The Rebbe and Rabbi Meir Kahane - Where Their Israel Policies Diverge

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Meir Kahane’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

Okay. What are the practical differences between Rabbi Meir Kahane >> Every one of you know what the name Kahane means to the Arabs. It means terror. >> and the Lubavitcher Rebbe? Despite their passing in the 90s, the two are still of the most influential voices in Israel's political conversation. Both are known to be unwavering in Shleimus Ha'aretz, unwavering in Shleimus Ha'aretz, the Ha'aretz, the wholeness of the Torah and of the land. This major commonality is quite well known, so it often brings with it a certain misconception. Do the Rebbe and Rabbi Kahane agree about everything? Many people think yes, but they are wrong. And because the Rebbe is so influential, assuming his views wrongly can have a wide effect. So, this is an important conversation to think about. Toward the end of 1980, UK Chief Rabbi Jakobovits penned an article in the Jewish Chronicle criticizing Kahane. And in it, he associated the Rebbe with Kahane's views. In a lengthy response, Kahane's views. In a lengthy response, which doesn't mention Kahane by name, the Rebbe explained that while many people shared his opposition to handing land away to the Arabs, his philosophy for this position was quite different than most. In this video, I hope to list practical differences which stem from these philosophical differences. While researching, I found that many of the teachers and friends whom I always speak Torah with were quite reluctant to speak concretely on this subject. Even internet rabbis were reluctant to tackle this one. >> What was the Rebbe's relation with Meir Kahane? Were their positions in Israel synonymous? >> You know, there's nothing I could say that's not going to get me into trouble.

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1. 0:00Okay. What are the practical differences between Rabbi Meir Kahane >> Every one of you know…
2. 0:30unwavering in Shleimus Ha'aretz, the Ha'aretz, the wholeness of the Torah and of the land. This…
3. 1:01Kahane's views. In a lengthy response, which doesn't mention Kahane by name, the Rebbe explained that…
4. 1:32that's not going to get me into trouble. Clearly, the answer to that question is I…
5. 2:03to extract a principle from one situation for another. I'm going to try my best, though…
6. 2:33part of Judaism itself, and the beginning of a messianic epoch. The Rebbe, along with almost…
7. 3:04of Jews. In other words, Kahane saw the modern state of Israel as a Torah end…
8. 3:35but this was the Rebbe's sole motivation. Now, for practical policy, both of them were vehemently…
9. 4:05extremely clear, broadly speaking, this hypothetical never happened during the Rebbe's lifetime and all of the…
10. 4:35between paid expulsion and permanent non-voting minority status. After a long search, I cannot find any…

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