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Our Mishnah states: All may force their family to ascend to Eretz Yisrael, i.e., one may compel his family and household to immigrate to Eretz Yisrael, but all may not remove others from Eretz Yisrael, as one may not coerce one’s family to leave. Likewise, all may force their family to ascend to Jerusalem, and all may not, i.e., no one may, remove them from Jerusalem.
Poskim dispute whether there is a mitzvah to live in Eretz Yisroel nowadays. According to some it is a Biblical mitzvah whereas according to others it is only a Rabbinic obligation.
A third position is that all opinions agree that one is not obligated to move to Eretz Yisroel, rather it is an optional mitzvah and the dispute revolves around what mitzvah is fulfilled in the event that one moves to Eretz Yisroel.
We explore the latter day mitzvah of Yishuv Eretz Yisreol from many perspectives including the Netziv, Reb Zadok, Rav Kook and The Satmar Rov.