Hundreds of soldiers from the Netzach Yehudah battalion who fought in Gaza participated in a joyous Hachnasas Sefer Torah on Tuesday, marching from the Gazan border to the shul at the Erez base.
The Sefer Torah was donated by members of the Syrian community in Brooklyn headed by HaRav Ezriel Mansour who spoke to Rav Yosef Tzvi Rimon, the Chief Rabbi of Gush Etzion, and told him that they were interested in donating a small Sefer Torah that could serve the needs of troops operating in Gaza.
Ra Rimon recommended that the Sefer Torah be donated to Netzech Yehudah, whose soldiers are operating in Gaza and lost precious members. “The Sefer Torah will give the soldiers much koach and simcha and light the way for them.”
The Sefer Torah was donated l’illui nishmasam the soldiers of the battalion who lost their lives in the war in Gaza.
HaRav Dovid Yosef, a member of the Moetzet Chachmei HaTorah of Shas, spoke at the event, saying: “We walked a long way and I heard you singing a song that I heard now for the first time “עם הנצח לא מפחד מדרך ארוכה.” Your battalion is Netzech Yehudah – because we’re the Am HaNetzach. Why are we Netzach? Because we have the Torah, we have a derech, the Torah is eternal. The Sefer Torah we received at Har Sinai accompanies us until today.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Most members of the Netach Yehudi unit aren’t Hareidi.
crazy
according to every chareidy gadol or rav its assur to go to the idf
here we see dati yidden not chareidi!!!!!
Everyone should listen to their moreh derech, but dont say these are chareidim!!!
‘הוי חרד לדבר ה
The term Hareidi does not mean Anti-Zionist. It means “[one who] trembles” at the word of God”. True, the majority of those whom consider themselves Hareidi are opposed to army service. But this is not always the case. Many Chabadniks serve, also many Hareidi Edot HaMizrach. There are many American Hareidim from places like RBS whose sons serve and daughters do Sherut Leumi. We also have a segment of the population known as “Hareidi Leumi” or “Hardal”. They’re mostly from Yeshivas like Merkaz HaRav, Har Hamor, Beit-El and others. Hardalim are as strict about Torah study, modesty, kashrut, as anyone else. By these standards, most of the boys in Netzach Yehuda can be called Hareidi.
I’m so confused. My 5th grade Rebbe told us Zionist are Atheists who hate Hashem & only want their own country to show they, not Hashem, are in charge.
But know I see Zion
But here I see Zionist IDF soldiers dancing & celebrating with a Torah. Is it possible (I can’t believe it) that my Rebbe didn’t tell me the Emes?
@ChaimBaruch – the places you mentioned – Merkaz haRav, Har Hamor, and Beit El are not Chareidi Leumi – they’re Dati Leumi Chazak (or Dati Leumi Torani – both terms are used). There is some overlap with Chareidi Leumi, but the underlying Hashkafa is different.
@Kuvult – welcome to the dark side. Seriously, though – there can be legitimate disagreement on which derech is correct, but it is critically important to be honest when describing the other side.
an Israeli Yid
Kuvult,
20-25 years ago the IDF was more chiloni.
Now it has kashrus. shmiras Shabbos depending on circumstances during war and depending on ones job. Many are wearing tzitzis, Tefillin. Learning. It is a different IDF. Not so much kochi v’otzem yadi. B”H
Zionism is a changing definition. Hashem brought the Hews back to Israel after 2000 years of exile. Whether the traditional, secular zionists want to acknowledge or not. Nowadays, secular Zionism is on the fritz, the Torah is getting stronger and stronger in the land and the Jews are getting more right wing and religious (to the annoyance of the tel avivians). We are on the way to mashiach and this is one major step to the gathering of the exiles. We are back in a big way and much like the line of David coming from Ruth, a Moabite, the house of Hashem is returning through modern day moabites (secular zionists)
@Kuvult
You’re Rebbe was 100% correct.
Study history, instead of watching a stupid video.
@Ben Levi – presuming you are correct, wouldn’t it then make sense for the Chareidi world to reconsider its relationship with the army? They should be dealing with the army as it is today – not as it may have been 25 years ago.
an Israeli Yid