【问】看到一句话Im Tirtzu Ein Zo Aggadah，能不能告诉我是什么意思？
【答】好的，据我所知，这句话是近现代犹太复国运动先驱特奥多·赫尔茨尔先生在谈到复国的可能性的时候说的一句话。我猜想当时很多犹太人觉得他的理想太不现实，所以他说：如果你们（都有这样的）意愿，这（指重新建立犹太国）就不是说说而已。（意思是我们一定会复国，有志者事竟成。）
אם תרצו אין זו אגדה
我没见过这句话的上下文，您若知道，请通知我。
Aaron Wood
2010-03-22
(2010-03-23)
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