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Rabbi Aviner: Forbidden to enlist in IDF if women serve in unit
Elisha Ben Kimon
Published: 17.01.18, 09:37
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1. If Shabbat laws must be enforced then Halachic laws as well
Doron ,   Haifa   (01.17.18)
There are no valid reasons to allow the religious to enforce Shabbat laws and to reject what this rabbi says.
If Israel wants to be a Jewish country (read halachic) by voting halachic laws then it should fully do it
2. BETTER TO HAVE:
CONFUCIUS ,   SAFED CHINA   (01.17.18)
Better to have mixed military units ,rather than exclusively male units. Better to have Major disruption than Major Bum sore.....
3. TO RABBI AVINER:
RABBI OBVIOUS ,   SAFED KABBALIST   (01.17.18)
Ein Ma La'asot ( what can you do ? ). The whole world , ( ha olam coolo), is mixed. The Holy creator created this world mixed with both male and female. Is it better to have young men looking at young women ,or to have young men looking at other young men? answers on a postcard please.
4. EXCUSE EXCUSES....TUT TUT.
CAPTAIN OBVIOUS ,   SAFED MILITARY   (01.17.18)
5. DEAR RABBI ,
NAIVE YOUNG MAN ,   SAFED YESHIVA   (01.17.18)
i am looking for a convenient excuse for how to avoid military service, can you please search for one?
6. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE ?
GENERAL NUISANCE ,   SAFED MILITARY   (01.17.18)
What's the difference between the I.D.F. and foreign militaries? in the IDF ,there are young women working and training in various roles ,in foreign armies there are photos of nude women all over the base.
7. Stupid
Rami ,   Helsinki   (01.17.18)
Jewish men, women and children all served together in Warsaw ghetto against nazis. Men, women and I would say even transgender need to work together against islamic fanatics and other evil totalitarian nutjobs. This guy should move to Iran where those scary women put on a burqa or a hijab.
8. YOU CAN AND MAY SERVE IN IDF
RABBI OBVIOUS ,   SAFED OBVIOUS   (01.17.18)
No problems serving in the army ,just keep your hands to yourselves.
9. RABBIS
SAFED KABBALIST ,   SAFED HONESTY   (01.17.18)
Many Rabbis have too much time on their hands.....
10. KEEP IT IN YOUR PANTS, NO WORRIES
CAPTAIN OBVIOUS ,   SAFED HONESTY   (01.17.18)
11. WHY LISTEN ?
THE URBAN RABBI ,   SAFED HONESTY   (01.17.18)
I am a " Religious " jew, although I do not like to put labels on myself ,or on others. I fail to understand why people listen to these Rabbis such as Rabbi Aviner . Rabbis' opinions are just opinions, and we all have opinions. Rather, opinions should be questioned ,not just blindly and slavishly accepted . Israel ,a small country surrounded by enemies, can ill afford young people avoiding military service . This mixed sex answer is just an excuse, and a feeble one at that.
12. THE RABBI IS CORRECT AND WISE
CAPTAIN SENSIBLE ,   SAFED HONESTY   (01.17.18)
No young man should ever serve in the army of Israel. We will be just fine.....
13. THE SOLUTION IS SIMPLE
STIGMUND FREUD ,   SAFED PSYCHOLOGY   (01.17.18)
Simply ignore the opposite sex.
14. RABBI AVINER AINT STUPID
THEODORE HURTSEL ,   SAFED HONESTY   (01.17.18)
Rabbi Aviner is disingenous. He knows full well that all IDF units are mixed ,with very few exceptions ,so he is basically telling young men not to serve. Torah state that all healthy 20 year-old must go to the army ,but the Rabbi knows better.
15. A SERIOUS QUESTION:
TEL EM STRAIGHT ,   SAFED HONESTY   (01.17.18)
Could anyone kindly explain to me or enlighten me as to why Israel is so insistent and seemingly obsessed with having so many women in its military? is this some kind of social experiment, or just trying to be " politically correct " which is so fashionable these days. I would have thought that having so many females would be a serious liability in times of a serious war?
16. RABBI AVINER IS A STABLE GENIUS
DONALD THUMP ,   SAFED WASHINGTON   (01.17.18)
17. Separation
Jez ,   Netanya   (01.17.18)
Dear Rabbi Aviner
Should gay Haredi soldiers enlist in an all women's unit the
18. Let's face it: women must be relegated to Internet Porn only
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19. Protecting the virtue of women and men must be paramount for
Rivkah   (01.17.18)
those who wish to be protected. Those who do not believe in haShem's Commandments are not subject to them. Co-ed military units are unsuitable for godly females (a woman is a female who has had sex in or out of marriage consensually). A female is safer in prison in the USA than in the US military if she is godly and wishes to be protected. That is not true of males where rape often happens in male prisons. Religious objections to serving in co-ed units is an important objection that must be honored since the more godly people in a military, the more favor from haShem.
20. Is God Homosexual/suffers from female-phobia?!
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