Reply To: Regarding the Draft

No one here is criticizing or belittling (chas v’shalom) gedolim, I honestly don’t know where you got that one from! Regarding the halachic issues of army service, my understanding is that frum soldiers can be placed in all-frum, or all-chareidi units where there is time for learning and davening, and the food is under stricter supervision. Even if there are some problematic inyanim that come up as a soldier, isn’t pikuach nefesh more important?

DY: Yes, Talmud Torah is very important and central to the survival of klal yisroel. but so is hishtadlus and protecting ourselves! The gemara tells us not to rely on nissim, and we need to do work to make sure we remain safe and in possession of eretz hakodesh, right? also, soldiers get the mitzvah of pikuach nefesh which is really, really important!

HaKatan: Your claim needs to be substantiated. Please tell me, politely and seriously, why the tremendous mitzvah of pikuach nefesh suddenly doesn’t matter when it applies to serving in the idf. Pikuach nefesh is SO important it even overrules shabbos! why not here?