tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post4580858921597222210..comments2024-03-29T06:05:20.562+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: a halachic state or notRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-25878106081602121132019-09-14T00:32:15.687+03:002019-09-14T00:32:15.687+03:00Maybe we should all remember that it will really o...Maybe we should all remember that it will really only be a "halachic state" in the days of Moshiach. I think it is impossible to have a halachic state now for the reason that we are not in agreement that it should be a halachic state. This is "the first flower of the redemption," but this is not yet the "Third Commonwealth" that we anticipate. In 1948 we were granted the first opportunity to have a Jewish state since the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE. Although the conditions permitted Israel to be a Jewish state in many senses of the word, this did not follow that it would be a completely halachic state, and understandably so, the wishes of the Haredim and others notwithstanding. There will be a time when Israel will truly be a halachic state, but this is not that time.sheldanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03696749138880768464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-77916986043421933562019-09-14T00:31:33.362+03:002019-09-14T00:31:33.362+03:00This comment has been removed by the author.sheldanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03696749138880768464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-16360554189206096052019-09-13T13:24:19.559+03:002019-09-13T13:24:19.559+03:00There is a "Halachic State" and there is...There is a "Halachic State" and there is the immoral anti-religious monstrosity that the nationalist parties represent. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-29366433973099123872019-09-12T19:52:25.034+03:002019-09-12T19:52:25.034+03:00I think that the desire to turn the Zionist State ...I think that the desire to turn the Zionist State into a "Halachic State" is one of the differences between the Religious Zionist community and the Haredim. The Merkaz/Chardal elements of the RZ community see the Zionist State as a stepping stone to an eventual Halachic State, whereas the Haredi community don't see the Zionist State as different from any other Galut Jews lived under, and as long as they treat the religious community fairly have no desire to change the way the state is run.<br /><br />So I would expect someone like Betzalel Smotritch to push towards a Halachic State, not Shas or Aguda.Michael Sedleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684514303911193073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-48284365031099583162019-09-12T18:04:16.354+03:002019-09-12T18:04:16.354+03:00A "halachic state" can and must mean onl...A "halachic state" can and must mean only one thing -- a state that is run by the Sanhedrin. There is nothing else that it could possibly mean. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com