Army and War

All yeshivot close their doors from Rosh Chodesh Nissan, because cleaning for Pesach, like many mitzvot, is about "being religious" or G-dly, even if they don't get most of us to "feel religious". Often a sick person feels wrong when the doctor and rabbi insist that he not fast on Yom Kippur. Yes, it doesn't "feel religious" to eat on that day, but, as opposed to Christianity and the Samaritans, Judaism is based upon many G-dly actions (including saving life), many of which only activate our religious feeling upon learning the deeper or kabbalistic aspects of those mitzvot. Similarly, one of the major problems among many Haredim is their claim "we feel more religious learning in yeshiva than serving in the IDF". Nevertheless, before "feeling religious", one must first "be religious".

I'm a Soldier and serve in dangerous places. My parents don't know where I serve, so I tell them I'm a clerk so they shouldn't worry. is it O.K?

The war must have the objective to disable the terrorists, their commanders and those who support them. Just as they plotted to do against Israel, thus, Israel must do to them.

Following the Expulsion from Gush Katif, there has been talk of late of a possible need to reconquer this area, from which terrorists continually fire rockets at Israel. Must I, as a soldier, agree to this?

Are the winds of war blowing between Russia and Ukraine the beginning of the Gog and Magog war?

It is possible to see order even in the turmoil we are in. Order meaning control; control means that there is direction and there is a purpose; in other words, there is Gd!