Milchemet Mitzvah

Purpose of Milchemet Mitzvah: Destroy the enemies of Israel to protect Jews and the land of Israel.

The Tal Law and Jewish Law - In Conflict?

In the early days of Statehood, when Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz, the famed Chazon Ish, and other leading rabbis reached a compromise with David Ben Gurion to provide military exemptions for yeshiva students, only some 400 students were exempted. Writing about a Milchemet Mitzvah, the Chazon Ish himself recognized that “if there is a need for them, they must come to the aid of their brethren.”