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I am of the opinion that the purpose of our generation is to be Metaken the Chait of the Miraglim. It was the philosophy of the Spies in the Desert (the Miraglim) to continue in their lofty level of Ruchniyus, spirituality, living off of the Manna in the desert without entering the Land of Israel. The concept of glorifying learning Torah without keeping the Mitzvoth Teluyot Baaretz seems to be in sync with the philosophy of the Miraglim in the desert. According to this opinion, there is no need to serve in the army since learning Torah is all that is needed and Hashem will fight our battles. According to this philosophy, Eretz Yisroel is not even necessary in order to observe Torah. It is the opinion of many Gedoilim of our generation that Mitzvoth Teluyot Baaretz are not obligatory but rather optional MItzvoth, Mitzvoth Reshus and not Chovah (obligatory), as has been the case for two thousand years. They encourage their students that going to War to defend the Land and working the Land are not necessary because Hashem will protect us and provide for us if we engage merely in Torah Study.
This seems to be the root of our problems. What follows are arguments refuting this ideology that sitting and learning Torah is sufficient and actually the preferred method of being the ultimate observant Torah Jew:
Why would Hashem give us commandments about having a Machaneh that is Kadosh if there is no need for a real army? Why did Moshe Rabbeinu strongly rebuke the Tribes of Reuvein and Gad comparing them with the spies saying that by not going into the Land to help fight and conquer it since they were discouraging the rest of the Nation? http://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/679195/jewish/Were-the-Tribes-of-Reuvain-and-Gad-Scared.htm
Even if according to the Ohr Hachaim these Tribes reasoned, that G-d will fight Israel's battles and they weren't needed to fight, Moshe made it clear to them that they must go to fight and indeed they did go, in the front lines.
Let us look at sources from Tanach which show that this passive approach is very wrong.
At Kriat Yam Suf the miracles only happened when they jumped in. It wasn't only Nachshon that jumped. They all jumped up till their noses.
Didn't Moshe Rabbeinu actively lead the Jews into battle with Sichon and Og as an example of what they were supposed to do in Eretz Yisroel? Surely Hashem performed miracles for them but they did their hishtadlus.
Yehoshu conquered Yericho and the Nation as a whole did their Hishtadlus even though it was quite obvious that it was miracles that defeated the enemy.
Why is Neviim Rishonim, Yehoshua, Shoftim etc. and Neviim Achronim a series of narratives rebuking the Israelites for not conquering the Land, and rebuking them for not destroying the inhabitants and idols and as a result the Pelishtim gained the upper hand and was a source of much suffering. Please reread Shirat Devorah where she was quite specific in her praise for those that helped in battle and critical of those that didn't.
True Hashem fights our battles but we must do our Hishtadlus in order to be a vessel for G-ds miracles. This means actively going to War and observing all the Mitzvoth for the soldiers that are applicable.
The concept of sitting and learning and not needing to work the Land seems to contradict the commandments of 6 years we work the Land and the seventh year we rest (the Sabbatical Year). Sitting and learning seems appropriate for the Shemittah year but not for the other 6 years. Isn't Yom Shekulo Shabbat and Gan Eden for Olam Haba after Moshiach comes and not for now? Perhaps it is appropriate for Shevet Levi or Yessachar but doesn't seem to be the way for the majority of the Jewish People. Of course there might be some exceptions. But if the entire nation is learning full time on off Shemittah years, then how will the Nation get food? How will the Levites be supported? How will the poor survive w/o Leket, Shikcha and Peeh? Surely, you will be the first to say that one is not allowed to bring the Ketz prematurely. After 2,000 years we finally have Jewish Sovereignty. That is miraculous, a dream come true as a result of decision made by the League of Nations.
Now the Torah demands that we have a Jewish army and keep the relevant Mitzvoth and we work the Land for 6 years and keep the Mitzvoth Teluyot Baaretz. On the Shemittah year we rest. Isn't Sefer Devarim also known as the Mishneh Torah, Moshe's direction of how to keep Torah in the Land. Do all the Mitzvoth we read about on Hakhel serve no real purpose as is the case when we don't work the Land?
So how can we be Metaken the Chait Hamiraglim? This can done by Rabbinic and Public Jewish leaders remembering G-d's Covenant with the Jewish People, declaring Eretz Yisroel as our entitlement from Hashem, and proudly declare like Calev ben Yefunah and Yehoshua bin Nun "Aloh Naaleh, Veyarosh Nirash Osah Ki Yachol Nuchal la". It requires a willingness to fight and conquer the Land, removing all the idol worship, and establishing a Torah Sovereignty that only accepts non Jews who accept a Torah Sovereignty.
As The Case of Yesha Autonomy Part I suggests Let us start a public debate about a prototype Torah State in Yehudah and Shomron. The establishment of the State of Israel had a serious flaw. This flaw was the rejection of Torah. The Medina in 1948 tried to erase religion as was clear with their treatment of the Yemenite population. Over the years the Medina did build up Yeshivoth etc. The flaw was masked. However, now, the government is acting in ways that are anti Zionist, anti Torah and self destructive. This flaw has now turned into a crack.
Let us unite with authentic Torah leaders who might have rejected the State because of rejection of Torah in 1948 but have still the flame of hope and desire to establish a Torah government is burning strong. Zeh Hashem Kivinu Lo, Nagila VeNismacha Biyeshuaso,
The "Peace Process" is the Hellinization of our generation. The Hellinists believed that Torah must conform to foreign influences. They did not reject Torah outright, they merely diluted it with foreign ideas saying that the two can live side by side in peace and harmony. .
