The Future of The State of Israel, Torah & The Army - Q&A With Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz

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We have a divine promise from Hakadosh Baruch Hu that there will not be a third there will not be a third galus. And therefore, for sure, the State of Israel can never, ever be destroyed. Uh that unfortunately is not a true statement because it's true that Hakadosh Baruch Hu promised that the Temple will not be destroyed a third time, but we're not out of the second galus. Uh we're still in the second galus and therefore anything can happen as it were, including Rachmana litzlan, uh the korban of of of the Jewish state. So the Jewish state uh indeed is in very precarious footing. On the other hand, we have seen over many years already, 70 years, more than 70 years, we've seen the rachamim of Hashem, we've seen the love of Hakadosh Baruch Hu. So I think we have every reason to be optimistic. I I wouldn't put it as a promise. I don't think you have any prophetic promise to that effect, but I think Hashem is showing us a track record. Uh but once again, it also depends on our doing our part, whether it's Torah, mitzvos, ahavas Yisrael, whether it's coming together. If there was any silver lining to a very difficult and tragic experience that we're still going through, it's that it brought us together in ways that we had not seen for many years. Uh well, that's the thing. If you remember before October 7, there was this absurd debate about judicial reform, which somehow turned into an anti-religious act. So I didn't understand

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1. 0:00We have a divine promise from Hakadosh Baruch Hu that there will not be a third…
2. 1:31how that happened, but whatever it is, all the years that the Knesset was left us…
3. 3:33there was concern. But unfortunately, as the war drags on and on and on and on…
4. 5:04even if you don't go into the army, but to show that it's your sorrow, that…
5. 7:05is not protected when he doesn't say the standard line. Rav Steinman said, "Perhaps we need…
6. 9:07that people forgot about the Chazon Ish's quotation in those 70 years, but Jonathan Rosenblum and…
7. 10:40that even a milchemes mitzvah requires a an official declaration of war by a melech. So,…
8. 12:43general rule Milchemes Mitzvah Levi is Patur. So, that's already a chidush a Shevet Levi Patur.…
9. 14:14As this war is dragging on, it it becomes less of a sustainable argument. So, what's…
10. 16:16interesting times." That's a curse. And the Haredi world is undergoing a very, very interesting time…

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