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עמוד:9
9 Two Types of Religious Zionism Anticipating support for the Zionist religious endeavor without ) 2 officially acknowledging it, as evident in the personality and the circle surrounding R . Abraham Yitzhak Hacohen Kook ( 1865 - 1935 ) . Some scholars, particularly those who focus on the study of Hibbat Zion, do not accept this approach and, in the spirit of Religious Zionist self - promotion, they wish to date its emergence before Religious - Zionist thought sought to substantiate its continuity, . 1902 especially within the non - Zionist religious public and, therefore, claimed to be a follow - up of Abraham’s aliyah, Nahmanides’ aliyah, the aliyah of the Gaon of Vilna’s disciples, and so forth . Scholars, for their own reasons, adopted this fundamental view on continuity . This dispute, however, should not hinder the typological division I present here . I will argue that Mohilever denotes a defined type with distinct features whereas Reines points to an entirely different one, as follows : Performative v . political : Mohilever represented the type who ) 1 finds self - expression in action and significant behavior whereas Reines represented the political type, whose power lies in rhetoric and in the means of communication . Focus v . generalized vision : Mohilever represented the goal - ) 2 oriented type, who holds that expanding and generalizing could be disruptive, while Reines represented the type aware of the national idea as wide - ranging . Identity : Mohilever represented the type lacking a well - defined ) 3 identity except for the goal v . Reines, who represents a distinct establishment identity . The differences between them are, in my view, among the central reasons for Reines’ lack of support for the endeavor of Mohilever, who had desperately needed it . In the process that unfolded, both versions develop in the course of the historical events into similar models adapted to the times . When these models are eroded by the establishment and lose their vitality, new similar ones appear, and so time and again . My claim relates to the following variations :
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