It seems therefore that intentionally or unintentionally, the Likud gov't, Shas and UTJ are actual partners with the Hellenists of our time. The Hellenists are clearly the Left (Labor, etc). The Peace Process is clearly an act of annulling the Torah. Those that claim to observe Torah while at the same time sit passively while they join with a government that accepts the concept of a Palestinian State Chas veshalom, have been part of this modern day Hellinization process and have been actively engaging in violating many Mitzvoth D'Orayta. Al Taamod al Dam Reiaacha (allowing terrorists to be freed, roadblocks dismantled etc), Gezela (destruction of property in Neguhot not to mention the destruction of homes in Gush Katif and the Shomron. ). The list of Biblical violations go on and on....
Rather then ring our hands and say that there is nothing to do, we must take the cue from Yehudah Hamakabee with Mi LaHashem Eilai.
First, let all Rabbanim daven and prostrate themselves in Hebron by the Kivrei Tzadikim Avraham Yitzchok and Yaakov Avinu.
Let us call for an actualization of our Tefillot each and every day for a governing Authority based on Torah.
Let us challenge the Rabbanei Yesha who are Anavim to take the Leadership role of Mi LaHashem Eilai and protest a Palestinian State and against an IDF that expels Jews. I have great admiration for Rav Yinon Ilani from Arad who stood his ground. He was not afraid to stand up to his colleagues publicly and withdraw his Yeshiva from Hesder in spite of loss of gov't stipends.
But when the Roshei Yeshivot are ambivalent and silent and there is a Chillul Hashem, then individual soldiers had no choice but to protest... Isn't it the JOB of each and every Hesder Rosh Yeshiva to PROTEST against the policies of the gov't and the IDF to enlist soldiers to expel Jews from YESHA?
The Roshei Yeshivot should declare that Torah is above the State Law and that soldiers are forbidden according to Torah to expel Jews. In addition all Torah observant Jews should do whatever they can to build up Yehudah and Shomron and protest quite vociferously any destruction of any home on any settlement and the dismantling of any roadblock within Eretz Yisroel Hashelima whose boundaries are delineated in Parshat Masei.
Today on Radio 10 on 95.1 in Brooklyn NY, a Rav was speaking about the time of Moshiach. I wish I heard who the Rav was and who he was quoting. He quoted a source that said in the time of Moshiach , the Nationalist camp will have a stronger Tikkun of the Nefesh. This camp which represents the Nefesh of Am Yisroel will desire a Zionist State and aspires for Eretz Yisroel to be a leader among the Nations. However the Chareidi camp, those not Zionistic will have a stronger Tikkun on the Ruach with Yirei Hashem and observing the Torah. They will be successful in bringing back Hamonei Am, multitudes of unobservant Jews back to Torah and Mitzvoth. This indeed is the reality of our generation.
Moshiach will come and unite the 2 camps. The Nationalist will learn from the Chareidim to observe Torah Properly with sanctity and the Chareidim will learn from the Nationalist about Jewish Pride and being Holy KIngdom among Nations.
If anyone can elaborate on these thoughts and provide sources, please email me.
This will be posted on Shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com
On the Case of Yesha Autonomy Part 3. Will be forthcoming Beezrat Hashem
Many of these ideas were discussed with Shmuel Koenig.
Sincerely, Robin Ticker
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Friday, January 01, 2010
On the case of Yesha Autonomy, Part 1. Build UP an Independent Judea and Samaria!
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Dear Knesset Members and Roshei Yeshivot, amv"'sh
Yasher Koach!
Thank you for your letters to Netanyanu to build up Judea and Samaria.
Let me suggest a novel approach which initially might be met with resistance but upon reflection makes a lot of sense.
I am referring to a public debate about establishing a legitimate new Yesha Autonomy, a prototype government in Judea and Samaria based on Torah. Surely such a novel idea can not be implemented on a large scale initially. That is why, in this writers opinion, it is not practical or advisable to implement the dream of Jews for generations on the entire State when there are many afraid of this concept who will sabotage any efforts in this direction. Many roadblocks will be encountered and it takes a motivated population to work out the bugs.
Anavim Anavim Higea Hazman Legeulascham, Veim Ein Atem Maaminim, Reu ki Ohr Zoreach.
Whether or not the State of Israel chooses to abandon the residents of Judea and Samaria and especially when it does choose to abandon them and chooses not to protect them it appears that the time has come to speak about an independent Yesha Authority that is a sister to the State of Israel. This public debate takes on an added urgency when Fayyad's plan is embraced by the State Dept. and several European governments to unilaterally declare Palestinian independence in Judea, Samaria and Gaza and Jerusalem in 2 years (as reported by Caroline Glick).
It would be our hope and dream that this Yesha Autonomy will govern using Torah as it's guide and will have Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches as well as a militia to defend itself against all aggression be it Kassam and Yassam. That is the the basic idea and the details will need to be brainstormed and worked out by Torah Scholars, Political Theorists, Economists and those that are well researched in Hebraic Law and Mishpat Ivri.
Surely this Yesha autonomy will be a much friendlier neighbor to the State of Israel than an autonomous Palestinian Authority who wishes the destruction of the Jewish State and glorifies suicide bombers by naming their schools after Shahids. Surely they won't make murderers of innocent Jews who happen to be Torah teachers of little children into heroes and martyrs and surely they won't condemn Israel's right to self defense. Surely they won't create a War Zone to bombard Israel as what happened when we gave away Gush Katif. They will simply continue to be model communities living in Judea and Samaria that live their lives based on the observance of Torah and Mitzvoth
The residents of Judea and Samaria have suffered from intolerable acts long enough! Either they receive their full rights and entitlements as members of the Jewish faith who rightfully are living in their homeland or they separate from those that have taken measures to take away their property, their communities and their freedom to live and grow and practice their religion in peace and security.
