"...In the Twilight of the Old Elites Rule"

6 Iyyar 5786

21 Days of the Omer  

...We are currently in the twilight of the old elites’ rule. The massive change within the nation, a change that occurred despite and against the will of the old regime, heralds the transformation of Israel from a "State of the Jews" into a truly Jewish State.

The discussions should no longer be held among us, the God-fearing, regarding how to relate to a secular State of Israel. Instead, the discussions should be held among the opponents of the Torah regarding how they should relate to the Torah State that will, sooner or later, be established here. This is the destiny the Creator has designated for us, and the nation is moving toward this destiny at all times.

Let Yair Lapid, Yair Golan, Avigdor Liberman, and Naftali Bennett sit with the rest of the embittered souls who know their time has passed. Let them debate whether they should try to influence the Torah State from within, or if they should leave the country. Perhaps they should sequester themselves in their own private enclaves and try to obtain exemptions for their children so they won't have to serve in the Messianic Army... or perhaps they will think of some other idea to preserve their secularism.

Our Mission: Preparing for the Torah State

Our discourse, the Haredi public’s discourse, needs to be in a completely different place!

How do we best manage the transition from the current regime to the Rule of Torah?

How do we complete the process of the People of God returning to their God?

How do we apply our wondrous Torah to practical life in our time so that all the nation's systems operate according to it?

How do we establish a Jewish army, an economy based on Torah without interest, agriculture with *Shmita* (Sabbatical years) according to the law, the Temple, sacrifices, and purity?

A legal system of truth and justice emanating from the Chamber of Hewn Stone, a rooted Jewish education system, health, industry - everything!

Let us leave it to the historians to deal with the relationship to Herzl and Ben-Gurion. We have far more important tasks ahead of us in this great era, in which God has remembered His people!

The author is Rabbi Yehuda Epstein Chairman of the "Kedushat Zion" Association, the Haredi Association for Seeking Zion in Holiness. To receive short daily articles on current events via email, send a request (comments are also welcome) to: 1@SHEMA-YISRAEL.ORG**    (Source)

(Auto-translation)   The Tanakh and the Gemara teach us that the Land of Israel is the foundation upon which our entire relationship with God is built. And that we will serve Him as a nation in the land He chose. About two hundred and fifty years ago, the light of redemption began to shine, when fearing and wholesome Jews began to grace the soil of our land with the intention of returning His presence to Zion, to return to its worship and preservation, and to reestablish the life of the nation in its purity. For various reasons, to our regret, it was precisely the undoers of the yoke who led the establishment of the Jewish state. The ultra-Orthodox public, which went on the defensive, distanced itself from the institutions of government, but at the same time, the systems of government also failed in their failure to accept the yoke of God's kingdom and to run the state according to His righteous instructions.

Now that the Haredi community, by God's grace, has succeeded in fortifying its walls, growing in the rain and wind, and establishing a world of Torah the likes of which we have probably not seen since the days of Hezekiah, King of Judah, it can now restore its former glory, teach the people that the return to Zion is part of the purpose of creation, and instill the Torah as the constitution of the entire nation, so that the Jewish state in the Land of Israel will advance into a truly Jewish state in all its ways of life - in its laws and judgments.

'Kedushat Zion' is the good news of the future of Haredi Judaism and the Jewish people as a whole! Everyone who identifies with our message is cordially invited to take part in this blessed work and become a true partner in realizing the vision and making it a reality!   (Source)