Chip, Chip, Chipping Away

30 Shevat 5786
Rosh Chodesh Alef Adar 

The Torah is the only thing that unifies Klal Yisrael.  Only with regard to receiving the Torah were we referred to "like one person with one heart."

The anti-God, anti-Torah forces are aiming straight for the heart - going for broke - chipping away at the life source - the Torah and Mesorah which has kept us alive as a nation until this moment.  Of course, they won't succeed, but only because Hashem raises up among us the giborim who are willing to fight those forces.

Arutz Sheva, the voice of the "religious" Zionists, have reported on an event that ostensibly took place in the Knesset yesterday.  In the wake of the events in Bnei Braq (which ultimately spread to Yerushalayim and Beit Shemesh), the session was dedicated to recognizing the value and contributions of the women soldiers.  One of the invited speakers was described as a "religious"  who had never "compromised" her "values" while serving in "her mixed gender service."  She expressed her desire to "send a message" and proceeded (again, according to this report) to assure young women from "religious high schools" that the IDF accommodates their "values" and their decision whether to enlist should not be influenced by "ignorant views."  [Note: I have a policy not to link to that site.]

Of course, Torah and halachah do not come up.  Of course, they want the women - the future mothers who will mold the minds of the next generation.  

Female troops are under assault, and not just in Bnei Brak

...the last several years have seen young women coming from national-religious backgrounds increasingly joining their secular counterparts, rather than signing up for the civilian corps [Sherut Leumi].

According to the data, between the years 2018 and 2025, the rate of women identified as part of the national-religious community enlisting in the IDF rose from 25% to 31%. This upward trend began even earlier, despite aggressive campaigns by conservative rabbis against women serving – especially in combat roles.

Though there is some overlap in belief and practice, the national-religious community is distinct from the ultra-Orthodox community in several key ways. While both are God-fearing, those who count themselves as national religious are usually more willing to engage with secular society, including in education, employment, and culture. As a whole, the community is ardently Zionist and supports the military.

However, if they can't get them this way, they'll get them another way.  

Finally, women like me can take the Rabbinate’s exams in Jewish law

...We filed the petition to ensure that any woman with advanced halakhic knowledge could be examined on her knowledge through officially recognized exams in Israel — not solely through private programs, which resonate within certain social circles but lack official recognition. We knew that certificates from official halakhic exams carry economic significance, and that, without them, women face barriers to accessing state tenders. We also knew that official certification matters for professional standing in the eyes of the public and, truthfully, in the eyes of the learner herself. The petition is a public act. The fact that our personal biographies share common threads reflects a collective portrait of women’s Torah scholarship in Orthodox society.

...Throughout, we held firm to the principle that “separate is not equal” and insisted that we be assessed via exactly the same exams, at the same time, and by the same examining staff as the men candidates.

From the heart of the home (woman) to the home of the Shechinah, they never slack in their efforts to bring down the Torah from its pedestal. 

Will the High Court Approve Mixed Prayer at the Kosel? Chief Rabbis Issue Strong Warning: “This Would Be a Grave Violation”

On the eve of a pivotal Supreme Court hearing regarding petitions over tefillah arrangements at the Kosel, Israel’s Chief Rabbis, Rav Dovid Yosef and Rav Kalman Ber, submitted an urgent notice along with a detailed halachic ruling clarifying their uncompromising position on preserving the sanctity of the site.

The High Court of Justice is set to convene Tuesday morning to deliberate on petitions challenging the current prayer framework at the Kosel. In advance of the hearing, the Chief Rabbis released a clear and forceful psak addressing the kedushah of the remnant of the Beis Hamikdash.

This is the War against God and His Torah.  This is the War with the 

Erev Rav, of which the GR"A taught the following... 

...Our chief effort on behalf of the ingathering must be to produce men of faith worthy of being the two Messiahs in the gates of Jerusalem and of restoring the Divine Presence, the aim of complete and true redemption and Kiddush Hashem. According to our master, the Gra, we must come to G-d's aid through men of valor, the two Messiahs, and learn in practical terms everything there is to know about their characteristics and duties.

The general duty of the two messiahs, Mashiach ben Yosef and Mashiach ben David, together throughout the generations, is defense and war against the three chiefs of impurity - Esau, Ishmael and the erev rav, the "mixed multitude." Mashiach ben Yosef's special duty is confronting Esau, the impurity of the left, that of Mashiach ben David is confronting Ishmael, the impurity on the right, and together they work against Esau and Ishmael, the ox and the donkey of impurity. The mating of Esau and Ishmael comes through Armelius, angelic prince of the erev rav, and it can destroy Israel and the whole world, Heaven help us! The main striving of the erev rav is to mate Esau and Ishmael and separate the two Messiahs, and our own main battle is to shatter and rout the power of the erev rav, the impurity of evil Armelius, from Israel.

The erev rav is our greatest enemy. It is what separates between the two Messiahs. Its impurity operates only via indirect deception. Hence, the war against the erev rav is the hardest and most bitter, and we must gird ourselves with our last strength toward this end. Whoever does not actively take part in the war against the erev rav automatically becomes a partner to its impurity, and whoever he is, he is better off not having been born. The main strength of the erev rav is in the gates of Jerusalem, especially at the entrance to the city on the western dividing line.

The erev rav is that part of the Jewish People intent on war against G-d and against the truth and credibility of His Torah. With them we face an uncompromising battle to the finish, and the Gra emphasized this in his call to holy war against them. When he says that whoever does not actively fight the erev rav becomes their partner and is better off never having been born, he means to warn against the distorted tolerance and groundless love which are the main impediments in this war. (Kol HaTor, Ch. 2, Part 2:2) 

 The Battle has already been engaged.  It only remains for you to pick your side.

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