Rabbi Jonathan Muskat is the rabbi of the Young Israel of Oceanside. He also teaches halacha and medical ethics at Shulamith High School for Girls in Long Island.
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Instead of fixating on a ketz hageulah (end of redemption), which places the burden on G-d to act, we should embrace the approach of being metzapeh l’yeshua and mechakeh lo, never despairing and continuing our mission with hope and purpose.
The charedi opposition to army service often stems from the belief that Torah study protects the country as much as, if not more than, military service – a debatable point.
How do we balance a society grounded in values of emet, shalom, and tochacha? How do we promote truth and peace while encouraging dialogue?
Let me be clear. Sometimes we must not simply forgive and forget what a nation has done to the Jewish people.


