Reply To: Time to make the popcorn

AAQ – they were learning about wars of Talmudic times, but totally ignored Normandy and such, even if those were to determine their fate.

There aren’t a lot of stories about wars in the Gemara. They were probably learning a regular sugya in the Gemara instead of sitting and debating the news like goyim and amaratzim do (as if they can control the course of the war by talking about it…) The amhaaretz who saw them expressed his frustration. The Gemara Yidden are still here, the Nazis are long gone. Our fate is determined by the same One who gave us the Gemara. ??? ????? if our “pride” is in Israeli politics ????? ?????. Participants in what exactly? The only reason anyone remembers Rav Soloveitchik himself is because of his Torah. The politicians of the era are long forgotten.