I don't get it?
Didn't we all stand at Har Sinai when Hashem gave us the Torah?
What Happened??
According to Rav Tuvia Weiss and Rav Moshe Sternbuch it's an "Issur Do'oriiseh" to vote in the upcoming Zionist elections.....and whoever does vote is condemned to hell..
According to Rav Chaim Kanieveski, Ger, Viznitz, Biala, Mozhzitz, Alexander, and the Agudah ... it's a "Mitzvas Aseh".....to vote and whoever doesn't vote is condemned to hell ...
Now this is amongst the Chareidim themselves....
Is it any wonder that no one person takes whatever they say seriously?
Is it any wonder that thousands are leaving the fold?
Is it any wonder that we who want the truth are totally confused??
I would understand that the Gedoilim would say that ... voting or not voting is only their opinion....
But one side says that voting is equivalent to Avodeh Zarah, Meenis and outright Apikorsas, while the other side says that it is a Mitzvah???
Which is it??
These are not "bal batim" voicing this ... these are our Gedoilei Yisrael ...
They say "don't vote" ...then they are upset that there is Chillul Shabbos!
Then you have a group of Chassidishe leaders in the US .... Chareidim, mind you... that say that it is prohibited to live in Israel and they actually bring support from Gemmarrah and Rishonim ....unbelievable!!
There is a Rabbi who is the leading spokesman for the Anti Zionists, a guy who has been accused of sexually molesting women who publishes a book called "The Empty Wagon" that spews hate against his brothers and sisters who support Zionists, with such hatred, that would put Adolf Eichmann to shame ...and his book is a best seller!!
He brings support to his bizarre theories from previous Gedoilim....
these theories all proved to be nothing but theories ...they are now totally irrelevant and actually laughable!
And the facts on the holy ground of Israel is obvious, a country that has the majority of the Jews living there, more Torah learning in Israel than anywhere in the entire world ....and people continue to read this trash
The book is sold openly in Eichlers, Judaica Plus and other "holy" book stores!
You have Gedoilim who live and take and enjoy benefits of Israeli Society ....who then turn around and stab their own governments in the back .... No hakoras ha'toiv...
We stood at Sinai together????
I'm beginning to doubt that!
Is it any wonder that we are still in Galus?
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