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<DIV>"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."<SPAN class=053314116-01022011><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><SPAN class=053314116-01022011><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Fascinating
definition of Bnai Torah excluding those involved in Avodah. See
here for another take: <SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=053314116-01022011> J</SPAN><SPAN><STRONG>EWISH VALUES
IN A CHANGING WORLD</STRONG><SPAN class=053314116-01022011><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff> <STRONG><FONT color=#000000>
</FONT></STRONG> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><STRONG>By Harav
Yehuda Amital zt"l</STRONG><SPAN class=053314116-01022011><FONT
color=#0000ff> <STRONG><FONT color=#000000>
</FONT></STRONG> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><STRONG>LECTURE #14:
OCCUPYING ONESELF WITH THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY</STRONG><SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN><SPAN class=053314116-01022011></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN
class=053314116-01022011><STRONG>KT</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN><SPAN class=053314116-01022011></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN
class=053314116-01022011><STRONG>Joel
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