Shas Pledges Free Tefillin and Tallit for Bar Mitzvah Age Boys
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Shas chairman Aryeh Deri announced an election promise to provide free tallit and tefillin sets for all boys turning 13, funded by the Ministry of Education. The party also aims to ensure prayer spaces are available in schools. Deri stated this is a response to Yair Golan's alleged desire to remove religion from public life.
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- Shas chairman Aryeh Deri pledged free tefillin and tallit for boys turning 13.
- The Ministry of Education would provide the prayer items as a gift.
- Shas will advocate for school prayer spaces for boys wishing to don tefillin.
- Deri presented the initiative as a counter to Yair Golan's secular agenda.
Aryeh Deri, chairman of the Shas party, announced a key election pledge: to provide a "Tefillin for every child." According to Deri, every boy reaching the age of 13 will receive a gift from the Ministry of Education, including a tallit (prayer shawl) and tefillin (phylacteries).
Furthermore, Shas intends to push for the education system to allocate designated prayer spaces for boys who wish to don tefillin and pray. Deri framed this initiative as Shas's response to Yair Golan, whom he accused of seeking to "erase religion from the public sphere."
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