Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef Slams Media for Inciting Against Torah Scholars
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef strongly condemned media incitement against yeshiva students and Torah scholars during his weekly lesson in Jerusalem. He called the students "draft dodgers" and "deserters," asserting they are crucial for Israel's security and survival. The rabbi lamented the "terrible and awful" incitement targeting this community.
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- Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef condemned media incitement against yeshiva students.
- Rabbi Yosef called yeshiva students "draft dodgers" and "deserters" in response to media coverage.
- He emphasized the vital role of Torah scholars in saving the generation and Israel.
- The remarks were made during his weekly lesson in Jerusalem on Saturday night.
- Rabbi Yosef described the incitement as "terrible and awful."
Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Yitzchak Yosef, sharply criticized the growing incitement in the general media against the world of Torah study and yeshiva students. Speaking during his weekly lesson on Saturday night at the 'Hezdim' synagogue in Jerusalem, Rabbi Yosef addressed the public discourse and attacks targeting the Haredi public and Torah learners.
"We hear the incitement in the media," Rabbi Yosef said with pain. "All the news is always against the yeshiva students. 'Draft dodgers'? They are the draft dodgers! Yeshiva students 'deserters'? They are the deserters!"
He continued his strong remarks by emphasizing the importance of Torah scholars for the existence and security of all inhabitants of the land. "Yeshiva students save the generation! Yeshiva students save all of the Land of Israel!" he declared.
Rabbi Yosef concluded his remarks by stating, "But there is very great incitement, terrible and awful, against the yeshiva students."
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