As Knesset members, and as Rabbinic Leaders, together with Jews from around the world we must unite to legitimize Jewish entitlement to Judea and Samaria at any cost. This is for the benefit of not only the Jewish people and the Jewish State but also to the entire world. This must happen even if it means separating from the State of Israel especially as long as the State of Israel is acting as a puppet to foreign forces and acting in a self destructive manner.
More ideas regarding this novel approach are forthcoming and all those that wish to contribute are most welcome.
This will be posted on shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com
Shabbat Shalom to those of us in Chutz LeAretz and Shavua Tov to those of us in Eretz Yisroel.
Sincerely, Robin Ticker as per discussion with Shmuel Koenig
Dear Knesset Members and Roshei Yeshivot, amv"'sh
Yasher Koach!
Thank you for your letters to Netanyanu to build up Judea and Samaria.
Let me suggest a novel approach which initially might be met with resistance but upon reflection makes a lot of sense.
I am referring to a public debate about establishing a legitimate new Yesha Autonomy, a prototype government in Judea and Samaria based on Torah. Surely such a novel idea can not be implemented on a large scale initially. That is why, in this writers opinion, it is not practical or advisable to implement the dream of Jews for generations on the entire State when there are many afraid of this concept who will sabotage any efforts in this direction. Many roadblocks will be encountered and it takes a motivated population to work out the bugs.
Anavim Anavim Higea Hazman Legeulascham, Veim Ein Atem Maaminim, Reu ki Ohr Zoreach.
Whether or not the State of Israel chooses to abandon the residents of Judea and Samaria and especially when it does choose to abandon them and chooses not to protect them it appears that the time has come to speak about an independent Yesha Authority that is a sister to the State of Israel. This public debate takes on an added urgency when Fayyad's plan is embraced by the State Dept. and several European governments to unilaterally declare Palestinian independence in Judea, Samaria and Gaza and Jerusalem in 2 years (as reported by Caroline Glick).
It would be our hope and dream that this Yesha Autonomy will govern using Torah as it's guide and will have Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches as well as a militia to defend itself against all aggression be it Kassam and Yassam. That is the the basic idea and the details will need to be brainstormed and worked out by Torah Scholars, Political Theorists, Economists and those that are well researched in Hebraic Law and Mishpat Ivri.
Surely this Yesha autonomy will be a much friendlier neighbor to the State of Israel than an autonomous Palestinian Authority who wishes the destruction of the Jewish State and glorifies suicide bombers by naming their schools after Shahids. Surely they won't make murderers of innocent Jews who happen to be Torah teachers of little children into heroes and martyrs and surely they won't condemn Israel's right to self defense. Surely they won't create a War Zone to bombard Israel as what happened when we gave away Gush Katif. They will simply continue to be model communities living in Judea and Samaria that live their lives based on the observance of Torah and Mitzvoth
The residents of Judea and Samaria have suffered from intolerable acts long enough! Either they receive their full rights and entitlements as members of the Jewish faith who rightfully are living in their homeland or they separate from those that have taken measures to take away their property, their communities and their freedom to live and grow and practice their religion in peace and security.
As Knesset members, and as Rabbinic Leaders, together with Jews from around the world we must unite to legitimize Jewish entitlement to Judea and Samaria at any cost. This is for the benefit of not only the Jewish people and the Jewish State but also to the entire world. This must happen even if it means separating from the State of Israel especially as long as the State of Israel is acting as a puppet to foreign forces and acting in a self destructive manner.
More ideas regarding this novel approach are forthcoming and all those that wish to contribute are most welcome.
This will be posted on shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com
Shabbat Shalom to those of us in Chutz LeAretz and Shavua Tov to those of us in Eretz Yisroel.
Sincerely, Robin Ticker as per discussion with Shmuel Koenig
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Sunday, December 27, 2009
More on a Torah Republic in Judea and Samaria Yehudah vs. Yosef
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In light of some of the comments I have received to my former post http://shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com/2009/12/another-letter-to-rabbanei-hesder.html
let me respond.
Rabbi Stein commented that the Rabbanim get their money from the gov't and therefore can't respond forcefully. David Bedein suggests a massive PR campaign to the Israeli Public to prove to them that what the gov't plans to do to Judea and Samaria will directly compromise their own security. Chashi said that what I propose is a last resort.
I propose an autonomous government self supported based on Torah and Mitvoth. We need G-d on our side to help fight our battles. Why would a fancy PR campaign convince when the dangers to all of Israel are obvious and don't convince? Everyone knows that the assault of Sderot followed the expulsion of Gush Katif. It does not take a rocket scientist to put 2 and 2 together.
My dear friends, The fact of the matter is that we are blinded by money and by our stubbornness not to make the observance of Torah the key point. And to Chashi I ask, shouldn't we act before our ability to act is taken from us?
Let me suggest serious deliberation about the establishment of a working prototype, a model political Torah Autonomy in Judea and Samaria. It's best to start small in order to iron out the details and fix issues that arise before it is on a large scale. It seems to me that the majority of Israeli's are not spiritually, psychologically or emotionally ready for a Torah republic. It's revolutionary. Let the Jews in Judea and Samaria be the first to try living a Torah Autonomy and with Hashem's help they will be a shining light for the rest of Am Yisroel in Eretz Yisroel and then model a society that is a Mamlechet Kohanim VeGoy Kadosh.
