https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389928
As per the instructions of Rabbi Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman, legendary Ponevezh Yeshiva dean, the Israeli flag was hung early on Independence Day morning and will remain there until the afternoon.
Since then, in following Rabbi Kahaneman's customs, the flag has been hung on the yeshiva every year on Independence Day, and remains there from eight in the morning until four o'clock in the afternoon.
During Rabbi Kahaneman’s time, students at the yeshiva did not say the daily Tachanun prayer on Independence Day in recognition of its joyous nature, he said. However, after his passing, students resumed saying Tachanun as on other days.
Rav Kahaneman was unique in this respect, as later Rosh Yeshivas were vocally anti Zionist
ReplyDeleteRav Kahaneman was the exception. Gratitude for Modern Chareidism(tm) is yehareg v'al ya'avor
ReplyDeleteAfter the 6 day war, many students in ponovezh had become closer to religious Zionism, with some moving to mercaz harav. (This story appears in a commemoration of the war in one of the frum magazines).
ReplyDeleteIt's quite clear that the events of the following 5 years which were a concerted effort by hareidim to delegitimise the leading figure of religious Zionism was an ideological reaction to the six day war. And a denial of Hashem's grace in the victory. For similar reasons, the lunavitch Rebbe saw this as a challenge to his own messianic claims.