Shas Chairman Deri Pledges Bar Mitzvah Gifts for 13-Year-Olds
Translated & summarized from 0404 by baba
Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri announced an election plan to gift tefillin and a tallit to every 13-year-old boy and ensure prayer spaces in schools. Deri criticized opponents, accusing them of seeking to secularize the state. He stated the initiative aims to reinforce Jewish identity and tradition.
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- Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri pledged tefillin and tallit gifts for 13-year-old boys.
- The party will push for dedicated prayer spaces in schools for students.
- Deri accused Yair Golan of calling to remove religion from public life.
- The initiative aims to strengthen Jewish identity and tradition in Israel.
Aryeh Deri, chairman of the Shas party, unveiled a new election platform called "Tefillin for Every Child." The initiative aims to provide every 13-year-old boy with a Bar Mitzvah kit, including tefillin and a tallit, through the education system. Deri also pledged to mandate that educational institutions allocate space for prayer for students who wish to don tefillin and pray.
Deri criticized statements he claims threaten the Jewish identity of the state, specifically attributing to Yair Golan a call to "erase religion from the public sphere." "They want to turn it into a nation like all the gentiles. It will not happen!" Deri declared.
According to Deri, the program will strengthen the connection to Judaism and Israeli tradition. "Tefillin are the symbol of the Jewish people throughout the generations," he stated, adding, "Either we strengthen the Jewish state or we will degenerate into a nation like all the gentiles."
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