Top Rabbi Reveals Instructions Received Before Entering Knesset

Moshe Maya, the elder of the Council of Torah Sages for the Shas party, recounted his initial uncertainty about serving as a Knesset member approximately 40 years ago. Speaking at a Shas "Yeshiva Students Headquarters" event in Bnei Brak, Maya shared that he sought guidance from prominent rabbis, including Ben Zion Abba Shaul and Shlomo Zalman Auerbach.

According to Maya, Rabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaul instructed him to follow the directives of his own teacher stating, "Your Rabbi is Rabbi Ovadia, do what he tells you, do not stray from his words right or left." When Maya inquired about practical conduct within the Knesset, he received specific instructions: "Do not ask questions, do not pass laws, do not do anything, just sit in committees and watch very carefully that they do not pass things."

Maya, who has been associated with Shas since its founding, continues to participate in the party's election rallies, offering his blessings. The recent event in Bnei Brak was attended by dozens of leaders and representatives from the "Yeshiva Students Headquarters" who support the party. Shas is currently intensifying its election campaign activities across the country, holding rallies with Council of Torah Sages members to mobilize voters.