Vizhnitz Rebbe Urges Support for United in Elections
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
The Rebbe distinguished between voting based on rabbinical instruction and personal choice, stressing the importance of strengthening the Haredi community.
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- He differentiated between voting based on rabbinical instruction and personal reasons.
- The Rebbe stressed responsibility to preserve tradition and strengthen the Haredi community.
- The meeting was also attended by MK Yaakov Tessler and Deputy Mayor Yehoshua Halevi Mandel.
MK Yaakov Tessler and Deputy Mayor of Bnei Brak, Yehoshua Halevi Mandel, also attended the meeting.
The Rebbe differentiated between those who refrain from voting based on their rabbis' directives and those who do so for personal reasons. "I am not addressing those whose rabbis instruct them to refrain from participating," he clarified. "But to those who withdraw from the public for personal reasons and feelings, I say that I am a very great zealot! Yet, we have a responsibility for the sake of Heaven's honor," the Rebbe added. He stated, "Thus I saw and heard from my holy forefathers, and thus our rabbis instructed us."
The Rebbe emphasized the responsibility to preserve the tradition of their rabbis and to strengthen the influence of the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community. He conveyed a clear message to the public: "Tell the public in my name that it is forbidden to refrain from voting for Gimmel; this is an affront to Heaven's honor."
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