Rav Dov Landau: "Every Ben Torah Feels the Persecution of Torah"

Rav Dov Landau declared that the Torah world faces an unprecedented campaign against Torah learning, urging yeshiva students to respond with increased dedication rather than despair. Speaking at an event celebrating the expansion of the chareidi community in Rechasim, he said every ben Torah is feeling the weight of new decrees directed at the Torah world.

The rosh yeshiva addressed a gathering marking continued growth of chareidi education and the expanding Rechasim community in northern Eretz Yisroel. Hundreds of residents, rabbonim, and bnei Torah attended the event, held in a large tent.

"We are now standing at the threshold of the Days of Mercy and Forgiveness," Rav Landau said, reflecting on challenges confronting the chareidi community.

"All of us, all those devoted to Torah, feel the persecution of Torah and the schemes of the wicked among Israel to undermine the honor of the Torah and those who study it," He said. "We are all experiencing the hardships that continue to multiply as new decrees are imposed. We see the humiliation of Torah and the persecution of its students, and we are powerless."

He noted the substantial growth in Rechasim, where hundreds of new homes and institutions are being developed for expanding yeshiva families. However, he emphasized that despite this physical growth, the spiritual and communal challenges facing the chareidi world are more serious than ever.

Rav Landau stated that the proper response to the current crisis cannot rely solely on ordinary public efforts. Instead, he stressed that the primary answer is renewed commitment to Torah learning and tefillah.

"Your role, your privilege, and your obligation is to increase more and more in Torah study, in its depth and in the effort you invest in it," He told those gathered.

"Be strengthened and courageous in immersing yourselves completely in Torah study. Raise the banner of Torah, elevate the honor of Torah against those plotting to cast it into the dust, and grow ever stronger in the struggle for Torah, because the Torah is truth and the Torah is eternal," He said.