[Avodah] The Netziv on "draft dodgers"

[Rich, Joel]

"It is the will of the king that all who are fit for war become soldiers, and one who dodges this (mishtamet mizeh), although it is in accordance with the laws of the kingdom, wherein he is not obligated to be a soldier, but nevertheless that is not the primary will of the king. So too, the will of Hashem is that all Jews who are fit for toil in Torah should become Bnei Torah, and one who dodges this, even though he has reasons that bring him to this, nevertheless he is called one who is not performing the will of Hashem, both in Berachos and Bava Basra. Even though there are those involved in Avodah (Temple service and prayer), nevertheless since they were not toiling in Torah as they were when they were in the desert, this is not called doing the will of G-d."
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Fascinating definition of Bnai Torah excluding those involved in Avodah.  See here for another take: http://vbm-torah.org/archive/values/14values.htm
 JEWISH VALUES IN A CHANGING WORLD    By Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l   LECTURE #14: OCCUPYING ONESELF WITH THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY \
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Joel Rich
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