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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

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

Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef called on yeshiva students to vote for his party in the upcoming Knesset elections. In a letter titled "A Holy Call," he stressed the importance of participation and securing the status of Torah scholars.

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What happened

  1. 01Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef urged yeshiva students to vote for the party.
  2. 02The rabbi emphasized the importance of securing the status of Torah scholars.
  3. 03He declared that regulating the status of Torah scholars would be the top priority.
  4. 04Yosef called participation in the elections a religious obligation.
  5. 05He warned that abstaining from voting is a severe prohibition.

Yosef declared that regulating the status of Torah scholars would be the top priority and warned against abstaining from voting.

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