Fake Flyer Promoted Haredi Trip to Temple Mount, Vizhnitz Rejects Involvement

A fabricated flyer falsely advertising an organized trip to the Temple Mount, allegedly with the endorsement of Vizhnitz Hasidic leaders, has caused outrage within the Hasidic community. The flyer, distributed in Bnei Brak, invited the public to a free bus ride to the Western Wall and then to the Temple Mount, claiming it was "with the approval of important rabbis and heads of kollels from the Vizhnitz Hasidut." However, Vizhnitz rabbis have unequivocally stated that the advertisement is a baseless fabrication intended to mislead the public and desecrate holy sites. Investigations revealed that a private individual with a distant family connection to the Hasidut, acting independently and without any official authority, was behind the deceptive flyer. The false advertisement included distorted interpretations of Jewish law, attempting to justify entry to the Temple Mount by citing prominent rabbinic works. In response, Vizhnitz Hasidut circulated a historic letter from prominent rabbis of the previous generation, including the "Emek Halacha" and Rabbi Shach, which strictly prohibits entering the Temple Mount in contemporary times. The Vizhnitz Hasidut is urging the public not to be misled by those attempting to distort religious rulings and to follow the guidance of their revered rabbis, rather than succumbing to forbidden private initiatives.