The preparations for the historic ‘זעקת התורה’ event, an atzeres tefillah in Jerusalem with the participation of hundreds of thousands from all over the country, have been completed.
Organizers emphasized that the atzeres is being held in protest against the harm to Toras Yisrael—including the decree to draft bnei yeshivos and the arrests of lomdei Torah—and will be dedicated entirely to tefillah, with no political agenda whatsoever.
The main rally will begin at 2:30 p.m. at the entrance to Jerusalem and is expected to last about two hours. During the event, pirkei Tehillim and special Sidrei Tefillah—to be published for the public—will be recited.
According to the event map, the rally will be held on the streets leading to Jerusalem’s entrance: from the String Bridge toward the city entrance until the gas station, and from there along Yirmiyahu Street until HaTzvi Street. On the other side of the bridge, participants will fill Shazar Boulevard and Yaffo Street until its intersection with Sarei Yisrael Street, continuing along Sarei Yisrael to Yirmiyahu, as well as Malchei Yisrael Street until Brandes.
Gedolei Yisrael will stand on balconies along the main route—Yirmiyahu, Sarei Yisrael, and the surrounding area—davening from above together with the tens of thousands gathered below.
The rally is expected to last two hours and conclude around 4:30 p.m., close to sunset, to allow the crowds to disperse safely.
Organizers stressed that, in accordance with the direct instruction of Gedolei Yisrael, all participants must obey safety and security guidelines, maintain the dignity of the time and place, and ensure that both participation and dispersal are conducted in a way that is mekadeish Hashem—”דרכיה דרכי נועם”—without any form of violence.
Hundreds of buses and private transportation arrangements are being organized across the country to bring participants to Jerusalem. The public is urged to follow official announcements from the event’s organizing committee and preparation board.
Meanwhile, the Eidah HaChareidis announced that it is holding a “protest of rage” on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. near the entrance to Jerusalem, with participation of all factions of the Eidah, including the Toldos Aharon and Dushinsky courts, which have confirmed their attendance.
(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
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the Gedolim said we must show up and everyone physically capabale MUST go, we must fight the Zionists and their shmadding us Yidden, they are trying to erase Torah from klal Yisroel. Anyone opposes to this protest is a kofer b’ikur as they are doubting on Das Tora.
No, everyone physically capable must stay and learn. Isn’t that what they’ve been telling the chilonim until now? Koach Hatorah stopped the missiles and freed the hostages, and suddenly now you think hashem needs our help to stop a draft law? Or did you always believe hishtadlus was needed? Stop with the hypocrisy and chilul hashem.
DrGoyy: That’s a somewhat good Yiddish for a gentile.
Not exactly sure what this will accomplish.
Almost the entirety of the non chareidi public in Israel believes that the Chareidim must serve in the army in some way.
Faced with listening to reality and compromising, or alternatively digging in their heels and calling everyone apikorsim who hate Torah – it would seem that the out of touch leadership is opting for the latter option.
At some point everyone will have to face reality and compromise – and shouting and demonstrating is not going to help. Major denial.
Although people outside of Israel cant physically attend, financial support is always welcome. Their website is fully functioning and verified anytime someone has something they want to give to struggling yeshivos of eretz yisrael, Kerenolamhatorah.
Next level Chilul Hashem, thank you.
CasualReader,
Maybe read a bit more carefully! It is NOT a protest; it is an Atzeres Tefilah. We as Maaminim Bnei Maaminim know that a Tefilah to the One in charge can be very effective.
@mobico ah yes whenever I want to pray I go stand in the middle of the highway and block traffic, so that everyone else can also participate.. it’s only fair.. nothing to see here
Look at the people scoffing and belittling talmidei chachamim in front of our eyes, a crime the Torah itself doesn’t forgive for. And these people call themselves religious and learners! What kind of learning are they doing if that’s what they do with ease
dreambig and Flatbush Tzadik and other mindless Zionist robots:
First, it is a massive kiddush Hashem.
It is so pathetic that people use “chilul Hashem” for anything they don’t like. Those two terms have halachic definitions.
Next, it is also not in any way “hypocritical” to gather to daven after refusing to be shmaded in the Zionist army despite the latest of the Zionists’ endless self-inflicted wars.
CasualReader: There will be no compromise. We will, en masse, refuse to enlist and refuse to serve. They can put us in prison; but they cannot put any of us into their army.
chutzpa of all of the oiber chachomim that dont listen to gedolim and giving stupid amaratzishe dayos!!!
CasualReader: What building do you know of that can house this number of people?
RebEmes,
Is there another way I can help besides money?
I already sponsor 10 rocks per month to be thrown at cars driving on Shabbos & at $18/rock I’m pretty tapped out.
What an insult to the tens of thousands of actual soldiers who risk their lives to protect everyone, including the Charedim, who have such a lack of hakaras hatov. How painful to families of soldiers who were killed or maimed or lost parnassah to see so many people expressing how they don’t want a part of that.
And the whole Torah protects thing? How absurd that Torah is powerful enough to stop rockets and missles that hishtadlus derech hateva is unnecessary… but when it comes to stopping this alleged gezeira against Torah, then Torah isn’t enough and you actually need hishtadlus derech hateva.
Stay in your Beit Medrash. learn and daven against this “gezeira”, but don’t shine a light on yourselves and publicize how little you want to sacrifice for Israel’s defense. You really think the State is apikursus and not representative of Judaism? Then act like the golus Jews you think are and keep your head down.
Flatbush Tzadik – Go serve in the IDF yourself, armchair warrior that you are.