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Religious Zionism

in Shul?

Rabbi Shmuel
Slotki

(PHOTO: HOWIE MISCHEL)

hat does it mean
W ּ וני ֵ תו ּ מ ִ א ְ ו בק ֲ ע ַ י ְ ו ק ָ ח ְ צ ִ י ם ָ ה ָ ר ְ ב ַ א ּ וני ֵ תוב ֲ א ְ ך ַ ר ֵ ּ ב ֶ ש י ִ מ ׂ א ּ וה ,בק ֲ ע ַ י ְ ו ק ָ ח ְ צ ִ י ם ָ ה ָ ר ְ ב ַ א ּ וני ֵ תוב ֲ א ְ ך ַ ר ֵ ּ ב ֶ ש י ִ מ
to be a Religious
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Zionist shul? What
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ל ַ ע ן ֵ גָ י ְ ו רמ ְ ש ִ י ְ ך ֵ ר ָ בְ י א ּ וה ,ה ָ א ֵ ל ְ ו ל ֵ ח ָ ר ה ָ ק ְ ב ִ ר ה ָ ר ָ ש
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actually expresses or
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הָנ ָ ג ֲ ה ַ ה א ָ ב ְ צ ִ ּ ב ת ּ ור ֵ ש ְ ל ּ ו ּ ל ֵ א םי ִ מ ָ י ְ ּ ב םי ִ ס ְ ּ י ַ ּ ג ְ ת ִ ּ מ ַ ה ל ָ ּ כ
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ח ַ ל ְ ש ִ י ְ ו ם ֵ ק ְ ּ ז ַ חי ִ ו ם ֵ ר ְ מ ְ ש ִ י א ּ וה ְ ך ּ ור ָ ּ ב שוד ָ ּ ק ַ ה . ּ ונ ֵ ת ָ ּ ל ֻ א ְ ּ ג
demonstrates the Zionist nature of a ת ּ ור ֵ ּ ש ַ ה ְ ו ןוח ָ ּ ט ִ ּ ב ַ ה תוחו ּ כ ,י ִ ּ מ ֻ א ְ ּ ל ַ ה ת ּ ור ֵ ּ ש ַ ה ,ל ֵ א ָ ר ְ ש ִ י ְ ל ת ַ חי ִ מ ְ צ תי ִ שא ֵ ר ,ל ֵ א ָ ר ְ ש ִ י תַני ִ ד ְ מ ִ ּ ב ב ֵ ּ ש ַ י ְ ת ִ ה ְ ל ּ ו ל ֵ א ָ ר ְ ש ִ י ֹ
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ל ֵ א ָ ר ְ ש ִ י ר ֵ מוש .)ה ָ ּ ל ִ ה ְ ּ ק ַ ה יֵנ ְ ּ ב / ינולפ ןב ינולפ( ם ֶ ה ָ ב ּ ו י ִ ח ָ ר ְ ז ֶ א ָ ה
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community? Is it the type of kippah the םי ִ ב ְ ּ דַנ ְ ת ִ ּ מ ַ ה ם ֶ הי ֵ ר ְ ב ַ ח ל ָ ּ כ ל ַ ע ְ ו ם ֶ הי ֵ ל ֲ ע וי ָ פָנ ְ ּ כ סר ְ פ ִ י ן ּ וב ֻ ש ְ י ָ י ְ י י ֵ י ּ וד ְ פ ּ ו" ב ּ ות ָ ּ כ ֶ ש א ָ ר ְ ק ִ מ ם ֶ ה ָ ּ ב ם ֵ ּ י ַ ק ְ ת ִ י ְ ו ,בוט
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ע ַ ג ֶ ּ פ ל ָ ּ כ ִ מ ה ָ ק ּ וצ ְ ו ה ָ ר ָ צ ל ָ ּ כ ִ מ ם ֵ לי ִ ּ צ ַ י ְ ו ם ֵ ר ְ מ ְ ש ִ י .ם ָ ע ָ ּ ב
ןוש ָ ש ם ָ שאר ל ַ ע ם ָ לוע ת ַ ח ְ מ ִ ש ְ ו הָ ּ נ ִ ר ְ ּ ב ןו ּ י ִ צ ּ וא ָ ב ּ ו
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men wear or the women’s preferred .ם ָ ּ כ ְ ר ַ ּ ד ַ חי ִ ל ְ צ ַ י ְ ו ה ָ ר ּ וב ְ ג ּ ו ץ ֶ מא ,הָנ ּ וב ְ ת ּ ו זע ְ ּ ב ם ָ לי ֵ ח 'ה ה ָ ּ ל ֻ א ְ ג ִ ל ,)אי ,אנ והיעשי( "ה ָ חָנ ֲ א ַ ו ןוגָ י ּ וסָנ ְ ו ּ וגי ִ ּ ש ַ י ה ָ ח ְ מ ִ ש ְ ו ׂ
רי ִ ּ ב ְ גַ י .ם ֶ הי ֵ ד ְ י ה ֵ ש ֲ ע ַ מ ל ָ כ ְ ּ ב ה ָ כ ָ ר ְ ּ ב ח ַ ל ְ ש ִ י ְ ו ה ָ ל ָ ּ ק ַ ת ְ ו
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:ן ֵ מ ָ א ר ַ מאנ ְ ו ,ה ָ מ ֵ ל ְ ש
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style of hair covering? These are merely ן ִ מ ע ַ ש ֶ ר ָ ה תי ִ ר ְ כ ַ ה ְ ל ּ ו ל ֵ א ָ ר ְ ש ִ י ן ֶ ר ֶ ק ם ֵ מור ְ ל ּ ו ּ כ ְ ז ִ י ֹ
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externalities; there must be something ב ּ ות ָ ּ כ ַ ּ כ ם ָ תי ֵ ב ְ ל םול ָ ש ְ ב ּ ו ת ּ ואי ִ ר ְ ב ִ ּ ב ּ וב ּ וש ָ י .ם ָ לוע ָ ה ...רוּשּׁ ַא ץ ֶר ֶא ְבּ םי ִד ְבֹא ָה וּא ָבוּ :ריש
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ר ָ מ ְ ש ִ י ָ י ְ י . ָ ך ֶ ש ְ פַנ ת ֶ א רמ ְ ש ִ י ע ָ ר ל ָ ּ כ ִ מ ָ ך ְ ר ָ מ ְ ש ִ י ָ י ְ י"
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...וּני ֵרוּז ְפּ ב ֵר ָקְו
