We Want Mashiach...

There was an article in the Musaf of Maariv over the weekend about the Satmer Wars going on in NY right now over the next Satmer Rebbe.

In a conversation I was having with my wife over it, (interesting in and of itself - like the fact that they don't learn Daf Yomi - To zionist) we came to the topic of Mashiach, and what would they do when he comes and tells them all to move to Eretz Yisrael ETC. It would be no surprise that they would most likely not follow him here, and call him a Zionist traitor or something like that.

But what about the Other Jews living in the Great U.S. of A.?? And as we brought it up, it came to me. I can picture it now, The Mashiach comes and calls for All to Move to Eretz Yisrael, and when he sees that no one is really going he would go and check up on the Jews of.. oh let's just say Teaneck.

Instead of running to make Aliyah - I can already see them turning to Mashiach and telling him:
"well I don't know, My kids are still in School.... I just put a down payment on my new house..." and of course Mashiach will Explain - "it's Mashiach Time - the time you have been praying for 3 times a day for years" only to hear in response: "well... this isn't a good time... maybe next year... I will come and visit on the holidays..."

So from now on we should stop singing “We want mashiac Now”, instead - "we Want mashiach - when my kid graduates" or some such tone.