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Degel HaTorah leader Rabbi Lando says haredim only need to rely on God, not any prime minister

From Jerusalem Post · () English

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  • Rabbi Dov Lando, a leader of Degel HaTorah, said the Haredi community should rely on God rather than any Israeli prime minister.
  • Speaking in Tiberias, Lando said he hoped and prayed for mercy for the Jewish people and the Torah world.
  • He also criticized support for drafting yeshiva students, arguing that some wars serve the state’s honor as well as the protection of lives.

Rabbi Dov Lando told thousands of people in Tiberias that Israel’s Haredi community should not depend on any prime minister, but solely on God.

We are not dependent on this person or that person, or on one prime minister or another, but only on the Creator of the world

— Rabbi Dov LandoLando said the Haredi community should rely on God rather than political leaders.

“We are not dependent on this person or that person, or on one prime minister or another, but only on the Creator of the world,” Lando said. “We all hope and pray that He will have mercy on His people, and particularly on the world of Torah.”

The Degel HaTorah leader made the remarks during a meeting at his home with Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel, head of the Mir Yeshiva, and the yeshiva’s spiritual supervisor, Rabbi Binyamin Finkel.

We all hope and pray that He will have mercy on His people, and particularly on the world of Torah.

— Rabbi Dov LandoHe expressed his religious hope for the Jewish people and the Torah world.

Lando has recently criticized members of the modern Orthodox community who support enlisting yeshiva students. He argued that the state sends soldiers to wars fought not only to save lives, but also “for the honor of the state.”

for the honor of the state

— Rabbi Dov LandoHe said some wars involving Israeli soldiers are fought for the state’s honor, not only to save lives.

“If the state sends people, soldiers, for the honor of the state, and people are killed, is that also permitted? Actual murder,” he said. Lando accused the state of inciting killings and said some people, including members of the modern Orthodox community, were wicked.

Then they are inciting to murder; that is what they are doing.

— Rabbi Dov LandoLando condemned sending soldiers into wars he said serve the state’s honor.
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