The Doctrine of Beitar

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and turns it into a nation. P.A. Marino, "Their sport is nothing but games: our sport is a sacred seriousness."

But in this one adheres. It has the virtues of other kinds of sport, and in addition to that, also many of its own activities, which are not found in other games. The same editor, who wrote about the director of the Zeros Circus, said: "We learned everything from him, from all-strength, stubbornness and loyalty"...

But what nothingness was the sport from a circus, compared to the education and training that can be learned from our sport? Patience and stubbornness, ask those who went through all this and they will tell you, what kind of loyalty? Superhuman patience, what kind of grueling stubbornness this sport demands.

The best school. In the types of sports of the non-Jews, it is almost impossible to discover the best type of chivalry – a chivalrous attitude towards the weak, the old, to women, etc., because there is no place in the games for the weak at all. Their sport is only for the mighty, for the young. The still short history of the latter aspects of our national sport already contains great chapters about the devotion of spiritual strength characteristic of anticipation, like studying in a corner all night to clear a space for a sick friend – or courage? Rest for breaks. In that wild type of football called "Rugby" – the danger from the game is at most, for sure: a sprained ankle; in boxing – a blow to the nose; in a little fencing it is generally taking a rest for breaks.

Here it is necessary to make an important comment. At times one hears the question: "How does the interested government relate to our national sport? Will it happen that it will close both its eyes, or at least one eye?" It is self-evident that this is not reflected in the passing of trials: The interested government will relate to it as its constitution obligates it. In the course of time, this sport will become more difficult.

But one of the reasons – regarding the future, the near future, and of even greater importance is the known advantage this has over what has passed, and here he forwent the urban education from his area of mission, here, thank God, it is possible to get through the good connections from. The attitude is already good – on the part of those