Tidings of Redemption - Yirmiyahu 27-31

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The Ways of Peace - Perek 30

In Perek 30, Yirmiyahu writes a milestone letter to the Israelites already exiled with Yechonya to Babylon. In the letter, instead of blaming them for their exile, he offers words of comfort and hope. Among his advice, he offers the most counter intuitive advice to a minority in a larger foreign culture. He advises that they buy land, make houses, plant gardens and establish themselves by  marrying and having children. He tells them to seek out the peace of the mother culture. How could he expect them to maintain their identity in such a place? Yet, Yirmiyahu is actually giving the guidance to the diaspora Jews across millenia. In the words of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, in his work "To Heal a Fractured World" (page 102):

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