For Your Inspiration
The Gedolim Speak
For Your InspirationA Public Call to All the Jewish People
The Gedolim of America and Eretz Yisroel Call Out in Unison
"Hear the word of Hashem, you who tremble at His word:"
(Yeshayahu 66:5)
The situation of our brethren in the Land of Israel and the Diaspora is rapidly deteriorating. Inciters from both within and without are doing everything possible to uproot the Holy Torah and pure faith from our fellow Jews, leading them astray through seductive and false ideas. A devastating spiritual holocaust is claiming the souls of millions of Jews, who are assimilating among the gentiles (may Hashem protect us).
We must not be silent at this hour. Rather, we must fortify ourselves, and learn and teach others how to draw hearts closer to Torah. As the Chafetz Chaim wrote: When one sees people drowning and doesn't know how to save them, he must either hire people who do know how, or learn how himself!
We therefore proclaim that a holy obligation rests upon each and every Jew to devote his energies and money to kiruv rechokim, through learning, teaching and financially supporting those already involved in this holy work. Except for full-time students of Torah, who strengthen the Jewish people and prevent them from falling (G-d forbid), absolutely no one is exempt. We have personally witnessed the tremendous success of those active in this field who have saved tens of thousands of Jews from spiritual destruction. Most of the Jewish people are still wandering in the darkness, however, and it rests upon us to bring them into the light.
In the merit of this mitzvah, may Hashem hasten our redemption and our salvation, and send us speedily Eliyahu HaNovi. May we see the fulfillment of the verse: "He shall return the heart of parents to children and the heart of children to their parents." And may we merit to see the coming of Moshiach Tzidkeinu speedily in our days, Amen.
Signed for the honor of the Holy One Blessed Be He and His Torah,
HaRav HaGaon Shmuel Birenbaum
HaRav HaGaon Matisiyahu Chaim Solomon
HaRav HaGaon Yaakov Perlow
HaRav HaGaon Aaron Moshe Shechter
I add my voice, HaRav HaGaon Yosef Shalom Elyashiv
HaRav HaGaon Aharon Leib Shteinman
Erev Rosh Ha'Shana, 5765 (September, 2004)
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