Religious Zionist Perspectives on Current Events in Israel

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Shevat, 5766
February, 2006

Dear Friends,

We are living through turbulent times in the State of Israel. Political tensions over the past decade have had a profound impact on the Religious Zionist Movement. These tensions have resulted in an internal lack of clarity, and to a change in the external perception of the Religious Zionist movement. In our current situation, there is a great need for the voices of the Religious Zionist leadership to be heard.

Toward that end, this component of our website is dedicated to bringing you current articles that address contemporary issues in Israeli society as they relate to the fundamental principles of Religious Zionism. The articles below relate primarily to the disengagement plan, the issue of refusal to obey military orders, the debate over the status of the Prime Minister of Israel, and reactions to the violence associated with the evacuation of Amona.

It is our hope that this site will provide an opportunity for our constituency to gain a clearer understanding of current issues and their impact on Religious Zionism, the State of Israel, and Israeli society and enrich the internal debate in the Religious Zionist community. Toward that end, we have added a discussion forum that enables readers to respond and express their opinions. We hope that you will participate and gain from this discussion.

Bivracha,
Eliezer Sheffer Co – Chairman, World Mizrachi Movement

Please note: The opinions expressed in the following articles do not express the views of the Mizrachi World Movement. The purpose of the “Ideas and Opinions” site is to familiarize Rabbis, community leaders, and members of the community who identify with the Religious Zionist ideology with the prevailing currents within the national religious movement in Israel, which includes a variety of opinions. It is our hope that the site will foster discussions which will examine these trends against the basic principles of Religious Zionist ideology. Toward that end, we have instituted a response mechanism that allows our readers to participate in that important debate. View comments on the reader forum. Your comments are welcome.

Amona

» Religious Zionism, without Zionism, By Meron Rapoport (English)

» Religious Zionism, without Zionism, By Meron Rapoport (Hebrew)

» The Conflict is not about Land - its About Identity: Israeli vs. Jewish, By Yair Sheleg (Hebrew)

Status of the Prime Minister

» Not at the Top of the List of Priorities - Harav Shaul Bar Ilan (English)

» Not at the Top of the List of Priorities - Harav Shaul Bar Ilan (Hebrew)

» Not to Disengage from the Public Spirit - Harav Shai Piron (English)

» Not to Disengage from the Public Spirit - Harav Shai Piron (Hebrew)

» Praying for him - Rav Sherlo (English)

» Praying for him - Rav Sherlo (Hebrew)

» Prime Minister or Rosh Yeshiva - Rabbi Howard Jachter (English)

» The Prime Minister of Israel has Fallen - Rav Shlomo Aviner

» We Do Not Pray for Those Who Led Others to Sin - By Harav Shmuel Eliyahu (English)

» We Do Not Pray for Those Who Led Others to Sin - By Harav Shmuel Eliyahu (Hebrew)

Disengagement

» A Heart that Listens: The Disengagement Plan, Harav Yuval Sherlo (Hebrew)

» A Heart that Listens:The Disengagement Plan, Harav Yuval Sherlo (English)

» An Interview with Rav Shlomo Aviner (English)

» An Interview with Rav Shlomo Aviner (Hebrew)

» Disengagement and Reconnection, By Dov Schwartz (English)

» Disengagement and Reconnection, By Dov Schwartz (Hebrew)

» Disengaging from Ourselves - Eliezer Sheffer (English)

» Disengaging from Ourselves - Eliezer Sheffer (Hebrew)

» Let’s Be One Nation Again - Rabbi Shlomo Riskin (English)

» Planning for "The Day After" (Mati Wagner, THE JERUSALEM POST, Mar. 31, 2005)

» Proceedings of the World Council on Ideology and Spirituality

» Rabbis Say No to Violence, Yes to Breaking the Law (By Yaakov Katz, JERUSALEM POST, April 8,2005)

» Reconnecting after the Disengagement (Hebrew)

» Reflections on Decisive Times and Decisive Orders, by Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein (English)

» Reflections on Decisive Times and Decisive Orders, by Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein (Hebrew)

» The Disengagement Plan of Religious Zionism - Harav Yuval Sherlo

» The Observant Soldier and Disengagement - Harav Shlomo Riskin

» The opinions of Harav Shaar Yashuv Cohen, Harav Shlomo Aviner, and Hanan Porat - Exerpts from an article in Ha'aretz

» The Roots of the Religious Zionist Response to the Disengagement Plan - Dov Schwartz (Hebrew)

» Us and the State, Harav Yaacov Halevi Filber (English)

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