Of course the in-gathering of the exiles is the goal of Zionism. Of course the conquest of the land is the goal of the liberation movement, but redemption, that primary and deepest and most encompassing concept of the Hebrew language, this Redemption cannot be without the abrogation of Tisha B’Av, which means the actualization of that symbol whose destruction began the Diaspora, though there were Romans in this country even before then and there were Jews dispersed in the world before then, and though there was a Jewish majority in this country even hundreds of years afterwards. And just as there is no substitute for Eretz Israel so can there be no substitute for  that singular site.

The Building of the Third Temple is not the goal of redemption, it will be the expression of Redemption. The Redemption of the nation and of it’s G-d. And this focal point will radiate power.