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Ongoing Story· Day 19

Top Rabbi Urges Haredi Vote for United Torah Judaism in 'Fateful' Election

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Kikar HaShabbatPolitics

Top Rabbi Filmed Urging Vote for United Torah Judaism Party

Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba

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Hebrew · 1 newsroom

Rabbi Yitzhak Zilberstein, a member of the Council of Torah Sages, was filmed making a phone call urging a man to vote for the United Torah Judaism party. The video shows him in his car encouraging the vote and offering blessings. The article also mentions an urgent appeal from Rabbi Reuven Elbaz regarding the danger to Judaism and Torah study.

The story in 4 lines · by baba

  • Rabbi Yitzhak Zilberstein urged a voter to support the United Torah Judaism party in a phone call.
  • The video shows Zilberstein in his car encouraging the vote and offering blessings.
  • Rabbi Reuven Elbaz issued an urgent warning about danger to Judaism and Torah study.
  • The article includes various election-related news briefs and historical footage.
Top Rabbi Filmed Urging Vote for United Torah Judaism Party
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A video circulating online shows Rabbi Yitzhak Zilberstein, a member of the Council of Torah Sages, driving in his car and speaking on the phone. During the call, he is heard encouraging a Jewish man to vote for the United Torah Judaism party, identified by the number 3. Zilberstein also offered blessings and urged the man to fulfill the day's commandments.

The article also includes a separate urgent call from Rabbi Reuven Elbaz, who warned of "danger to Judaism" and urged action to save Torah study. Other related content in the article includes news briefs about election day, historical election night footage from 1981, and a report about a knife-wielding man arrested near Yair Golan.

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