Top Rabbis Urge Voters to Support Shas Party Amidst Election Day Concerns
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Rabbi Zamir Cohen and Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef issued urgent calls for the public to vote for the Shas party on election day. They warned that the election's outcome has significant spiritual implications for the Jewish people and could endanger Torah study. The rabbis urged citizens to vote and mobilize others, citing high turnout in Arab and left-wing areas as a cause for concern.
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- Rabbi Zamir Cohen urged public to vote for Shas, citing spiritual and political stakes.
- Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef also called on Sephardic public to vote for Shas.
- Rabbis warned of danger to Torah study due to high turnout in left-wing and Arab areas.
- Cohen encouraged voters to help mobilize those who had not yet cast ballots.
- The appeals were made as election day neared its conclusion.
As election day neared its close, Rabbi Zamir Cohen issued an urgent appeal to the public, warning about the situation and emphasizing that the election's outcome impacts not only the political landscape but also the spiritual future of the Jewish people. "We are approaching the end of election day. The situation is not simple at all," Cohen stated. He urged citizens not to be indifferent, especially observing high voter turnout in Arab and left-wing strongholds. He called on every individual to vote and to encourage others to do the same, including providing transportation for those who had not yet cast their ballots, specifically urging them to vote for the Shas party.
Similarly, the First of the Sephardim, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, son and successor of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, also made an urgent appeal to the Sephardic public. He expressed concern over the high voter turnout in left-wing and Arab communities, warning of a danger to Torah study. Rabbi Yosef called on the public to go out and vote for Shas.
