Top Rabbi Slams Small Haredi Parties, Urges Vote for Yahadut HaTorah
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
Prominent Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi D. Lando strongly criticized smaller Haredi political parties, urging the Haredi public to vote solely for the Yahadut HaTorah party. He claimed these smaller lists are detrimental to the community and suggested they are motivated by financial incentives from the left. Rabbi Lando also stated that true Haredi identity goes beyond external religious practices.
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- Rabbi D. Lando urged the Haredi public to vote exclusively for the Yahadut HaTorah party.
- He stated that voting for smaller Haredi lists is harmful and yields no benefits.
- Rabbi Lando suggested that the smaller Haredi lists are financially motivated by the left.
- He emphasized that true Haredi identity is not solely based on external religious observance.
- The Rosh Yeshiva spoke to rabbis in Karmiel during his remarks.
Rabbi D. Lando, a prominent Rosh Yeshiva, has issued a strong condemnation of smaller Haredi political lists, urging the Haredi public to vote exclusively for the Yahadut HaTorah party, designated by the letter Gimel (ג'). Speaking to rabbis in Karmiel, Rabbi Lando declared that voting for any other Haredi lists is harmful and will yield no benefit, stating, "They are only harmful, they will get nothing, they will only cause harm." He further alleged that the motivation behind these separate lists is financial, suggesting, "And surely they are hired by the left." Rabbi Lando also asserted that true adherence to the Haredi community is not merely about outward appearances, emphasizing, "A Haredi Jew cannot do this, even if they put on tefillin, but they are not Haredi." He concluded his remarks by acknowledging the severity of his statements, hinting that he could have been even more forceful.
