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The Tradition of our Rabbonim in How to Wage War

Regarding the approach as to the form of struggle regarding the decree of army draft of yeshiva students, we see that they are trying to drag our bnei yeshiva and avreichim into public demonstrations which can lead to violence. It is known that our Torah leaders are opposed to street demonstrations at this present time. In their opinion, the thrust of our battle at this point, before a definite political step has been taken, is to use non-aggressive means of effort, political means of persuasion, on the one hand, and reinforcement in Torah study by all bnei Torah and their adherents, alongside increased prayer before Hashem that He rescue us from this terrible decree. The method of public demonstration is reserved only for times of emergency — as our rabbis have instructed us.

Yeshiva Torah BeTifartoh

"You today have the privilege of doing something of lasting, significant value in the eyes of Hashem, and that is the establishment of a place of Torah where it can be studied in purity and sanctity without distortion." These exalted words were uttered this past Monday by HaRav Aharon Leib Shteinman in an address to hundreds of talmidim of Yeshiva Gedolah Torah BeTifartoh which was founded in Ashdod.

The Purpose of the Government is to Secularize the Chareidim

"The Government's goal is one: to secularize the chareidim." This statement was uttered by MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni on the One Day Seminar held by the "Union of Seminary Principals" in the Simchas Olam hall in Bnei Brak, attended by dozens of seminary principles and members of the Union.

Rain and Kinneret Watch

Our weekly report of the rain and the level of the Kineret.


HaRav Arye Leibish, zt"l, Rov of Vishnitza


In Honor of His Yahrtzeit, 17 Teves 5426

"Gaon Hador." This was the title given by the holy Chasam Sofer zt"l to Rabbi Arye Leibish.

As a young boy he learned under the Ketzos HaChoshen, Reb Arye Leib Heller zt"l, and it was there that he already became known as an illui — a genius. He was duly nicknamed Reb Leibish Chorif — the sharp one!

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Chareidi Pluralism

by Mordecai Plaut

The most common complaint that we hear about Yated is that we criticize other Jews. Why, so many say, do we always have to criticize others, especially those who basically are on our side? We are told that we should accentuate the positive and gloss over the negatives.


Opinion and Comment
Four Hundred Years Postmortem

by R' B. Yisraeli

A book was released about a year ago entitled, Reb Velvel -- Der Eidel-man, containing mussar talks, amazing facts and wondrous practices of HaRav Zeev Eidelman zt'l and his teachers. We bring here a sampling from this fascinating work which is packed with deep content and exalted concepts belonging to tzaddikim of earlier generations.


Opinion and Comment
On the Capture of a Murderer

A shmuess delivered by HaRav Yechezkel Levenstein zt'l, on the occasion of the capture of Adolf Eichmann ym"sh

They have recently caught the murderer yemach shemo, and are going to put him on trial. Everyone is talking about it incessantly and the newspapers have whole pages dealing with the subject. We hear public figures saying that we are fortunate to be revenging ourselves on the murderer ym"sh, and that "Hashem is the G-d of vengeance" (Tehillim 94:1).




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