Parshat Vayigash brings the conflict of two Kings Yosef and Yehuda face to face. According to Breishis Rabba Yehuda faces this conflict with prayer, willingness to appease Yosef but if necessary prepared to fight. (taken from the Midrash Says Parshat Vayigash)
How appropriate is this weeks Haftorah, read Chanuka time to the current events at hand and speaks about the divide between Judea and Israel and the final redemption. The Haftorah from Yechezkel speaks about the unification of the tribes of Yehudah and the tribes of Yosef under the Leadership of Moshiah. Moshiah is from Shevet Yehudah, the Davidic dynasty who unites the Jewish people under Torah Law and ultimately this brings peace and prosperity to all of mankind.
Let us keep sacred in our hearts and mind the ultimate redemption and unification read in this weeks Haftorah of Parshat Vayigash from Sefer Yechezkel.
It seems to me that in order to fulfill this prophesy of Yechezkel, some rift, some divide between Yehudah and Yosef needs to be in place in order for the unification to happen.
Now back to the present:
There needs to be a way where the gov't of Israel gets real consequences, Midah Keneged Midah. I am not talking about Nekama. I am talking about taking away sources of funding that they are presently receiving from those who will suffer as a result of their policies. I am also talking about hurting the IDF before they get a chance to hurt us to the point where we will be unable to defend ourselves or do anything about it except carry resentment and ill will. If the gov't of Israel chooses to destroy homes, businesses communities and the property of their citizens who are residents of Judea and Samaria, they should not reap the benefits of these citizens taxes. Also, since the communities in Judea and Samaria benefits the entire Israel from a security standpoint, all Israelis should withhold tax money from the Israeli gov't in order to help support Judea and Samaria thereby defending themselves as well. Many Israeli citizens would downheartedly agree that their security would be greatly compromised with an unchecked Palistinian State and the absence of Jewish settlement. The assault on Sederot and Southern Israel after withdrawing from Gush Katif is proof. I am sure that David Bedein and the Israel Resource Center would be helpful in PR in this respect.
As the government of Israel becomes a puppet of foreign powers, and stops representing the Jewish people and the Torah, stops protecting it's tax paying citizens and as a result creates major security concerns, then Jewish Leadership must take over.
The terror attack this past week against Rabbi Meir Avshalom Chai perpetrated by released terrorists is another example of how policies of the government is endangering its citizens.
Therefore, Judea and Samaria needs to be governed autonomously. They need a governing body based on Torah, they need services, and a militia . The Hesder Yeshivoth united should stop sending their boys to the IDF while they are intent on expelling Jews and instead enlist them in the Judean Authority militia governed by Torah law whose purpose is to protect Jews. Needless to say, the IDF and the Judean Militia should work hand in hand in defending Jews. Hesder Yeshivoth should receive their funding from the Judean Authority and not the State of Israel..
If the State of Israel sees that we are serious in Judea and Samaria, they will hopefully see that they are outnumbered and stop the freeze, stop plans of expulsions and future dangerous prisoner exchanges. If however, they choose to be stubborn about this, then we must be prepared to fight them, with Hashem and our Torah guiding us. Yisroel Betach BaHashem Ezram Umeginum Hu. We have no alternative. We daven, we tried to appease and we are prepared to fight a war. (Just like Yakov Avinu in preparing with his fight with Eisav and Yehudah in Parshat Vayigash).
The recent appeasement of the Hesder Yeshivot did not work.
In response to Barak's stubborness to exclude Rabbi Melamed and the Yeshiva at Har Bracha, all Hesder Yeshivot must unite and say we are all Har Bracha and not Har Kelala. We agree with and stand with Rabbi Melamed. We will advise our sons not to join the IDF or be part of an operation that expels Jews. Furthermore, we will actively do our best to defend our G-d given entitlement to live on our Biblical Homeland and fight against Kassam or Yassam or any Mishtara that threaten us. .
As I suggested in my previous email is a Judean Autonomy whereby the residents would pay local municipal taxes. Israeli's, businesses and private citizens that wish to support the communities in Judea and Samaria should withhold taxes for the gov't and instead at the very least put it in Escrow until the gov't shows that they will protect the rights of the residents in Judea and Samaria and put an end to the freeze. If the gov't insists on the freeze, let this money go to establishment of a Torah Republic of Judea and Samaria ir whatever it's called. I am against using youth, women and children as our front line. I am against massive arrests that will put us and our families at the mercy of a Barak and his henchnan. We were naive once. We trusted that they wouldn't harm us because we believed them to be our brothers. We know now that many weren't even Jewish. Why be stupid again? We saw how the Judicial system treated young girls who had an ideological protest. We saw what they did to unarmed kids at Amona, Those clubs and riot horses were not child's play.
Torah must take the leadership position.
Let us take into account that once a military operation against the Jews in Judea and Samaria by Barak and his people is in place chas vechalila any counter move will be much harder.
All comments to these ideas are most welcome. In fact the greater the discussion on the legitimate right of the residents of Judea and Samaria to form their own Autonomy given the series of intolerable acts against them, the greater is the deterrent for the government of Israel to implement expulsions. This will be posted on Shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com. Please feel free to comment there so that others can see your opinion.
Thank you for reading and Shavua Tov!
In light of some of the comments I have received to my former post http://shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com/2009/12/another-letter-to-rabbanei-hesder.html
let me respond.
