Beitar Illit Election Rally Features Unifying Embrace Between Mayoral Candidates
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Thousands attended a Beitar Illit election rally on Saturday night, featuring prominent rabbis and a unifying moment between mayoral candidates Yitzhak Pindrus and Meir Rubenstein. The candidates embraced on stage, wishing each other success and demonstrating unity for the city. The event concluded with rabbis dancing.
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- Mayoral candidates Yitzhak Pindrus and Meir Rubenstein embraced at a Beitar Illit election rally.
- Thousands of residents attended the rally, which featured prominent rabbinical leaders.
- The candidates expressed unity and wished each other success in the upcoming elections.
- The event included Torah discussions and concluded with rabbis dancing.
Thousands of residents of Beitar Illit gathered Saturday night for a major election rally at the municipal community center, attended by prominent rabbinical leaders, including Rosh Yeshivas Rabbi Dov Lando and Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, along with city rabbis from all communities and streams, Hasidic and Lithuanian alike. A particularly emotional moment occurred when former mayor and current Knesset Member Yitzhak Pindrus met incumbent Mayor Meir Rubenstein on stage. The two shared a warm and friendly embrace, wishing each other success in the upcoming election campaign and demonstrating unity for the city's prosperity. During the event, attendees heard words of Torah from the rabbinical leaders regarding the campaign for "the holy of Israel." The evening concluded with the rabbis dancing enthusiastically.
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