18+ bborn ,
@bborn@mindly.social avatar

This is really bothering me. What is Israel without Torah? During these troubles, they wish to take our talmidim away.
The sign in this article says it better than I ever could.

A legal battle over Israel’s military service
http://espresso.economist.com/f7652e68e0da3f415d7a0cb66da9c510
from The Economist

"We refuse to serve in an army for the sake of the Zionist religion"

@mazeldon

18+ alter_kaker ,
@alter_kaker@hachyderm.io avatar

@bborn when I was awaiting my court martial, my cellmate was a bochur in his early twenties who had been on the run from the army recruiters for five years. I was really struck by his simple, calm, confident demeanor, underneath which lay an unshakeable conviction: life is about studying Torah and working to earn a living, and raising your family. Not war fighting.

Very different from the stereotypes.
@mazeldon

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