Rabbi Stein commented that the Rabbanim get their money from the gov't and therefore can't respond forcefully. David Bedein suggests a massive PR campaign to the Israeli Public to prove to them that what the gov't plans to do to Judea and Samaria will directly compromise their own security. Chashi said that what I propose is a last resort.
I propose an autonomous government self supported based on Torah and Mitvoth. We need G-d on our side to help fight our battles. Why would a fancy PR campaign convince when the dangers to all of Israel are obvious and don't convince? Everyone knows that the assault of Sderot followed the expulsion of Gush Katif. It does not take a rocket scientist to put 2 and 2 together.
My dear friends, The fact of the matter is that we are blinded by money and by our stubbornness not to make the observance of Torah the key point. And to Chashi I ask, shouldn't we act before our ability to act is taken from us?
Let me suggest serious deliberation about the establishment of a working prototype, a model political Torah Autonomy in Judea and Samaria. It's best to start small in order to iron out the details and fix issues that arise before it is on a large scale. It seems to me that the majority of Israeli's are not spiritually, psychologically or emotionally ready for a Torah republic. It's revolutionary. Let the Jews in Judea and Samaria be the first to try living a Torah Autonomy and with Hashem's help they will be a shining light for the rest of Am Yisroel in Eretz Yisroel and then model a society that is a Mamlechet Kohanim VeGoy Kadosh.
Parshat Vayigash brings the conflict of two Kings Yosef and Yehuda face to face. According to Breishis Rabba Yehuda faces this conflict with prayer, willingness to appease Yosef but if necessary prepared to fight. (taken from the Midrash Says Parshat Vayigash)
How appropriate is this weeks Haftorah, read Chanuka time to the current events at hand and speaks about the divide between Judea and Israel and the final redemption. The Haftorah from Yechezkel speaks about the unification of the tribes of Yehudah and the tribes of Yosef under the Leadership of Moshiah. Moshiah is from Shevet Yehudah, the Davidic dynasty who unites the Jewish people under Torah Law and ultimately this brings peace and prosperity to all of mankind.
Let us keep sacred in our hearts and mind the ultimate redemption and unification read in this weeks Haftorah of Parshat Vayigash from Sefer Yechezkel.
It seems to me that in order to fulfill this prophesy of Yechezkel, some rift, some divide between Yehudah and Yosef needs to be in place in order for the unification to happen.
Now back to the present:
There needs to be a way where the gov't of Israel gets real consequences, Midah Keneged Midah. I am not talking about Nekama. I am talking about taking away sources of funding that they are presently receiving from those who will suffer as a result of their policies. I am also talking about hurting the IDF before they get a chance to hurt us to the point where we will be unable to defend ourselves or do anything about it except carry resentment and ill will. If the gov't of Israel chooses to destroy homes, businesses communities and the property of their citizens who are residents of Judea and Samaria, they should not reap the benefits of these citizens taxes. Also, since the communities in Judea and Samaria benefits the entire Israel from a security standpoint, all Israelis should withhold tax money from the Israeli gov't in order to help support Judea and Samaria thereby defending themselves as well. Many Israeli citizens would downheartedly agree that their security would be greatly compromised with an unchecked Palistinian State and the absence of Jewish settlement. The assault on Sederot and Southern Israel after withdrawing from Gush Katif is proof. I am sure that David Bedein and the Israel Resource Center would be helpful in PR in this respect.
As the government of Israel becomes a puppet of foreign powers, and stops representing the Jewish people and the Torah, stops protecting it's tax paying citizens and as a result creates major security concerns, then Jewish Leadership must take over.
The terror attack this past week against Rabbi Meir Avshalom Chai perpetrated by released terrorists is another example of how policies of the government is endangering its citizens.
Therefore, Judea and Samaria needs to be governed autonomously. They need a governing body based on Torah, they need services, and a militia . The Hesder Yeshivoth united should stop sending their boys to the IDF while they are intent on expelling Jews and instead enlist them in the Judean Authority militia governed by Torah law whose purpose is to protect Jews. Needless to say, the IDF and the Judean Militia should work hand in hand in defending Jews. Hesder Yeshivoth should receive their funding from the Judean Authority and not the State of Israel..
If the State of Israel sees that we are serious in Judea and Samaria, they will hopefully see that they are outnumbered and stop the freeze, stop plans of expulsions and future dangerous prisoner exchanges. If however, they choose to be stubborn about this, then we must be prepared to fight them, with Hashem and our Torah guiding us. Yisroel Betach BaHashem Ezram Umeginum Hu. We have no alternative. We daven, we tried to appease and we are prepared to fight a war. (Just like Yakov Avinu in preparing with his fight with Eisav and Yehudah in Parshat Vayigash).
The recent appeasement of the Hesder Yeshivot did not work.
In response to Barak's stubborness to exclude Rabbi Melamed and the Yeshiva at Har Bracha, all Hesder Yeshivot must unite and say we are all Har Bracha and not Har Kelala. We agree with and stand with Rabbi Melamed. We will advise our sons not to join the IDF or be part of an operation that expels Jews. Furthermore, we will actively do our best to defend our G-d given entitlement to live on our Biblical Homeland and fight against Kassam or Yassam or any Mishtara that threaten us. .
As I suggested in my previous email is a Judean Autonomy whereby the residents would pay local municipal taxes. Israeli's, businesses and private citizens that wish to support the communities in Judea and Samaria should withhold taxes for the gov't and instead at the very least put it in Escrow until the gov't shows that they will protect the rights of the residents in Judea and Samaria and put an end to the freeze. If the gov't insists on the freeze, let this money go to establishment of a Torah Republic of Judea and Samaria ir whatever it's called. I am against using youth, women and children as our front line. I am against massive arrests that will put us and our families at the mercy of a Barak and his henchnan. We were naive once. We trusted that they wouldn't harm us because we believed them to be our brothers. We know now that many weren't even Jewish. Why be stupid again? We saw how the Judicial system treated young girls who had an ideological protest. We saw what they did to unarmed kids at Amona, Those clubs and riot horses were not child's play.
