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Hello.
I am an ultra-Orthodox guy in a Lithuanian yeshiva. My friend and I are going to be drafted soon. I would be happy if the rabbi could answer some questions that came to my mind while dealing with the subject.
A. How can I go to the army when I know that I will not be able to observe the laws of war written in the Torah? The question is mainly about the prohibition on a married man fighting (I don’t know if there are other laws).
on. How is it possible that in the army they violate the Halacha I mentioned earlier and yet see great successes, since it is written in the Torah, “And turn back from behind you.”
third. What can be done to ensure that there is adequate representation for the right-wing public at the highest levels of the military? This does not seem likely. The reality is that there is a public debate about policies that affect life and death, and yet, in my opinion at least, there is no adequate representation for the right-wing side of the map in decision-making.
A. A. You are troubled by the baptism of Ezra (with a water container) for Kerry. This is not relevant today. No one is protected from the impurity of Kerry and impurity in general. And especially not from the impurity of Kerry regarding Torah study. So why specifically regarding the war?! Beyond that, what is the alternative? Not to fight? And then we will succeed? We are in the Pikuan right now and therefore we are fighting. What are all these philosophies?!
on. I have a few more much more difficult questions for you. How is it possible that people pray and are not answered? That people get rich and do not get rich? That people study the law and do not enlist? There are millions of interpretations of Torah verses and I would not base anything on them. I have a few interpretive suggestions for you, but it is completely unnecessary. The alternative is not to fight, and the question of what the consequences of that will be does not require verses from the Torah.
third. To enlist. It’s already happening today. Your feeling is clearly wrong, and it’s created by the propaganda of frustrated right-wing religious people. There are always cases of one kind or another, but the situation is improving a lot, and the way to improve it even more is to enlist. If there weren’t right-wing soldiers, there wouldn’t be right-wing chiefs of staff. It’s kind of like asking why there aren’t any ultra-Orthodox judges or generals or university lecturers. First of all, because ultra-Orthodox don’t go there.
By the way, protectionism, mismanagement, and nepotism are not diseases of the left. The Haredim can teach courses to everyone on these matters.
Good luck. Take care of yourself and keep your strength. Keep your common sense, both outwardly (the secular) and inwardly (the ultra-Orthodox). Pay attention to what I have written here, and don’t let anyone troll you with irrelevant questions.
A. To the extent that the evening sun is needed, and I don’t just mean purity, but there is a concrete commandment in the Torah, so how can I ignore it?
B. I also didn’t intend not to enlist because of that, it’s enough for me that it’s effective to join, but I intended to address the essential question and say that it’s difficult in many places, but it doesn’t answer that (just as a side note, when did the Rabbi see that one tithes legally).
C. The truth is, I wrote this out of a gut feeling and I actually checked it now and saw that there are four religious people on the General Staff forum out of 32, which is more or less their share of the Jewish population.
Thank you very much for the consideration and encouragement.
I would also love to hear whether, in the Rabbi's opinion, there is no price that should not be paid for the draft. For example, I know that my going to the army will really "kill" my mother. For example, I know that she cries all night and really took it hard that my brother in a small yeshiva takes the same cell phone to yeshiva (a stranger wouldn't understand) and it's really hard for me emotionally. For comparison, it's like telling a person that his draft will cause him to be forced to divorce because his wife doesn't want him to enlist, that he's obligated to serve in the 27th. Just to clarify, I plan to enlist in the 27th. I'm just asking about the level of obligation.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://asif.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/3939.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjiwfP676WNAxXy0QIHHXnRKa8QFnoECCAQAQ&sqi=2&usg=AOvVaw2LrAh0mlVutL51WNxIUhS1
There is a difference between parents and a wife. Regarding parents, a man shall fear his mother and father and keep my Sabbaths. Regarding a wife whom you married on the basis of Haredi consent and now you want to change and enlist, it is more problematic.
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