Israeli rabbis publish prayers for downfall of Iranian government, protection of protesters

Israeli rabbis publish prayers for downfall of Iranian government, protection of protesters

Some rabbis in Israel tout possible collapse of the Iranian regime as fulfillment of Talmudic predictions heralding a coming messianic era. By World Israel News Staff A prominent Israeli rabbi has penned a new prayer calling for the collapse of the Iranian regime, and wishing protection for dissident protesters. Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, the chief rabbi of Safed (Tzfat) in northern Israel and son of the late Sefardic Chief Rabbi of Israel Mordechai …

As Iran burns, Israeli rabbis issue prayers, see divine vengeance and the footsteps of the Messiah

As mass protests and violent government crackdowns gripped Iran this week, senior Israeli rabbis moved swiftly to frame the unrest in theological terms. Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, chief rabbi of Safed (Tzfat) and a leading voice in Religious Zionist circles, published a prayer Thursday night calling for the destruction of Iran’s leadership. At the same time, a Chabad emissary in Beit Shemesh invoked ancient Talmudic prophecy to argue that Iran’s pote…