“According to plans promoted by Lapid, only 400 of the
top scholars in yeshivas would receive exemptions from military
service. Everyone else would have to serve in the army,
or at least national service. Lapid has repeatedly said that he does not intend
to compromise on this position”.
There are obviously numerous problems with this, besides
the fact that it is a plan concocted by a contemptible man who
hates yeshivas together with the Jewish home for goyim and that such
a plan would result in an increase in ba’alei
teshuva. Most notably, who is to decide who are these top 400 yeshiva
bochurim who get the exemption? What is to stop the politicians from handing
out he exemptions to their friends are relatives and not the top learners?
Furthermore, what constitutes a top learner? Bikius or iyun? Halacha
l’meisah or lomdus?
This is where we are fortunate to have a TV personality
in such an important role in our government, as someone with his background
should have the vision to carry out the following plan. It is clear that the
only fair, transparent way to determine who is worthy of not defending the
country is to create...
A NEW REALITY SHOW!
Imagine this: 3 yeshiva bochrim get up in front of
an audience to answer questions in learning. Think “Jeopardy!” but instead of only
money being on the line, it’s your chance to get out of the army!
Shall we call it “Who doesn’t want to be a Milluimnik?”
“Are you smarter than a hesder student?” For now, let’s call it … “You Bet Your Life!”
This would be the best show ever. The drama would be
great- the stakes couldn’t be higher. It would show the country the brilliance
of the top masmidim and expose Israelis to gemara more than Ruth Kaleron
did.
To account for different individual strengths, YBYL will
have a variety of categories, such as:
Lomdus: 2 Rambams are chosen at random,
Contestant must prove that the rambams contradict each other, then solve the non-existent
contradiction.
Asheknazi vort: Contestant given random medrash,
must show how it teaches the primacy of Torah learning.
Sefardi dvar torah: Given random topic, contestant must
tell as many stories as he can.
Needless to say, no Tanach is to be included under any
circumstances.
At the end of the show, the winner is congratulated as
soldiers from the lishkat hagiyus sign up the 2 losers on the spot.
Tell me you wouldn’t
want to watch that.
