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Opinion In the flag of the Torah, they forgot the core values Israel today

2022-09-05T21:17:46.978Z


At the ballot box, the "correct" ballot is taken, despite the anger and disappointment, thanks to Da'at Torah. You don't choose Makleb's beautiful face or Gafni's virtuoso abilities


Less than two weeks to submit the lists to the Knesset, and in the Torah Judaism party they are threatening to split and run separately.

The background to the crisis that threatens to collapse the right-wing bloc: attempts by Belaz Hasidism, the largest and oldest, to promote with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance a special outline, in the framework of which the students will learn math, English and Hebrew for a budget.

In Belez they made it clear that there would be no outside interference in the study content, and that it is almost the same content that is taught in the Shas "Bnei Yosef" network and in the "Independent Education". Belez Hassidism faces a budgetary crisis in the management of the "recognized unofficial" institutions - a stream partially budgeted by The Ministry of Education because they don't teach core. There, over the years, we begged for protection under the wings of the independent education under the control of the Torah banner, but were refused time and time again. Now, when their rebbe is trying to find a solution to the crisis, a sharp rift has arisen.

In the flag of the Torah, they are angry at the great Hasidic that dares to obey the instructions of its leader and threaten to go to the end, and ignore the simple fact: they themselves could have prevented the crisis.

A central value on which ultra-orthodox education is founded is complete obedience to the teachings of the Torah: "And you shall do as you are instructed."

It turns out that according to MK Gafni, this is only relevant when it comes to certain rabbis to whom he is subordinate, or in the promotion of specific values ​​in which he believes.

If you go back a little, you find that one law is for Gaffni and another law for everyone else.

Gafni is allowed, for example, to invite Prime Minister Lapid to his birthday (May 2022), to greet him with a warm greeting on the occasion of his term of office, or to invite Minister of Transportation Michaeli, who promotes values ​​that are considered much more serious than learning calculus (public transportation on Shabbat, gender confusion), to jump at his granddaughter's wedding;

But if Meir Parosh takes a picture with Matan Kahane on a tour leading up to LJ B'Omer - a photo that was published on news websites and received echoes on ultra-Orthodox websites - he is slapped on the head; and if Belaz asks to do the most natural and necessary ultra-Orthodox move - to obey the opinion of her rebbe - they are threatened with dissolution The long-standing partnership.

Degel HaTorah is afraid of the education plan for the younger generation, but is more afraid of putting Belaz into independent education, because according to them Rabbi Steinman's will stated not to add new institutions (by the way, in the periphery the will was violated without a choice).

The problem is that Degel also does not want Belez to obey the rabbinical order and establish its own educational body.

What influences the ultra-Orthodox voter to take the "correct" ballot and vote for an ultra-Orthodox party, despite the anger and disappointment, is Da'at Torah.

You don't choose Makleb's beautiful face or Gafni's virtuoso abilities.

They point out that the rabbi said.

Disregarding the order of the Rebbe of Belez contradicts one of the core values ​​of the ultra-orthodox public and sends a confusing message to the younger generation.

The ultra-Orthodox street is not interested in whether they learn a little more English or math in Belez, the average ultra-Orthodox is interested in real solutions to the problem of the cost of living, suitable employment and being able to make ends meet. 

As the politician who is most concerned about the mud battles in Torah Judaism once said - "doesn't forget the matter of life itself".

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Source: israelhayom

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