We remember just days after the October 7 attacks, Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik addressed our assembly at the Restoring Our Faith Summit in Burlington. Today as the war continues in the Middle East, we would like to share with you a beautifully written piece by Rabbi Soloveichik in Commentary Magazine discussing the Israeli-Arab conflict and the Biden Administration’s calls for a cease-fire in Gaza.
In the article, he recounts a speech given by President Ronald Reagan on the anniversary of D-Day in 1984 in which the President honors the soldiers and recognizes their valuable sacrifice which brought peace. Rabbi Soloveichik comments on the ineffectiveness of a cease-fire, the necessity of war to achieve peace, and America’s shortcomings in response to the war.
We encourage you to read Rabbi Soloveichik’s passionate commentary on the war as it provides a clear argument against a cease-fire. True peace can only be achieved when evil is defeated.
