[Avodah] matched soldier and praying for them

[M Cohen via Avodah]

A while ago on Avodah, a well known (chareidi) Baal machshava was quoted as
disagreeing strongly with the concept of matching frum people with a nonfrum
soldier in order to pray for them.

"we have no brotherhood with secular Israelis"

Recently, I posted to Avodah a link to a collection of 1400 short tshuvot
from HaRav Shlomo Miller Shlitah (of Toronto)

On the above topic, he writes there..

#600 Pray As They Go

Q. There are two organizations here in Eretz Yisroel, one called; Elef
LaMateh, and the other; The Shmirah Project. Basically, their intent is to
match Israeli soldiers with Avreichim and bochurim learning. Each Avreich
and Bochur who volunteers, receives the name of a specific soldier (his name
and his mother's name) that he takes responsibility to daven for and learn
specially for so that in the merit of the tefillos and learning, that
soldier will merit to return home alive and well. (Is this a good idea)

A. HaRav Shlomo Miller Shlit'a opinion is that it is a great mitzvah to
pray, learn Torah and accomplish mitzvos for the benefit of all our brethren
B'nay Yisroel in times of peril and need, especially for those who put their
life in harm's way to save and protect others.





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