Shas Party Expands Memorial Events for Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
The Shas party is organizing tens of thousands of home-based memorial events for Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, after a central rally was blocked by the Attorney General and High Court. The party will distribute "challah separation kits" for these events, which will be funded solely by Shas and focus on the Rabbi's religious legacy. Thousands of women have already registered to host, with tens of thousands expected to participate.
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- Shas will distribute tens of thousands of challah separation kits for home memorial events for Rabbi Ovadia Yosef.
- The party is expanding memorial events after a central rally was blocked by the Attorney General and High Court.
- The home events will be funded exclusively by the Shas party, not state funds.
- The events will focus solely on Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's religious legacy, without political messaging.
- Thousands of women have already registered to host these events in their homes.
The Shas party is expanding its memorial events for Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, following the prevention of a central memorial rally by the Attorney General and the High Court of Justice. Initially, after the central rally was blocked, Shas planned local events across the country in halls and community centers, funded by the party. Now, the party is taking the initiative a step further by organizing events in private homes.
In the coming days, Shas will distribute tens of thousands of "challah separation kits" to women who wish to host memorial events in their homes. These kits, provided by the "N'shei Shas" organization, include instructional booklets and materials for the challah separation ritual, dedicated to Rabbi Yosef's memory. The party reports significant demand, with thousands of women already registered to host. Shas estimates that tens of thousands of women will participate in these home-based events, which will run concurrently with larger events in halls.
The party emphasizes that all events, both in halls and private homes, will be funded exclusively by the party's own resources, not state funds. The focus will be solely on Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's religious legacy, with no political messaging. This expansion into private homes is seen as a way to ensure Rabbi Yosef's legacy is not forgotten, leveraging the earlier court decisions as a catalyst for broader community engagement.
