Many prominent Sephardi rabbonim have added their names to the call opposed serving in the IDF, including units such as Nachal Chareidi.
The pashkavil states that thousands of bochrim and avreichim who are “shomrei Torah and cut from the Eitz Chaim to take them from the holy Torah camp to the spiritual dry ground – valley of death”.
They stress that in line with the psak of rabbonim shlita, one may not lend a hand towards drafting bnei Torah and mitzvos, even one who is not in an organized educational framework. This refers to the IDF, Nachal Chareidi and any and all other programs offered.
Persons close to Rosh Yeshivat Kisei Rachamim HaGaon HaRav Meir Mazuz Shlita explain the rav’s signature on the pashkavil if a forgery. Rav Mazuz is the spiritual leader of Eli Yishai’s new chareidi dati leumi Ha’Am Itanu party.
Interestingly, one way or another the party will lose an ally for if the rav did indeed sign it, it is unlikely party member Yoni Chetboun, a decorated IDF combat officer, will remain united with Yishai. On the other hand, if he did not sign it, progress in an alignment with the Bnei Torah party headed by HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Auerbach Shlita is doomed.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Well well… i wonder if Eli Yishai can go along with Tkumah after Rav Mazuz signed this letter…
There was never a chance of Yishai teaming up with the Bnei Torah party and Rav Aurbach…
Shas is the party that gave ujp much to oppose conscription. To distinguish himself, Yishai will need to oppose penal sanction for draft refusers (perhaps while emphasizing support for those who choose to serve in the IDF). If Yishai doesn’t cut a clear ideological niche (playing to nationalist hareidi) he will be relying solely on his own charisma, which hasn’t been observed by anyone else.
Any way of validating who signs what?
“Persons close to Rosh Yeshivat Kisei Rachamim HaGaon HaRav Meir Mazuz Shlita explain the rav’s signature on the pashkavil if a forgery.”
Most of these signs are false and forgeries.
You can never trust that ANY signature on a pashkevil is true and accurate WITHOUT personally verifying the signature with the person who allegedly signed.
These Pashkavils have been used since the days of Rav Kook and in reality i dont think anyone pays any notice. They are pure lashon hora and almost fascist like in their sinat chinam. In reality it is Torahrism (like Terrorism) and is so far removed from any truth.
It comes from a place of deep deep fear