It would be impossible for any community, much less the
Bahá'í community, to forget the suffering of the Jewish people throughout a
long period of history. As you know, Bahá'u'lláh, like the Prophets before Him,
stated in His Writings that the Jews would return to their homeland, and this
fulfillment of their heart's desire has taken place. Moreover, 'Abdu'l-Bahá has
confirmed that the travail of the Jewish people is now to be ended. He wrote in
a Tablet:
"... The ignominy which Israel has suffered for
well-nigh twenty-five hundred years will now be changed into eternal glory, and
in the eyes of all, the Jewish people will become glorified to such an extent
as to draw the jealousy of its enemies and the envy of its friends.”
However, beyond this lies the supreme reality that the
Manifestation of God for our age spent the latter part: of His life in that
area of the world in which the Jews have today established a State. The Centre
of our Faith, its Shrines and administrative headquarters are established
there. From these two distinct points of view, you can see that it is
impossible for the Jews to be forgotten in a Bahá'í context. The blessings
which will be conferred upon them for what has occurred in the Holy Land in
this new dispensation will become increasingly evident."
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter
dated 2 January 1992 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an
individual believer)
