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Statement of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of America
(Loose Translation)
Adar 5773
We are deeply dismayed by the efforts in Eretz Yisroel to draft B'nei Yeshiva and remove them from the Beis Medrash, the wellspring of Torah to which they dedicate their days and nights. The perseverance and security of Hashem's people are rooted in its dedication to Torah study, as Chazal comment on the posuk "Our feet were standing at your gates, Yerushalayim": "What will enable our feet to stand firm in war? The gates of Yerushalayim, where [Jews] devote themselves to Torah study."
We appeal to the members of the government in Israel not to take any steps that will in any way negatively affect the B'nei Yeshiva and their study of Torah. For Torah study is "our life and the length of our days," which will "lead us, upright, forever."
Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of America
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