Rav Yitzchok Yosef Warns: Don’t Vote for Candidates Who Go Up to the Har Habayis
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Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef: Don’t Support Politicians Who Visit Temple Mount
JERUSALEM (VINnews) – Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, the spiritual leader of the Sephardic-haredi Shas party, urged voters Wednesday night not to support politicians who visit the Temple Mount, in remarks that appeared to be directed at National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. Yosef made the comments at a Shas rally in Acre, where he criticized politicians […]
Rav Yitzchok Yosef Warns: Don’t Vote for Candidates Who Go Up to the Har Habayis
Rav Yitzchok Yosef, the former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel and the spiritual leader of the chareidi Shas party, issued a sharp warning ahead of the upcoming elections, telling voters not to support candidates who ascend the Har Habayis in violation of the halachic position maintained by Shas’s rabbinic leadership. Speaking Wednesday night at a large gathering at the Acre Stadium, Rav Yosef stressed that political representatives must conduct…
At a revival rally at the Acre Stadium, the Maran Rashal Gaon Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef called for voting only for God-fearing candidates who follow the path of the Torah and expressed support for Shas and its leader Aryeh Deri. The harshest words were apparently spoken against Itamar Ben Gvir. The post A harsh attack on Ben Gvir? "He has no fear of God, it is forbidden to vote for him" first appeared on JDN.
The fear in Shas that votes will be diverted to Otzma Yehudit or other right-wing parties is taking its toll. At an election conference in Acre, Rishon LeZion Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef lashed out at Knesset members who are ascending the Temple Mount, calling them ungodly. "I call on you: Do not be tempted to vote for unworthy people. Those who do not have the fear of God and those who ascend the Temple Mount are forbidden by Jewish law to vote for. On…
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