Hi,
Regarding thanking Gd for our land in the blessing recited after a meal:
"Even
for us today – for the scattered Israel that dwells in other countries – the
fact that the land of Israel was once granted to us by G-d and, since lost,
will one day again be ours, is of holy significance. This fact demonstrates G-d
as the Sustainer of our physical existence and teaches us to see in all
possessions and enjoyments a G-d-granted means to His service.
"In these
Berachot, the Land of Israel takes
its appropriate pride of place among the other facts that form the foundation
of Israel – namely, the Divine covenant with Abraham, the Exodus, and
the Revelation at Sinai."
(Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, Horeb 677)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
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