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Top Rabbis Instruct Agudat Yisrael Leader Not to Recommend Prime Minister Candidate

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Top Rabbis Instruct Agudat Yisrael Leader Not to Recommend Prime Minister Candidate

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Top rabbis have instructed Agudat Yisrael Chairman Yitzhak Goldknopf not to recommend any candidate for prime minister. The party's main goal is to secure the status of Torah scholars. The candidate who addresses this issue will receive UTJ's support.

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  • Top rabbis instructed Agudat Yisrael Chairman Yitzhak Goldknopf not to recommend a prime minister candidate.
  • The party's primary goal is to regulate the status of Torah scholars.
  • The candidate who solves the Torah scholars' status issue will get UTJ's support.
  • The instruction follows a commitment made by the party during elections.

Senior rabbis, referred to as "Gedolei Yisrael" (great leaders of Israel), have instructed Yitzhak Goldknopf, the chairman of the United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party and a Knesset member, not to recommend any candidate for prime minister. This directive aligns with the party's commitment made during the recent elections. The primary objective for the party is to regulate the status of Torah scholars. The candidate who can provide a solution and legislation for this issue will receive the party's support.

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