Top Rabbi Warns Against New Parties Threatening Haredi Bloc
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Rabbi Landau, a leader of the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community, warned at an election rally in Ashdod against new parties threatening the Haredi political bloc. He stressed the religious duty to vote for Yahadut HaTorah, calling it essential for protecting the Torah world from state decrees. Rabbi Landau cautioned that voting for alternative parties could lead to losing one's identity within the Torah community and urged maximum effort for Yahadut HaTorah's success.
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- Rabbi Landau warned that voting for new Haredi parties risks losing one's identity.
- A rally in Ashdod expressed concern over new parties challenging the established Haredi political bloc.
- Voting for Yahadut HaTorah was called a religious duty to protect the Torah world.
- New parties like 'HaTzibbur HaHaredi' and 'Tzeva Shahor' are planning to run in elections.
- Rabbi Landau appealed to voters' sense of responsibility towards their children.
A significant concern was expressed at a campaign rally in Ashdod for the Yahadut HaTorah party, held between Tuesday and Wednesday, regarding new parties emerging from within the ultra-Orthodox sector. These new factions intend to run in the upcoming elections and potentially disrupt the established dominance of the two major Haredi parties. The rally was led by Rabbi Landau, identified as a leader of the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community, and Rabbi Hirsch, both of whom conveyed apprehension about the situation.
Rabbi Landau emphasized the religious obligation to vote, framing it as a continuation of the directives of past great sages and a means to sanctify God's name. He described voting for Yahadut HaTorah as a "duty of natural effort to save the Torah world from the renewed persecutions and decrees" that the state allegedly attempts to impose on the ultra-Orthodox public.
Escalating his rhetoric, Rabbi Landau addressed those considering voting for new parties, such as Rabbi Moti Leitner's "HaTzibbur HaHaredi" or the Jerusalem Faction's "Tzeva Shahor." He stated that anyone abstaining from voting for Yahadut HaTorah due to "complaints or bitterness" risks losing their identity as part of the Torah world.
He also appealed to voters' sense of familial responsibility, questioning what their children would think if their parents excluded themselves from the community. Rabbi Landau concluded by urging his audience to exert all their efforts for the party's success in the upcoming elections and to avoid venturing with new parties.
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