Top Rabbi Criticizes New Haredi Parties, Cites 'Grumbling and Claims'
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Rabbi Dovid Landau, a leading Rosh Yeshiva, has publicly criticized new Haredi political parties for the first time. Speaking at an election rally in Ashdod, he warned that abstaining from voting for established Haredi factions or supporting unapproved parties means losing one's identity in the Torah world. He questioned how such individuals would explain their choices to their children.
The story in 3 lines · by baba
- Rabbi Dovid Landau criticized new Haredi parties at an Ashdod election rally.
- He stated that not voting for established Haredi parties means losing Torah world identity.
- Rabbi Landau questioned how individuals would justify their choices to their children.
Rabbi Dovid Landau, a prominent Rosh Yeshiva, has broken his silence regarding the emergence of new Haredi political parties, speaking at an election rally in Ashdod. He expressed strong disapproval, stating that abstaining from voting for the established Haredi parties (Gimmel) or supporting parties not favored by rabbinic authorities leads to a loss of identity within the Torah world.
Rabbi Landau questioned the moral standing of individuals who alienate themselves from the broader Haredi community, posing a rhetorical question about how they would justify their actions to their children. His remarks indicate a significant rabbinic stance against the fragmentation of the Haredi political bloc, emphasizing unity and adherence to traditional rabbinic guidance in electoral choices.
