Klal Yisrael Only Finds Unity Around the Torah

7 Marcheshvan 5786

Over a few blog posts recently, I have expressed my personal support for actions taken to fight the forced conscription of Torah learners. In short, I believe with all my heart that...

• This group is as critical to our protection and security as the armed services.
  
• Learning hours upon hours every day takes great devotion and dedication and is not something you do to "dodge the draft."  
  
• This group is being targeted for one reason only - mass assimilation into the common culture.  The ultimate goal is the eradication of chareidi Jewry in this secularized state.
  
• Anyone who supports the State in this matter, yet does not accept applying the same standard (and epithets) to the Israeli Arabs is just wicked. 

On Thursday, 8 Marcheshvan, beginning at 2:30 pm...

Police Give Final Approval for Massive Protest in Yerushalayim Over Targeting of “Draft-Evading” Yeshivah Bochurim

The event, which organizers are calling a “million-man march,” is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of participants from across the country.

Sources told B’Chadrei Chareidim that the final police authorization came following an additional meeting between representatives of the organizing committee and the Jerusalem District Police.

Preparations for the protest include the closure of major routes, from the entrance to Yerushalayim, along Sarei Yisrael and Bar-Ilan, continuing through Kikar Maran, with police bracing for massive crowds expected to fill the area.

According to organizers, the demonstration will be held without a formal stage or sound trucks, in keeping with the tone of tefillah and hisorerus that rabbanim have called for.

Gedolei Yisrael from the Litvish, Chassidish, and Sephardic communities are expected to take part, with tefillos to be recited from a central balcony that will serve as the symbolic focal point of the gathering.

The protest comes amid growing outrage over the government’s continued enforcement of the draft decree and what chareidim say are escalating efforts to criminalize limud hatorah in Eretz Yisrael.

(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

HaRav Landau Instructs Ahead Of “Million-Man Rally: “Do Not Be Drawn Into Any Clashes With The Authorities”

A day after the police officially approved the holding of the “Million-Man Rally” against the arrests and imprisonment of bnei yeshivos, HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau published a detailed letter of instructions ahead of the event.

In the letter, the Rosh Yeshivah instructed participants not to be drawn into any confrontations with the police and other authorities.

The letter states: “Avreichim, bnei yeshivos, and working men from all over the country are called to participate in the Atzeres Tefillah that has been scheduled for Thursday, at the gates of the city of Jerusalem, due to the escalating persecution of lomdei Torah.”

“Yeshivos ketanos (for younger bochurim) will participate only in an organized manner, under the supervision of the yeshivos as much as possible. Melamdim must remain at their regular positions.

“Children from across the country, aged eight and over, may participate only with the close accompaniment of their parents and under their responsibility.

“It is imperative to exercise the utmost caution and to fulfill the obligation of ‘ונשמרתם מאד לנפשותיכם.’ Roshei Yeshivos and educators must warn their students not to be drawn into any clashes with the authorities or others. They should only participate in the tefilla and be mekadeish Shem Shamyaim in their arrival and departure.

“Women and girls from across the country should not attend the rally. During the event, they should recite Pirki Tehillim in their homes. High school students from all over the country, including Jerusalem, will gather in their schools during the rally and daven together with the masses of Beis Yisrael.

“Married women who live in Jerusalem and are interested in participating in the rally may gather in a separate distant area designated in advance for this purpose in order to maintain the standards of tznius.”

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)

If everyone follows the orders of the Gedolim and makes this a kiddush Hashem, it could become the unifying event that brings Mashiach Tzidkeinu!!! 

Israel Police preparations for the rally expected to take place on Thursday, October 30, in Jerusalem:

Changes in traffic arrangements:

▪ Starting at 12:00 until the end of the rally, Highway 1 will be closed to private vehicle traffic in both directions, from the Latrun area to Ginot Sakharov, including the entrance to the city via Highway 16 and the Shaar Hagai area.

▪ Entry into Jerusalem via Highway 1 will only be permitted for pre-arranged buses that will be directed to passenger drop-off areas, according to police instructions, via the Givat Shaul/Ginnot Sakharov intersection.

▪ Exiting the city will be possible via the Arazim Tunnel and Highway 16 and Highway 443.

▪ Highway 443 will remain open to private vehicle traffic.

▪Public transportation traffic in the direction of leaving the city will be carried out exclusively through the Arazim terminal until 3 p.m.

▪ Within the city of Jerusalem, the city entrance area, the city entrance envelope, and the city center will be blocked to traffic.

▪ In addition, additional access roads to the city entrance area and the center of Jerusalem are expected to be closed for varying periods of time and as needed. ▪ Additional blockages may occur on nearby streets and roads leading to the gathering points.

▪As a result, significant traffic congestion is expected in the area.

Instructions for the participating public:

▪ Arrival in the area will be done legally, quickly, and in a manner adapted to road conditions. Private vehicles are not allowed to reach Highway No. 1, but only via pre-arranged buses.

▪ Any attempt to disrupt or block traffic on major roads constitutes a violation of the law.

All The Details On The “Million-Man Rally:”

This Is Where The Gedolei Yisrael Will Stand...

~ Hatzlacha Rabbah v'Harbeh Siyata DiShamaya ~