Torah must take the leadership position.
Let us take into account that once a military operation against the Jews in Judea and Samaria by Barak and his people is in place chas vechalila any counter move will be much harder.
All comments to these ideas are most welcome. In fact the greater the discussion on the legitimate right of the residents of Judea and Samaria to form their own Autonomy given the series of intolerable acts against them, the greater is the deterrent for the government of Israel to implement expulsions. This will be posted on Shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com. Please feel free to comment there so that others can see your opinion.
Thank you for reading and Shavua Tov!
Friday, December 25, 2009
Another letter to Rabbanei Hesder Yeshivot - Response to Construction Freeze - a stronger "anti freeze' action plan
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To the Rabbanei Hesder amv"sh
Of course I can't tell you what to say. You are learned and great Torah Scholars. I can only tell you what I would like to hear you say or what I believe is moral legitimate and justified, upholding Torah and ultimately will bring peace among brothers.
Given the leaked plan of the IDF and the State of Israel to implement expulsion from Judea and Samaria in a manner that treats the residents of Judea and Samaria as the enemy:
Given the fact that Israel is planning on establishing a Palestinian State, hostile to the entire Land of Israel thereby endangering Jews in Israel and worldwide
Given the fact that Israel is planning on expelling Jews from their homeland, stealing their property and their source of income, thereby raising havoc with the community and the family structure...and violating many Biblical and Rabbinic commandments in the process...
I feel that there is justification to make the following declaration.
We stand as one together with our colleague Rabbi Melamed and the Yeshiva at Har Bracha in teaching and instructing with our students, soldiers of the IDF not to participate in evicting Jews from their homes. We are Har Bracha....(as Rav Waldman declared..). We oppose the establishment of a Palestinian State and the expulsion of Jews from our Biblical Homeland.
We oppose releasing terrorists in a prison exchange. We support operations like Entebbe.
* We hereby declare Judea and Samaria as an autonomous entity, named for our purposes the Yesha Authority, separate and distinct from the existing State of Israel but still brothers and sisters under the same family whose roots stem from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob also known as Bnei Yisroel.
The Yesha Authority will exercise its rights to self defense against Kassam and Yassam. It will be governed by Torah Law with a Legislative, Judicial and Executive branches of government based on Torath Yisroel and will have an active set of Shoftim, Dayanimin and militia as well. It will not act aggressively against their brothers of sisters in the State of Israel unless acting in self defense and in protection or defending our entitlement to live and settle on the Land within the Biblical boundaries.
There is no question that we are better neighbors than a Palestinian Authority and will not be aggressive against our brothers and sisters unless provoked. We would insist that nonJews within our Land accept the Noahide laws and accept Jewish Sovereignty. Otherwise they are free to leave to the 22 surrounding Muslim countries. Acts of aggression against Jews will not be tolerated and will invoke harsh backlash in order to prevent further incidents.
I applaud many parts of the "Anti Freeze' Action Plan recently released by Grassroots organizations in the Yesha such as the call for No Dialogue and the Call for building. But the part which calls for getting arrested seems to be dejas vous with disastrous results. Let me remind you how the Yassam responded in Amona to the unprotected youth. They hit them in their reproductive organs and made antisemitic remarks like we hope that the likes of you don't reproduce.
Please forgive me for reminding you but we must know our opponent and how they have responded in the past against unarmed civilians, namely a bunch of kids.They have imprisoned young girls compromising tzniyut with uncalled for body searches for months at a time for the crime of rejecting their court system.
Showing a willingness to be arrested indicates a willingness to be subservient and aversion to lead. The State of Israel was established with a flaw. That flaw is rejection of Torah. Throughout the years however, the State did much to encourage a rebirth of Torah. That is until the intifada. At that point the State seemed to undo their years of progress of building. The Disengagement, the Hitnatkut symbolized destruction rather than growth.
Torah Jews can not operate under this anti Torah umbrella. The flaw has turned into a crack. The time has come to correct this flaw.
If a Yesha autonomous governing authority is established, residents of the Judean and Samarian communities would pay taxes to the local municipalities and pay for the Judges and Legislature as well as for the services of the communities. Let there be a call among Torah Scholars, Talmudic scholars, academic scholars, political theorists, economists and those that research Hebraic Law (e.g. Selden) for papers addressing a theoretical model of a government based on Torah.
We are talking about a population that respects authority. However, how will the Rabbanei Hesder Yeshivoth look at their wives and children if Chas Vechalila the IDF comes by to evict them? Won't the women and children's eyes ask why was it forbidden to protest and mobilize the Jewish population to put an end to these evil decrees rather than meekly agree to be subjected to getting arrested? Frankly, if I was in your shoes, I wouldn't want my daughter to be arrested and I don't think she should be in the front line. If they send in armed soldiers then, armed soldiers should be their match and not unarmed youth, women and children.
In my opinion, taking a strong position is justified and would be the only way to deter implementation of a future expulsion chas Vechalila. All comments are welcome. A healthy exchange of ideas is the civil way to respond to the looming threat of expulsion and any attempt to stifle a healthy dialogue would be indicative of failure to allow freedom of expression one of the basic Bill of Rights
Sincerely, Robin Ticker.
