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rabbiofberlin
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zichmich- you probably don’t know that but your solution ids one of the proposed ones- namely to allow everyone to work LEGALLY but not spend any more money from the national treasury on the kollels. Do you know who opposes this? THE ROSHEI YESHIVA !! Because they know that, if given the opportunity, masses of so-called kollel jungeleit would leave the kollelim, thereby deprivig the roshei yesihva and their many hangers-on of jobs. That is the dirty little secret- the roshei yeshiva don’t want the people participating in normal life because it takes awy their power and their patronage.

The chassidische rebbes- by contrast- are desperate to come to an accomodation with the government- becasue they realize that it is impossible to continue with the status quo. I well remember what happened in the late fifties when the Vishnitzer rebbe zt’l opened up the first chareidi “hesder” yeshiva- he was pilloried by the roshei yeshiva because he dared- dared!- to give the young people an opportunity to ahve a normal life.He was cowed in withdrawing it. what a disgraceful way to treat one of the greatest chassdishce rebbes.

As far as your statement-that servinf in the army is against halacha- excuse me??? do you have any real source for this?