Bnei Brak Rabbis Rally for Election Push
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
Dozens of rabbis and community gabbaim in Bnei Brak convened for election rallies organized by the United Torah Judaism party. Party chairman MK Yaakov Asher urged full mobilization for the upcoming elections, emphasizing voter turnout as a core part of the community's identity. The gatherings, held at Rabbi Yitzchak Zilberstein's residence and a separate gabbai meeting, aimed to galvanize support for the party and the future of Torah study.
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- Bnei Brak rabbis and community gabbaim held election rallies for United Torah Judaism.
- MK Yaakov Asher urged full mobilization, calling voting part of the community's DNA.
- The rallies focused on the upcoming elections and the future of Torah study.
- Rabbi Yitzchak Zilberstein hosted one of the key gatherings.
- Asher called for action against any abstention from voting.
Dozens of rabbis from Bnei Brak gathered at the residence of Rabbi Yitzchak Zilberstein to rally public support for the upcoming elections and the "battle for the future of Torah study." Separately, a meeting of community gabbaim (sexton-assistants) was held in the city as part of the election campaign kick-off for the United Torah Judaism party. During this event, party chairman MK Yaakov Asher urged attendees to mobilize for the list's success.
The rabbis' gathering included prominent figures such as Rabbis Yehuda Silman, Sehvach Tzvi Rosenblatt, Shimon Galai, Mordechai Shmuel Edelstein, Ammram Fried, Yehuda Aryeh Deiner, and Yehuda Aryeh Schwartz. The assembly also heard messages from leading rabbis David Landau and M. H. Hirsch, which were read by MK Yitzchak Pindrus and candidate Moshe Rosenthal. Rabbis David Hillel and Yehuda Tsaroom also delivered speeches.
The meeting was called "to gather and stand for our lives," in light of what was described as an unprecedented campaign since the establishment of the state. MK Yaakov Asher emphasized at the gabbaim's conference that participation in elections has always been an integral part of the commitment of Torah scholars, stating, "There was never a case where the public of Torah scholars did not vote; it wasn't in the lexicon, it's part of our DNA."
Asher also addressed those suggesting abstention from voting, urging action: "There are people who say maybe this time we won't vote, maybe we won't leave the Gemara? Now is the time to act!" He stressed that when the future of life is at stake, "we do not remain indifferent."
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