Prominent Rabbis Vote in Knesset Elections, Urge Public Turnout
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
Prominent rabbis and public figures, including Rabbi Shimon Glai, Rabbi Moshe Maya, Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef, Aryeh Deri, and Elikim Stark, voted in Israel's 26th Knesset elections on Tuesday. Rabbi Glai voted during his mourning period and encouraged public participation for Yahadut HaTorah. Aryeh Deri cast his ballot in Jerusalem's Har Nof neighborhood. The voting marks the start of the election day.
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- Prominent rabbis and public figures voted in Israel's 26th Knesset elections on Tuesday.
- Rabbi Shimon Glai voted during his mourning period and urged public turnout for Yahadut HaTorah.
- Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri cast his vote in the Har Nof neighborhood of Jerusalem.
- Senior Rabbi Moshe Maya and Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef also voted.
- Agudat Yisrael candidate Elikim Stark and MK Erez Malul participated in the vote.
As voting commenced for the 26th Knesset elections on Tuesday morning, prominent Sephardic and Haredi rabbis and public figures cast their ballots. Rabbi Shimon Glai, during his week of mourning for his brother, emerged to vote and urged the public to participate and support Yahadut HaTorah. The Senior Rabbi of the Council of Torah Sages, Rabbi Moshe Maya, also voted Tuesday morning. The Sephardic Chief Rabbi, Yitzchak Yosef, accompanied by Knesset Member Yoni Mashriki, Chairman of the Knesset Health Committee, exercised his right to vote. Aryeh Deri, Chairman of the Shas party, cast his vote in the Har Nof neighborhood of Jerusalem. Agudat Yisrael candidate Elikim Stark voted and called on the public to come and vote to sanctify God's name. Deputy Chairman of the Election Committee, MK Erez Malul, voted, invoking a blessing for success.
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