Reply To: Does the IDF want Charedim?

Somejewiknow- there are Gedolim and poskim on both sides of the issue. The Charedi Rabbonim do not have a monopoly o. Psak. And just like in the Gemara where an Amora can challenge a Tanna if there is a Tanna to support him, we do not need to turn off our brains just because some poskim ruled one way. As long as there are Gedolim and poskim on both sides, and there are, then we can think critically about the issue.

Ultimately, the way the Charedim are treating our soldiers is not the way they would want to be treated.

אמר ליה: דעלך סני, לחברך לא תעביד, ואידך – פירושא הוא; זיל גמור!

This is a fundamental principle in Torah. We cannot take advantage of our soldiers, religious or secular, by forcing them to make sacrifices that we refuse to make in an effort to protect us all. Businesses are failing, families are straining, injuries are piling up, family members are being buried… How can we in good conscious watch our soldiers do that and not ease their burden? It’s not just a basic moral idea… As Hillel said, it is the entire Torah.