The Torah hakedosha was given to us from Hashem. "Moshe
received Torah on Sinai and transmitted it to Yehoshua, and
Yehoshua to the elders. . ." and since then, until today, the
chain of the Torah's transmission from generation to
generation has continued without any change, cholilo.
We believe with full faith that "this Torah will not be
exchanged, and that there will not be another Torah from the
Borei Yisborach Shemo."
Therefore, any intervention of a governmental, public or
judicial body in matters pertaining to halocho or
Jewish tradition is totally inconceivable.
All intervention of this sort opposes the Torah
hakedosha which has been transmitted to us from
generation to generation [and such intervention] has no
validity.
The foundation of our existence as a nation is, as R' Saadia
Gaon has explained, "Our Nation is not a Nation except by
means of its Torah" -- the written Torah and the oral Torah.
We are assured that "any device which besets you will not
succeed, and any tongue which rises up against you in the
law, will be condemned."
(signed)
Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah Degel HaTorah
Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah Agudas Yisroel