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To the Rabbanei Hesder amv"sh
Of course I can't tell you what to say. You are learned and great Torah Scholars. I can only tell you what I would like to hear you say or what I believe is moral legitimate and justified, upholding Torah and ultimately will bring peace among brothers.
Given the leaked plan of the IDF and the State of Israel to implement expulsion from Judea and Samaria in a manner that treats the residents of Judea and Samaria as the enemy:
Given the fact that Israel is planning on establishing a Palestinian State, hostile to the entire Land of Israel thereby endangering Jews in Israel and worldwide
Given the fact that Israel is planning on expelling Jews from their homeland, stealing their property and their source of income, thereby raising havoc with the community and the family structure...and violating many Biblical and Rabbinic commandments in the process...
I feel that there is justification to make the following declaration.
We stand as one together with our colleague Rabbi Melamed and the Yeshiva at Har Bracha in teaching and instructing with our students, soldiers of the IDF not to participate in evicting Jews from their homes. We are Har Bracha....(as Rav Waldman declared..). We oppose the establishment of a Palestinian State and the expulsion of Jews from our Biblical Homeland.
We oppose releasing terrorists in a prison exchange. We support operations like Entebbe.
* We hereby declare Judea and Samaria as an autonomous entity, named for our purposes the Yesha Authority, separate and distinct from the existing State of Israel but still brothers and sisters under the same family whose roots stem from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob also known as Bnei Yisroel.
The Yesha Authority will exercise its rights to self defense against Kassam and Yassam. It will be governed by Torah Law with a Legislative, Judicial and Executive branches of government based on Torath Yisroel and will have an active set of Shoftim, Dayanimin and militia as well. It will not act aggressively against their brothers of sisters in the State of Israel unless acting in self defense and in protection or defending our entitlement to live and settle on the Land within the Biblical boundaries.
There is no question that we are better neighbors than a Palestinian Authority and will not be aggressive against our brothers and sisters unless provoked. We would insist that nonJews within our Land accept the Noahide laws and accept Jewish Sovereignty. Otherwise they are free to leave to the 22 surrounding Muslim countries. Acts of aggression against Jews will not be tolerated and will invoke harsh backlash in order to prevent further incidents.
I applaud many parts of the "Anti Freeze' Action Plan recently released by Grassroots organizations in the Yesha such as the call for No Dialogue and the Call for building. But the part which calls for getting arrested seems to be dejas vous with disastrous results. Let me remind you how the Yassam responded in Amona to the unprotected youth. They hit them in their reproductive organs and made antisemitic remarks like we hope that the likes of you don't reproduce.
Please forgive me for reminding you but we must know our opponent and how they have responded in the past against unarmed civilians, namely a bunch of kids.They have imprisoned young girls compromising tzniyut with uncalled for body searches for months at a time for the crime of rejecting their court system.
Showing a willingness to be arrested indicates a willingness to be subservient and aversion to lead. The State of Israel was established with a flaw. That flaw is rejection of Torah. Throughout the years however, the State did much to encourage a rebirth of Torah. That is until the intifada. At that point the State seemed to undo their years of progress of building. The Disengagement, the Hitnatkut symbolized destruction rather than growth.
Torah Jews can not operate under this anti Torah umbrella. The flaw has turned into a crack. The time has come to correct this flaw.
If a Yesha autonomous governing authority is established, residents of the Judean and Samarian communities would pay taxes to the local municipalities and pay for the Judges and Legislature as well as for the services of the communities. Let there be a call among Torah Scholars, Talmudic scholars, academic scholars, political theorists, economists and those that research Hebraic Law (e.g. Selden) for papers addressing a theoretical model of a government based on Torah.
We are talking about a population that respects authority. However, how will the Rabbanei Hesder Yeshivoth look at their wives and children if Chas Vechalila the IDF comes by to evict them? Won't the women and children's eyes ask why was it forbidden to protest and mobilize the Jewish population to put an end to these evil decrees rather than meekly agree to be subjected to getting arrested? Frankly, if I was in your shoes, I wouldn't want my daughter to be arrested and I don't think she should be in the front line. If they send in armed soldiers then, armed soldiers should be their match and not unarmed youth, women and children.
In my opinion, taking a strong position is justified and would be the only way to deter implementation of a future expulsion chas Vechalila. All comments are welcome. A healthy exchange of ideas is the civil way to respond to the looming threat of expulsion and any attempt to stifle a healthy dialogue would be indicative of failure to allow freedom of expression one of the basic Bill of Rights
Sincerely, Robin Ticker.
.
From Women in Green: Rebuilding Netzer - Chanuka Chizuk Movie - Gives you the feeling as if you had been there yourself....
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From Women in Green:
Sharon Katz, Editor of Voices magazine, wrote an op-ed about our
building activity in Netzer last week and edited a short movie which
will give you the feeling as if you had been there yourself.
The movie can be seen by clicking on:
http://voices-magazine.com/voices-videos.php?id=87
For the article:
http://voices-magazine.blogspot.com/2009/12/netzer-again-and-again-and-again.html
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Netzer Again and Again and Again
Eight times the outpost of Netzer has been destroyed. Nine times it
has been rebuilt. This afternoon was one of its rebuildings.
Netzer was created to bring Jewish continuity from Alon Shvut to
Elazar, the Biblical Heartland of Israel, the center of Gush Etzion.
It stands on a hilltop only a few hundred meters from Alon Shvut's
Givat HaChish and from the top of Netzer, you can see Elazar's
beautiful Jerusalem-stone homes.
