Gedolim and Slogans

In the previous post, Daas Torah and Army, I noted that expertise on knowing the Torah approach to contemporary army service relates to several things:

An awareness of Jewish history - from Biblical times to recent times;

A knowledge of Torah sources relating to this topic;

A skilled analysis of the sources;

Intellectual honesty to enable one to understand what the Torah says, rather than forcing it to conform with a particular approach;

The ability to form a comprehensive and consistent approach whi...