deeper and more fundamental that :ן ֵ מ ָ א ר ַ מאנ ְ ו ,"ם ָ לוע ד ַ ע ְ ו ה ָ ּ ת ַ ע ֵ מ ָ ך ֶ אוב ּ ו ָ ך ְ תא ֵ צ
expresses the identity of a Religous ...םיִני ִמ ֲא ַמ יֵנ ְבּ םיִני ִמ ֲא ַמ וּנ ְחַנ ֲא :ריש
Zionist community.
At the core a shul’s Religious Zionist
identity are the tefillot, the prayers,
that they recite together. Tefillot recited
every week, such as the prayer for the
State of Israel and the IDF, and tefillot Special blessing for individuals about to join the Blessing for a family that has made Aliyah to Israel.
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said on special occasions, such as a Israel Defense Forces.
celebratory Hallel on Yom HaAtzmaut
and Yom Yerushalayim, reflect a as births, bnei mitzvah celebrations important that the community
synagogue community’s deeply held and weddings. When we share recognize and celebrate someone
beliefs. our important personal life events who has made the decision to defend
together with the community in shul, Am Yisrael through the tremendous
This year, the World Organization we emphasize that no individual is an mitzvah of serving in the IDF. By
of Orthodox Synagogues and island; what is significant for me is making this blessing in shul, the
Communities is proud to present a new important to the community as well. community is celebrating a role
Sefer HaGabba’im, a guide for gabba’im, model who will hopefully inspire its
which will help Religious Zionist The Sefer HaGabba’im includes a young people to volunteer for the
shuls strengthen their connection to blessing for a family that has made IDF! Along these lines, we have also
Eretz Yisrael even further. Alongside Aliyah to Israel. We are living during a added a special blessing for those who
the regular blessings for personal special time in Jewish history, at the
and family events, this unique book beginning of our redemption, and we have completed their army service to
express our thanks that they have
includes blessings that stress the must recognize, as a community, those
connection of the community to the who are making the incredible step completed their service in good health.
State of Israel and the IDF. of moving to Israel. A shul can be on These are a few examples of the many
the other side of the world, but when blessings in the new Sefer HaGabba’im,
The ancient custom of adding blessings
and mi sheberachs to our standard this blessing is recited on the Shabbat which we hope will strengthen
before the family makes Aliyah, the
prayers reflects the shul’s role as Religious Zionist shuls both in Israel
not merely a place for individuals community demonstrates that it and the Diaspora.
to pray but as the focal point of the values Aliyah, recognizes its awesome
community. The shul is where we significance, and aspires to join this
express, communally, our support family on Aliyah in the future.
and sorrow during difficult times We also added a special blessing Rabbi Shmuel Slotki is the Director of the
such as bereavement, and our joy for individuals about to join the World Organization of Orthodox Synagogues
and celebration at joyous events such Israel Defense Forces. It is critically and Communities.
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