Rabbi Bergman Cries Out Against Conscription of Yeshiva Students
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Rabbi M. Tz. Bergman delivered a passionate speech on the memorial day of Rabbi Elazar Menachem Shach, vehemently opposing the conscription of yeshiva students into the army. He described the potential draft as a "decree of persecution and annihilation" and declared it would not happen. Bergman prayed for divine intervention and for Rabbi Shach to intercede for the Torah world.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Rabbi M. Tz. Bergman declared that the conscription of yeshiva students into the army "will not happen."
- He described the potential draft as a "decree of persecution and annihilation for all of Israel."
- Bergman spoke at the memorial day of the late Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Elazar Menachem Shach.
- The speech took place at the Reishit Chochmah Yeshiva in Bnei Brak.
- He prayed for divine intervention to nullify the decree.
On the memorial day of the late Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Elazar Menachem Shach, his son-in-law and Rosh Yeshiva, M. Tz. Bergman, delivered a strengthening speech at the Reishit Chochmah Yeshiva in Bnei Brak. During the day, Bergman visited Rabbi Shach's grave in the Ponevezh cemetery, where he delivered words of encouragement and awakening.
Bergman stated that there is a "great battle for the honor of Heaven" and for God and His Torah. He asserted that "the youth of Israel are being trampled" by "wicked people" who seek to draft them into the army. Bergman declared, "This will not happen!" and insisted that no one would be drafted, "neither by good means nor by bad."
He conveyed that Rabbi Shach, in his name, described the conscription as a "decree of persecution and annihilation for all of Israel" and that "we are obligated with self-sacrifice for this." Bergman then prayed to God to "have mercy on the remnant of Your people, the House of Israel," and to nullify this "terrible decree."
Bergman also requested that Rabbi Shach intercede on behalf of the students, yeshiva students, and the entire world of Torah, which Rabbi Shach founded. He expressed hope to see Rabbi Shach resurrected and to tell him that they have remained true to his teachings and the Torah he passed down, and to merit the coming of the righteous redeemer soon.