Shas Pledges Tefillin and Tallit for 13-Year-Olds in Election Promise
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri announced a new election pledge to provide tefillin and a tallit to every 13-year-old boy through the education system. The party also aims to mandate prayer spaces in schools. Deri framed the initiative as a response to Yair Golan's calls to remove religion from public life.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri pledged tefillin and tallit for 13-year-old boys if in government.
- The party will also push schools to provide designated prayer spaces for boys.
- Deri stated the initiative is a response to Yair Golan's stance on religion.
- The promise aims to strengthen Jewish identity in Israel.
Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri announced Thursday a new plan to strengthen Jewish identity in Israel, pledging that if the party is in the government, every boy reaching the age of 13 will receive a pair of tefillin and a tallit from the education system. Deri also stated that Shas would work to obligate schools to allocate prayer spaces for boys. "This is Shas's answer to Yair Golan, who wants to 'erase religion from the public sphere,'" Deri said. The party also plans to push for schools to designate prayer areas for students.
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