User talk:Lentils And Peas

September 2022
Hello, I'm Mako001. I noticed that in this edit to Halachic state, you removed content without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, the removed content has been restored. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Mako001 (C) (T)  🇺🇦 07:56, 6 September 2022 (UTC)


 * I accidentally published the edit before noting my reason for it, and have not figured out how to add that information.
 * The passage that I removed claimed that Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz advocated for the conversion of the modern State of Israel to a halachic state even before the Messianic Advent. However, the linked passage in his works did not discuss this question at all.  Rather, in that passage Rabbi Karelitz argues that when one person compels or convinces another to serve G-d, this is not considered a violation of the principle of free will.  His reason is that it still arises from human choice, albeit not the choice of the person who is compelled or convinced.
 * This view, or something similar to it, is certainly necessary to justify a halachic state. However, it is not adequate to justify the proposition that "the modern State of Israel should become a halachic state," as that would require addressing halachic arguments against a Jewish or halachic state in our current era of history (raised most prominently by Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum), as well as a consideration of the political climate and public support for such a step. Lentils And Peas (talk) 08:14, 6 September 2022 (UTC)