The Badatz of the Eidah HaChareidis issued a public call Wednesday evening urging avreichim to participate in demonstrations this coming Sunday, when the IDF is expected to hold a designated enlistment day for Chareidi bochurim.
In a letter titled “My Young Men Have Gone Into Captivity,” the Badatz says it has learned that the IDF has designated Sunday as a broad recruitment day for Chareidi bochurim who observe Torah and mitzvos, with numerous young men summoned to appear as part of the military enlistment process.
The Badatz responded by calling on the community to take to the streets and publicly protest the enlistment effort.
“And behold, our strength is only with our mouths, to cry out and sound the alarm,” the letter states, before calling upon “avreichim who heed the word of Hashem and who are able to participate in the protests and act in accordance with daas Torah” to take part.
The letter also urges activists to engage directly with bochurim who may be considering reporting for enlistment and attempt to persuade them not to proceed.
“And likewise, to act in order to convince the young men that their feet should not falter and that they should not cast themselves into a place from which all who enter do not return and do not attain the paths of life, chas v’shalom,” the letter states.
The Badatz indicated that its campaign against the drafting of Chareidi bochurim will continue beyond Sunday’s demonstrations and into the coming period.
“And in the merit of our standing guard over the walls of Yahadus, may we merit a good inscription and sealing, and the fulfillment of the aspiration of our prayers during the upcoming days of favor, that He remove the wicked government from the earth, and You, Hashem alone, shall reign over all Your creations on Har Tzion, the dwelling place of Your glory, etc., with the coming of our righteous redeemer, speedily in our days, amen,” the Badatz wrote in concluding the letter.
The notice bears the official seal of the Badatz of the Eidah HaChareidis in Yerushalayim and was released ahead of Sunday’s scheduled enlistment day, when, according to the letter, Chareidi bochurim are expected to report to the recruitment office for military processing.
{Matzav.com}
