The issue isn't that learning protects, no need for an army.
The issue is of how to run a state. No state wants every single person to fight in the army, so they choose according to various criteria. One of those criteria is, 'what does society lose by placing him on the front?'
If the person's job was selling earthquake insurance, designing the sleek look of a new car, third bass guitar in the Hod Hasharon Philharmonic, or throwing a ball into a net, we have better uses for him at the front.
If he would be learning Torah, we have better uses for him in the Beis Hamedrash.
Yes, if everyone was learning Torah, we would need to find a different criteria. But right now, enough people are sports announcers, makeup artists for movie stars, animal museum curators, professional 6 star chefs and other useless professions. When we arrive at a world of people learning, we can discuss matters again.
If it were true that "The army, which is supposed to be the protector of the State, is in fact a cesspool of lewdness and chilul Shabbos." - and this immoral action is putting the State at risk or reducing the protection of the state, wouldn't the logical response to send thousands of Yeshiva students to the army to increase the number of religious units which would make the army more effective.
As the many Hesder units prove, there is no problem keeping Mitzvot, including Tziniot, a high standard of kashrut, Tfilla B'Tzibur, and Kove'a Itim L'Torah.
The fact that not all units encourage this is because very hew Haredim enlist.
Think of the positive influence these Bochrom could have on the army and according to your opinion the security of the state if they served in the army.
If studying torah is such a physical protection why the second the bombs start falling in the south of Israel, numerous torah learners relocate northwards? In a time of heightened alert why do chareidim insist on extra security being supplied to them? Why did they insist on special gas marks that could cater for beards?
For whatever reason Chareidim themselves don't live on the basis those gemorrohs. So they can't call on them as an excuse.
The issue isn't that learning protects, no need for an army.
The issue is of how to run a state. No state wants every single person to fight in the army, so they choose according to various criteria. One of those criteria is, 'what does society lose by placing him on the front?'
If the person's job was selling earthquake insurance, designing the sleek look of a new car, third bass guitar in the Hod Hasharon Philharmonic, or throwing a ball into a net, we have better uses for him at the front.
If he would be learning Torah, we have better uses for him in the Beis Hamedrash.
Yes, if everyone was learning Torah, we would need to find a different criteria. But right now, enough people are sports announcers, makeup artists for movie stars, animal museum curators, professional 6 star chefs and other useless professions. When we arrive at a world of people learning, we can discuss matters again.
I don't understand
If it were true that "The army, which is supposed to be the protector of the State, is in fact a cesspool of lewdness and chilul Shabbos." - and this immoral action is putting the State at risk or reducing the protection of the state, wouldn't the logical response to send thousands of Yeshiva students to the army to increase the number of religious units which would make the army more effective.
As the many Hesder units prove, there is no problem keeping Mitzvot, including Tziniot, a high standard of kashrut, Tfilla B'Tzibur, and Kove'a Itim L'Torah.
The fact that not all units encourage this is because very hew Haredim enlist.
Think of the positive influence these Bochrom could have on the army and according to your opinion the security of the state if they served in the army.
You will no doubt appreciate this fine example of Modox scholarship.
https://www.thetorah.com/article/seeing-doublets-a-source-critical-reading-of-megillat-esther
If studying torah is such a physical protection why the second the bombs start falling in the south of Israel, numerous torah learners relocate northwards? In a time of heightened alert why do chareidim insist on extra security being supplied to them? Why did they insist on special gas marks that could cater for beards?
For whatever reason Chareidim themselves don't live on the basis those gemorrohs. So they can't call on them as an excuse.