Why did Ben Gurion merit to start the Medina? Why did the religious, the founders of the old Yishuv, not merit to start the Medina? Is it not the truth which is supposed to start the Jewish State? Yes, only the truth will lead to the Geula. What then does Ben Gurion have that the religious do not have?
The deep truth of Ben Gurion is the truth of the Haskala, which is science, in the wide sense of the word, the scientific worldview. The essential difference between David Ben (Gurion) and the frum, is the scientific worldview.
And the clash surely exists. The scientific worldview contradicts Tenach. The clash seems unbridgeable. And that is why David Ben Gurion is known as a Chiloni Jew. What is the alternative? Clearly, there is no alternative. Or is there?
There is a big secret. The teaching of David, his Torah, the Torah of HaShem, is apparently in almost total opposition to the teaching of Ezra HaSofer, and everything that comes from him. Yet, included in Tenach, given to us by "Ezra HaSofer," is Sefer Tehilim, really five different Sefarim. The first Sefer, Tehilim 1 thru 41, is the core of the teaching of David.
Forget all you know, and read it, and become a "Ben David." If you ever wondered how G-d can let so many Chiloni Jews exist, here is the answer: It is easy for the Chiloni hebrew speaking Jew to become a Ben David.
