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Bnei Brak Rabbi Attacked Amid Demolition of 35-Year-Old Study House

Enforcement officials demolished a 35-year-old Torah study house in Bnei Brak on Tuesday, sparking protests and clashes with police. Rabbi Moshe Nidham was assaulted during the incident. The demolition was reportedly due to illegal construction, but local leaders condemned the action as a desecration of Torah.

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What happened

  1. 01A 35-year-old Torah study house in Bnei Brak was demolished by enforcement officials on Tuesday.
  2. 02Protests erupted, leading to clashes between residents and police, during which Rabbi Moshe Nidham was assaulted.
  3. 03The demolition was reportedly based on claims of illegal construction.
  4. 04Local rabbis and officials condemned the destruction, calling it a desecration of Torah.
  5. 05The incident occurs amidst a severe sanitation crisis in Bnei Brak.

The city is also facing a sanitation crisis.

Translated and summarized by baba from Kikar HaShabbat, the latest report. Read Kikar HaShabbat’s original

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