I wonder whether the angels in heaven above recited Hallel (the collection of joyous Psalms 113–118, generally said on holidays) this morning in heaven when they heard the news that the Israeli Knesset passed a new Basic Law stating that: “Torah study is a fundamental value in the heritage of the Jewish people and in the State of Israel.”

3,338 years after God gave the Torah to Moses on Mt. Sinai and after the murder and defilement of so many who kept the faith over the centuries, the parliament of the Jewish state finally agreed but, of course, only by a vote of 63-52.  Seriously?  Does anyone care how many points of concern this vote raises? Here are some.

We Jews have been engaged in Torah study continuously since Sinai in the face of every attempt over the centuries to destroy us, in order to maintain our connection to Torah and strengthen our sense of peoplehood during the long diaspora.  Has this not been a fundamental value of our people all this time?  Did we need to vote on it, ever?

United Torah Judaism MK Moshe........

© The Times of Israel (Blogs)