by Rabbi Eliezer Melamed
This excerpt was taken from Rabbi Eliezer Melamed’s book “Revivim: Nation, Land, Army” Amona – The Faithful and Rescuing Youth In the Wake of the Events at Amona 4 Shevat, 5766 (Feb. 2, 2006) An upsetting, ugly, witless, despicable, cruel and evil mixture has surrounded us. In the place where justice is meant to transpire, … Read more
Equal to all of the Mitzvoth The Sages teach (Sifri, Re’eh 53): “The Mitzvah of settling the Land of Israel is equal to all of the other Mitzvoth in the Torah.” This is due to the fact that, in addition to its own inherent value, the Mitzvah of settling the Land of Israel serves as … Read more
Question: Is it true that you changed your position in the meeting of the heads of the Union of Hesder Yeshiva’s, as was reported in some of the media? Answer: In general, I did not change my position, however, in one small issue, I did. Two months ago I wrote that I “recommend not protesting … Read more
The Libel against the Torah and Rabbi’s Claims have been made against us that “a soldier must have a commander, and it isn’t a rabbi.” The Minister of Defense accuses us of “destabilizing the foundations of Israeli democracy, inciting towards insubordination, damaging the sprit of the I.D.F., and there is no room for such things … Read more
Many readers have recently heard in the media threats from various army officers and the Minister of Defense to annul the ‘hesder’ agreement (where students combine army service and Torah studies) with Yeshiva Har Bracha. This is a good opportunity to talk about the first head of the Yeshiva from its inception. In the beginning, … Read more
What Should God Have Said to Jacob? One of God’s most significant revelations to man was His revelation to Jacob our forefather upon his arrival to Bet El. “And he lay down in that place to sleep. And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached … Read more