Comments on: Rav Metzger: When There is Less Torah Study More Soldiers Fall in Battle

By: R klonimus kalman wesselburger

R klonimus kalman wesselburger — Tue, 29 May 2012 06:14:49 +0000

Kiddush Hashem. Most Israelis believe in Hashem,Its refreshing To see someone so highly respected to NOT make a politically correct speech. Hashem should bless him with long life.

By: Milhouse

Milhouse — Tue, 29 May 2012 02:51:37 +0000

Yes, if you amend the law so as to empty out the yeshivos, the soldiers will have greater casualties in the next war. Is this not a truth that must be told? Suppose the army were proposing to dispose of a weapon it thought obsolete, and someone knew that it was still filling a vital role, and that if it were not available when it was needed soldiers would be lost; what would you think of that person if he were to keep his mouth shut for fear of offending anyone? If soldiers were indeed lost as the result of his failure to warn anyone of what he knew, would he not be condemned for treason?

By: Gadolhadorah

Gadolhadorah — Mon, 28 May 2012 22:49:07 +0000

There are lots of things that are “true” The question is always whether it is necessary or appropriate to speak of such “truths” at a particular time or to a particular audience. When giving a hesped a at a leviyah for one of his mispallalim, a rav wouldn’t focus on the all the truths about the life of the niftar, including the ways was not shomer torah umitzvot. To the IDF attendees at this ceremony the Rav’s comments must have conveyed the message that if you proceed to amend the Tal law and require all Israeli citizens to share in the sacrifice of miliatary service, you soliders will have in greater casualties in the next war.