Religious Zionist Rabbis Urge Public to Mobilize Voters Ahead of Election
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Senior Religious Zionist rabbis are calling on the public and yeshiva students to mobilize voters for the upcoming election, citing critical national security, education, and settlement issues. They described the effort as a "holy task" to influence the election's outcome on matters vital to the Jewish people.
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- Religious Zionist rabbis are urging public mobilization for voter turnout ahead of the election.
- The call emphasizes the election's impact on security, education, Jewish identity, and settlements.
- Rabbis encourage active efforts like providing transportation and encouraging others to vote.
- The appeal is signed by prominent rabbis, including Yaakov Ariel, Isser Klonsky, and David Chai HaCohen.
- Mobilization efforts are described as a "holy task" for the benefit of the Jewish people.
The rabbis emphasize that the election's outcome will significantly impact crucial issues concerning national security, education, Jewish identity, and settlement expansion.
The rabbis stressed that personal voting is insufficient and that active efforts are needed to encourage more people to vote. "It is of great importance to help others vote," the rabbis wrote. "Therefore, it is incumbent upon everyone, including yeshiva students, to act, to awaken, to strengthen others, to assist with transportation, and to do everything possible to achieve maximum turnout and influence."
In their letter, the rabbis explained that the urgency for mobilization stems from the critical issues at stake in the election, which they described as "matters of utmost importance for the people of Israel." These include "establishing eternal loyalty to God, in education for Torah, holiness, and Jewish identity, as well as in life-saving security decisions, in the fight against crime, and in strengthening settlement and national unity."
Concluding their message, the rabbis blessed those who would engage in fieldwork in the coming days, defining their efforts to increase voter turnout as a "holy task."
