DOES EVERYONE NEED TO LIVE IN ERETZ YISRAEL? [#16707]

November 14, 2021

QUESTION:

Since there are three groupings of soul roots, those rooted in makom (place), or in zman (time) or in nefesh (soul, inwardness), does yishuv Eretz Yisrael (living in Eretz Yisrael) apply only to those who have a soul root in “place” and therefore they need to serve Hashem in the main place in the world for serving Hashem (Eretz Yisrael), whereas those who have a soul root of nefesh (soul, inwardness) doesn’t need Eretz Yisrael that much, since they are meant to serve Hashem mainly on an inner level and they don’t need any outer factors such as a special place, in order for them to serve Hashem?

ANSWER:

Eretz Yisrael is needed for everyone, but those who have a soul root in makom (place) need it even more.