A collection of opinions, sayings and letters of 19th century gedolim (e.g. The Netziv, the Greiditzer zaddik rabbi Eliyahu Guttmacher, the malbim, Chaim Hezekiah Medini (sdei chemed), Reb Yitzchak Elchonon Spektor of Kovna, Reb Shmuel Mohiliver and many others) extolling the virtues of settling Eretz Yisrael, supporting the Jewish colonies and encouraging aliyah in the East-European Jewish community. Introduction and notes: Yosef Salmon