hashem

Good guys or bad?

Rav Tzadok defends them

כל מה שיאמר לך בע״ה״ב עשה חוץ מצא (פסחים פו:)

Rabbi Nachman told a chassid to go home

Then revealed that he had hoped the chassid had ignored his advice

Sadly, Rav Tzadok’s defense is tenuous

And Rabenu’s story doesn’t help either

Why?