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Top rabbinic leaders back call for silent study in yeshiva kollels
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100% right-leaningFirst reported by Behadrei Haredim · 3 hours ago
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Five senior members of Israel’s Council of Torah Sages endorsed Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch’s call for kollels to study silently for 30 minutes at the start of each session until the High Holy Days. The appeal comes amid draft-related pressures and cuts to yeshiva funding, and more rabbinic calls for spiritual strengthening are expected.
- 01Five Council of Torah Sages leaders backed Hirsch’s call for 30 minutes of silent study.
- 02The measure applies to kollels nationwide until the High Holy Days.
- 03The letter cites severe pressures on the Torah world, including draft decrees and funding cuts.
- 04Hirsch said the difficult commitment would bring divine assistance and victory.
- 05Another gathering is expected at Rabbi Dov Landau’s home, and Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch issued a similar appeal.
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