fwd: Calling for Rabbinic Press Conference. Letter of Shmuel Koenig to Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zweibel of Agudath Yisroel of America

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From: Shmuel Koenig <shmuelkoenig@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 5:57 PM
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To: DZwiebel@agudathisrael.org
Cc: faigerayzel@gmail.com

Dear Rabbi Zwiebel,

 

RE: a press conference:

 

I think a Rabbinic Press Conference would be appropriate.

We need to declare our rights to Eretz Yisrael Hashleyma.

We need to respond.

 

We have to give testimony based on Torah that the whole of Eretz Yisrael belongs to us (source for the obligation to give testimony is in Babba Kama).

Who besides the Rabbonim are more qualified to give this testimony.

 

 

It seems to me that it would be most effective to have a spectrum of rabbonim to give this testimony

 

e.g. Rabbi Nosson Dovid Rabinowitz , Rabbi Mandel , Rabbi Yosef Vigler, Rabbi Kaminetzky, Rav Aharon Feldman, also Michael Rothschild.

 

I mention these Rabbonim because we have spoken to them and they seem very interested or they are on the same page.

 

We have to counter the Chillul Hashem of the whole world that we stole the land.

 

Until now the Rabbonim have shied away from speaking out with clarity that all of Eretz Yisrael belongs to us.

 

They have also shied away from emphasizing that Yahadus is a universal religion

 

On the other hand there have been some positive developments:

 

Rabbonim have spoken out about Har Hazeitim; this was very well received.

 

Also, they have asserted our rights to Kever David.

 

Hopefully, this will lead to speaking out about Eretz Yisrael Hashleyma

 

Also, the Israeli government seems to be changing direction.:

There are Chareidi people in the government.

Tzipi Hatovely, the new deputy foreign minister is quoting publicly the first Rashi in Chumash.

There is a religious Education Minister (Naftali Bennett) who is in charge of being michanech the children.

There is a justice minister (Ayelet Shaked) who is talking about applying Torah Law to Israel.

 

It's an opportunity for the Chareidi and Dati Leumi communities to unite and move in a Torah direction.

 

Even the secular Jews we can learn from: they have a strong desire of Tikun Olam.

We saw this with the tremendous Kiddush Hashem by Chabad and supported by the Israeli government in Nepal.

 

 

Bracha V'Hatzlacha,

Shmuel Koenig