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Tag: Rabbi Dov Landau

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The Greatest Disgrace

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 9 Jun

Natan Slifkin critiques a new legislative initiative in Israel that equates full-time Torah study with military service, exempting charedi yeshiva students from the draft.

0 Politics Jewish Law

The Gedolim Deal With a Crisis

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 6 May 2025

Natan Slifkin critiques a recent initiative by charedi leaders, particularly focusing on Rabbi Dov Landau's fundraising trip to the USA, amidst proposed decrees to draft charedim into the IDF and cut financial support for those avoiding enlistment.

0 Jewish Law Politics

Gedolim Against Israel

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 12 Feb 2025

Rabbi Dov Landau, a leading figure in the Lithuanian stream of Charedi Judaism, has made contentious statements against Zionist ideology, attributing the survival of Jews in Israel solely to Torah study and dismissing military service.

0 Jewish Law Politics

Hysteria vs. Hashem

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 29 Mar 2024

The cancellation of the legal basis for exemption of charedim from the army in Israel has sparked hysteria and anger within the charedi community, with claims that Torah learning is essential for the survival of the country and that the High Court's actions are seen as a threat to the Torah and Jewish people.

0 Leadership Jewish Law

When the Gadol HaDor Speaks....

Emes Ve-Emunah · 28 Dec 2023

This text discusses the controversy surrounding Rabbi Shai Graucher, who raised millions of dollars and provided various forms of assistance to the Israeli armed forces during a time of war.