Top Rabbi Attributes Shas Party's Election Losses to Divine Intervention
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Rabbi Moshe Maya, a senior member of the Council of Torah Sages, explained Shas party's election losses as divine intervention, stating God wanted the party to be small to foster unity. He believes this outcome will lead Prime Minister Netanyahu to form a national unity government. Rabbi Maya also discussed the conscription law, emphasizing divine aid over relying on one's own strength and advocating for protecting Torah scholars from military service.
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- Rabbi Moshe Maya cited divine providence for Shas party's election losses, aiming to end hatred and foster unity.
- Maya believes the outcome will force Prime Minister Netanyahu to form a national unity government.
- He stated God desired Shas to be a small party to create a political 'explosion'.
- Maya argued that Torah scholars should be protected from military conscription.
Rabbi Moshe Maya, a senior member of the Council of Torah Sages, has attributed the Shas party's poor performance in the recent elections to "God's providence." Speaking on Kan Bet radio, Rabbi Maya stated that divine will dictated Shas become a smaller party, believing this outcome would end "baseless hatred" and compel Prime Minister Netanyahu to form a national unity government. He argued that if Shas had secured more mandates and Arab parties had not, the political landscape would have remained unchanged, perpetuating the existing animosity. Bibi has no possibility of forming a government on his own, so he will go for unity."
Rabbi Maya also commented on the conscription law, contrasting two worldviews. He explained that from a religious perspective, the concept of an "equal distribution of the burden" does not exist, as divine assistance is paramount.
