Comments on: Chief Rabbi Lau is Mispallel at Kever Rochel

By: ZionGate

ZionGate — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 11:21:01 +0000

Kudos to Rav Lau for givimg blessings to the IDF. If only other rabbonim in the limelight would do the same, there’d be more unity among all factions.
Yes, Rachel Imeinu has reason to be happy that her children are coming home. Shana Tova.

By: Moose613

Moose613 — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 09:55:14 +0000

How does giving a bracha to people who risk their lives for fellow Jews indicate any opinion?

By: tzd

tzd — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:35:31 +0000

Based on this article, I assume that Rabbi Lau has hakaras hatov for all of the soldiers who dedicate themselves to the physical elements of keeping Eretz Yisrael safe. This does not have any bearings on his attitude toward the many young men who are learning Torah which is how we spiritually safeguard ourselves from harm. For people who claim to keep the Torah and motzvos and to say shema every day, the ignorance regarding the shemira of Talmud Torah is incredible.

By: Shmuel

Shmuel — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:19:53 +0000

Correction: The Mara d’asra of Alon Shvut is Rav *Gidon* Pearl. (Also the head of the Gush Etzion Regional Council is his son and is called ‘Davidi Pearl’)

By: AThought

AThought — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 05:11:41 +0000

Based on this article, Rav Lau is giving the bracha to those who cannot share the burden by learning Torah but serve the country by protecting it via arms.

By: Gadolhadorah

Gadolhadorah — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:54:01 +0000

Based on this article, I assume Rav Lau supports the government’s decision to require all Chareidi bochurim to serve in the army or some alternative public service. Since he made a point of giving his bracha to the security forces at Kever Rochel and praised their mesirus nefesh to keep the site available and safe for mispallalim, it would be hypocritical to argue that such “mesirus nefesh” is appropriate for only frei yidden but Chareidim should be allowed to evade the draft and not accept the burdens of national defense.