Leading Kool-Aid rabbi: 'We are suffering great troubles'
Ahead of Elul term and following recent arrests, Rabbi Yitzhak Zilberstein calls on haredi yeshiva students to learn Torah constantly, avoid cholent on weekdays, and avoid idle talk.
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Rabbi Yitzhak Zilberstein, a member of the Degel Hatorah party's Council of Torah Sages, published a letter of support to yeshiva students ahead of the month of Elul, sharply criticizing the current draft policy.
In the letter, he alleged that the Israeli government seeks to abolish Torah study for yeshiva students.
"We are currently in great distress, as they want to remove the yeshiva students from their Torah study, and even take some of the yeshiva students to imprisonment."
Quoting Rabbi Dov Lando, a leading Lithuanian-haredi rabbi, he added, "The Exile is increasing its burden on us, and it is a great trouble that Jews are persecuting Jews because of Torah study."
Rabbi Zilberstein called on the yeshiva students to strengthen themselves during this time, urging: "Be strong and courageous, do not let your hearts soften, and begin this term with all your strength and desire. Engage in Torah at all times and hours, without idle talk, and through this, you will merit to be the true protectors of the entire Jewish nation."
He ended his words with a blessing: "And may we soon merit to be saved with eternal salvation, and may all the evil decrees be nullified for all of Israel."
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3 comments:
With the cholent thing, he's right. If you want something to be special, you don't have it every day. After all, we also restrict matzah before Pesach for the same reason.
The most important thing he said is that the draft dodgers should learn constantly. At least that's consistent, as opposed to the idiots who shout "the Torah we learn is the true protection!" and then go on vacation.
How's the Kool-Aid?
I prefer strawberry.
With R' Zilberstein, I admit my bias. I have his books on medical halakha so I just don't want to think "Guy's a kook."
But yes, he is towing the Chareidi party line without hesitation.
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