Nation of soldiers or Jewish nation? Why Israel must not erase its soul - opinion
The Talmud itself debates the balance between military defense and spiritual commitment. But what we are seeing today is not a debate; it is an attempt to erase the Torah’s role in Israel’s future.
‘THE HAREDI leadership argues that it is forbidden to draft yeshiva students whose Torah is their profession and that they defend the State of Israel through their studies.’(photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem/Jerusalem Post)ByDOVID HOFSTEDTER
