Top Rabbi Urges Yeshiva Students to Vote for Shas in Upcoming Election

The spiritual leader of the Shas party, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, issued a special letter to yeshiva students and "acherim" (married students) urging them to vote for Shas in the upcoming Knesset elections. Titled "A Holy Call," the letter emphasized the importance of participating in the elections and called on the Haredi public to rally for the movement.

Rabbi Yosef stated that in the current period, strengthening Shas's standing is particularly crucial given the challenges facing the world of Torah study. He also addressed the issue of yeshiva student conscription, declaring, "Above all, we have informed all relevant parties that the issue of regulating the status of Torah scholars will be the foremost and most important matter before any other issue, and we have received clear and absolute commitments on this matter."

The letter further clarified that participation in the elections is a religious obligation, stating, "One must not be remiss at all in voting and influencing." He warned that abstaining from voting or influencing others not to vote constitutes a severe prohibition.

Rabbi Yosef concluded by calling on Torah scholars to exert all their efforts to increase the voter turnout for Shas, stressing the importance of preserving the world of Torah and the status of its scholars.