Elderly Rabbi Emerges From Year-Long Confinement for Crucial Election Appeal
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Senior Rabbi Yehuda Ades, confined to his home for a year due to illness, made a rare appearance at Jerusalem's Kol Yaakov Yeshiva to urge students to vote for the Yahadut HaTorah party. He delivered a recorded message emphasizing the importance of the vote and his son conveyed a strict directive against abstention. The rabbi also expressed his personal intention to vote, despite his condition, inspiring many former students to mobilize.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Rabbi Yehuda Ades emerged from a year of home confinement to address students at Kol Yaakov Yeshiva in Jerusalem.
- He delivered a recorded message urging students and the public to vote for the Yahadut HaTorah party (symbol Gimmel).
- His son stated that anyone considering not voting for Gimmel should leave the yeshiva.
- Rabbi Ades plans to vote on election day, despite his severe medical condition.
- The event deeply affected students and inspired thousands of former students to mobilize.
- The rabbi's appearance was accompanied by medical staff and equipment due to his health.
An extraordinary event took place at the Kol Yaakov Yeshiva in Jerusalem, where Rabbi Yehuda Ades, the senior Rosh Yeshiva, made a rare appearance. Rabbi Ades, who had not left his home for the past year due to his medical condition, insisted on entering the study hall to address his students. Despite his family's concerns about his health, he entered, accompanied by medical staff and equipment, to deliver a message.
Upon his arrival, hundreds of students greeted him with fervent singing. Rabbi Ades, visibly frail, sat for an extended period, his gaze fixed on his students. A pre-recorded 16-minute address, previously delivered by him on the importance of voting for the "Torah list" (Yahadut HaTorah, symbol Gimmel), was played for the students.
He explicitly requested that his appearance and message be shared with current and former students and the public to emphasize his desire for them to act and mobilize for the Yahadut HaTorah list. His son and acting Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Avraham Chaim Ades, conveyed his father's unequivocal directive: anyone considering not voting for Gimmel should pack their bags and leave the yeshiva.
Furthermore, Rabbi Yehuda Ades announced his intention to vote on election day, a significant undertaking given his year-long confinement. His family is reportedly exploring how to facilitate this. The event deeply moved the students, and news of Rabbi Ades's appearance and plea quickly spread among thousands of his former students across the country, galvanizing them to action in their communities and workplaces.
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