Top Rabbi Warns Knesset Members: 'Without Yeshiva Students, We Have Nothing'
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Rabbi Meir Tzvi Bergman, a senior Haredi leader, urged Knesset members from Degel HaTorah to prioritize the issue of yeshiva students during election discussions. He declared that without these students, the Haredi community has "nothing." Party chairman Yaakov Asher affirmed they would not join any government without a guaranteed arrangement for yeshiva students, framing it as the central battleground. The meeting took place in Bnei Brak ahead of upcoming elections.
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- Rabbi Meir Tzvi Bergman told Knesset members that "if we don't have yeshiva students, we have nothing."
- The meeting focused on the upcoming elections and the critical issue of yeshiva students.
- Knesset Member Yaakov Asher stated the current battle is primarily for the yeshiva students.
- Degel HaTorah will not join any government without a guaranteed arrangement for yeshiva students.
- Rabbi Bergman emphasized the centrality of yeshiva students to the Haredi public's future.
- Knesset Member Yitzhak Pindrus described the attendees as emissaries of the Rosh Yeshiva.
Rabbi Meir Tzvi Bergman, a member of the Council of Torah Sages and a prominent Rosh Yeshiva, met with Knesset members from the Degel HaTorah party at his home in Bnei Brak on Tuesday. The meeting, held ahead of a turbulent election period, was intended to discuss current issues and receive his blessing for electoral success.
During the gathering, Rabbi Bergman delivered a stark message to the lawmakers, emphasizing that "everything that concerns us, it is the yeshiva students." He underscored the centrality of this issue to the future of the Haredi public.
Asher further clarified the party's stance, announcing publicly that they would not join any government without a "agreed-upon arrangement for the yeshiva students." He stressed that regardless of the election outcome, their position remains firm: "We will not enter any government that does not regulate and guarantee this matter." Asher explained that opponents are trying to dismantle this core element because "it is the foundation upon which everything is built."
Knesset Member Yitzhak Pindrus, also present, stated that all present were acting as emissaries of the Rosh Yeshiva.
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