Addressing a kenos of heads of dati leumi mosdos at Merkaz Shapira, prominent dati leumi posek Rabbi Chaim Druckman Shlita spoke of the need of educating the children regarding mentschlichkeit, speaking of the matter of price tag attacks perpetrated by youths in the community.
The rav shared a discussion he had recently with a high school student, who explained how he told his mother they man not permit Arabs to harvest olives near yishuvim since Eretz Yisrael does not belong to them. Therefore, “we must prevent them from harvesting the olives”.
The rav also spoke of the chareidim arrested recently in Yerushalayim in connection to price tag attacks, and he expressed his sorrow over this alarming trend. “We must teach our children to be bnei adom (mentschin) and while there is no doubt that Eretz Yisrael is entirely ours, but this has no connection to our dealings with each Arab. Regarding terrorists such as the one who struck in Psagot, we must deal with these animals appropriately, but how is this in any way connected to every Arab?”
“We must know how to deal with this and while it is difficult, we are teachers and mentors and we must fine the way”.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Actually the ones arrested in connection to price tag attacks were baalei tshuvot. You should speak to the Education Minister of the need of educating public school children regarding mentschlichkeit. They should at least be mentschlich before they become bts.
there is much learning Torah, but I agree that there is a lacking in mentschlichkeit among the ‘bnei yeshivas’.
The rebbes are too busy instilling them with the correct p’shat and the halacha, that derech eretz has been thrown under the bus as something only for simpletons.
This needs to be changed.
This void in MENSHHOOD is not a DatiLeumi problem it is a religious problem make worse by incitement, anger and hatred one group towards the next.
BTW I do hope that Rav Druckman is aware that the majority of ‘price tag’ activities have been initiated by Israeli ARABS..