ROB -“Lastly, where do find that the medinah is based on kefirah? Can you find one allusion to that? The Declaration of Independence ends with the quotation “with the belief in the Rock of Israel”.
Please show me where the medinah is based on kefirah.”
The Status Quo from Wikipedia:
“It was considered that the letter would satisfy the concerns of religious parties. The letter stipulated policy principles in four main areas that were considered fundamental to Orthodox Judaism:
Shabbat – shabbat shall be the day of rest in Israel.
Kashrut – kashrut shall be observed in the kitchens of official institutions of the Jewish state; but privately each individual may choose to observe or not, or how, and to what extent.
Family laws (marriage etc.) – preserving a single judicial system for the purpose of marriage and divorce; with marriage and divorce being conducted in rabbinical courts for Jews and by the relevant religious authorities for people of other faiths, as was already the case before; there shall be no civil marriage.”
Now the question is what were the Frum parties/groups afraid of? Simple they knew the State was being started by a bunch of Kofrim -so if they didn’t guarantee some basic Halacha in the New Medina -there would be absolutely Nothing. The Medina would have nothing to do with real Judaism!