Soldiers serving in the IDF’s Gaza Division complained that they were unable to have a Pesach seder as is usually the case because there were no rabbonim available willing to lead the event.
Soldiers remaining on base for the first day of Pesach were surprised to learn that the rabbonim of the IDF Rabbinate were excluded from seder, in what appears to some as yet another blow from within the IDF against the military rabbinate.
HaKol Yehudi News reports that the Gaza Division commander gave the order, that members of the IDF Rabbinate may participate in a seder but mustn’t run them as they did in the past. However, if a commander wished to consult with rabbonim they were permitted to do so but the rabbonim were not permitted to initiate or run a seder.
Some explain that for one thing, military regulations do not compel a member of the rabbinate run a seder. In addition, it is explained the Division Commander felt that just as a soldier’s officer leads him throughout the year, he should rely on him to run a seder too and not hand over the task to a unit outsider, a member of the IDF Rabbinate.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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6 Responses
Ridiculous, a Rav is needed.
I happen to believe that just as a soldier’s officer leads him throughout the year, he should rely on him to preform delicate, life-threatening heart surgery. Obviously as a lead officer, he becomes qualified to fulfill every role ever needed.
Perhaps soldiers should rely on their officers for legal advice as well?
The Zionists goal in people going to the IDF isn’t to “protect” anyone, it is to take them away from Torah, that’s why they insist on mixed singing and having female commanders and mixed housing. Furthermore the Zionists don’t take Muslims into the IDF since they know they cant change their perspective on religion. The ONLY solution for all Yirei Shamayim is to boycott this anti-Torah institution and go do what the Aybishter wants and that is learn in Beis Medrash.
Once again it seems the Satmer rabbi nailed it. In advance.
What foolishness on the part of the anti-Hashemniks.
Oh? And should the commander also give shiurim, and lead minyanim, and perform Bris milah, and erusin nisuin? How ludicrous!