The verse, which states, "And Moses agreed to stay ... an alien in a foreign land", hints to Teitelbaum's conclusion that the Jewish people should remain in exile.
Although Teitelbaum's obligation to follow anti-Zionism is a minority position in Judaism, some Jewish scholars such as Shaul Magid, believe the text should be more widely known and understood, even among opponents of those beliefs.
Rabbi Elazar said: The Holy One, Blessed be He, said to the Jewish people: If you fulfill the oath, it is good, and if not, I will abandon your flesh, and all will devour you like the gazelles and like the hinds of the field.Teitelbaum discusses the legal status of the oaths, and what they imply.
He argues that while the oaths are clearly metaphorical, and do not have the legal status of actual oaths,[3] they are to be understood as guidelines for what is considered to be an attempt to leave exile before divine redemption, which he posits is severely forbidden and is tantamount to heresy.
Maamar Leshon HaKodesh (Treatise about the holy tongue), in which Teitelbaum writes that not only is there no reason to choose to speak Modern Hebrew – it is actually forbidden.