Netzer became a symbol long ago of the Jewish determination to build
the land. Its outpost stood for many different lengths of time, only
to be destroyed , but then rebuilt again with even greater
determination.
Gush Etzion was well-represented on Netzer today. Dozens of Jews of
all ages gathered there to show their steadfast attitude that Gush
Etzion and all of Yesha must be strengthened, and this would be
achieved through continued construction, construction, construction.
It was cold and windy on the hilltop, but there was no freeze. Three
generations of pioneers carried small and large stones to build the
walls of a stone house on the remnants of a house that stood once
before. Teenagers sawed and hammered to build the skeleton of a wood
and aluminum house, as well.
The building was done to lively accordion music, as the accordionist
walked from worker to worker, cheering him on with his tunes.
After hearing a shiur (lesson) by Alon Shvut's Rabbi Gidon Perl, the
visitors lit an improvised Chanukiah (menorah) on the side of the
mountain. Its flames were visible all the way from Efrat.
While this building event was partially symbolic, there is actually a
movement underway to create a "Build the Land of Israel Fund." This
Fund will finance Jewish builders in the construction of a 48 sq meter
home at the cost of 100,000 NIS (completed within five days) or the
construction of a 70 sq meter home at a cost of 200,000 NIS (within
two weeks).
This will enable young couples to move to Israel's hilltops at very
reasonable susidized costs. The couples will not pay for the
construction, but will pay rent to the Fund, which will then subsidize
other housing.
If the houses are destroyed, G-d forbid, the Fund will finance new
homes. Continued new homes throughout Judea and Samaria will thaw the
freeze, and continue the warmth of building and growing.
There are already ten young families on a waiting list for the hamlets
of Aish Kodesh, Sussia and Negohot. With the help of the "Build the
Land of Israel Fund", founded by Nadia Matar and Yehudit Katzover, the
families will be able to expand on the hilltops with REAL houses.
The people of Judea and Samaria want to continue building. This Fund
will make it even more possible.
If the Fund is not able to collect the monies that it believes is
possible, then chas v'shalom, the only building in the next nine
months and beyond, will be the symbolic stone and wood structure a la
Netzer.
For more information about the "Build the Land of Israel Fund,"
readers can contact Nadia Matar nmatar@netvision.net.il, 050-5500834
or Yehudit Katzover 050-7161818.
The photos in this blog were provided by Israel Katz.
From Women in Green:
Sharon Katz, Editor of Voices magazine, wrote an op-ed about our
building activity in Netzer last week and edited a short movie which
will give you the feeling as if you had been there yourself.
The movie can be seen by clicking on:
http://voices-magazine.com/voices-videos.php?id=87
For the article:
http://voices-magazine.blogspot.com/2009/12/netzer-again-and-again-and-again.html
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Netzer Again and Again and Again
Eight times the outpost of Netzer has been destroyed. Nine times it
has been rebuilt. This afternoon was one of its rebuildings.
Netzer was created to bring Jewish continuity from Alon Shvut to
Elazar, the Biblical Heartland of Israel, the center of Gush Etzion.
It stands on a hilltop only a few hundred meters from Alon Shvut's
Givat HaChish and from the top of Netzer, you can see Elazar's
beautiful Jerusalem-stone homes.
Netzer became a symbol long ago of the Jewish determination to build
the land. Its outpost stood for many different lengths of time, only
to be destroyed , but then rebuilt again with even greater
determination.
Gush Etzion was well-represented on Netzer today. Dozens of Jews of
all ages gathered there to show their steadfast attitude that Gush
Etzion and all of Yesha must be strengthened, and this would be
achieved through continued construction, construction, construction.
It was cold and windy on the hilltop, but there was no freeze. Three
generations of pioneers carried small and large stones to build the
walls of a stone house on the remnants of a house that stood once
before. Teenagers sawed and hammered to build the skeleton of a wood
and aluminum house, as well.
The building was done to lively accordion music, as the accordionist
walked from worker to worker, cheering him on with his tunes.
After hearing a shiur (lesson) by Alon Shvut's Rabbi Gidon Perl, the
visitors lit an improvised Chanukiah (menorah) on the side of the
mountain. Its flames were visible all the way from Efrat.
While this building event was partially symbolic, there is actually a
movement underway to create a "Build the Land of Israel Fund." This
Fund will finance Jewish builders in the construction of a 48 sq meter
home at the cost of 100,000 NIS (completed within five days) or the
construction of a 70 sq meter home at a cost of 200,000 NIS (within
two weeks).
This will enable young couples to move to Israel's hilltops at very
reasonable susidized costs. The couples will not pay for the
construction, but will pay rent to the Fund, which will then subsidize
other housing.
If the houses are destroyed, G-d forbid, the Fund will finance new
homes. Continued new homes throughout Judea and Samaria will thaw the
freeze, and continue the warmth of building and growing.
There are already ten young families on a waiting list for the hamlets
of Aish Kodesh, Sussia and Negohot. With the help of the "Build the
Land of Israel Fund", founded by Nadia Matar and Yehudit Katzover, the
families will be able to expand on the hilltops with REAL houses.
The people of Judea and Samaria want to continue building. This Fund
will make it even more possible.
If the Fund is not able to collect the monies that it believes is
possible, then chas v'shalom, the only building in the next nine
months and beyond, will be the symbolic stone and wood structure a la
Netzer.
For more information about the "Build the Land of Israel Fund,"
readers can contact Nadia Matar nmatar@netvision.net.il, 050-5500834
or Yehudit Katzover 050-7161818.
The photos in this blog were provided by Israel Katz.
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