Charedie Insanity Continues" Moetzes states in a Kol Kora that "anyone who doesn't vote for " Degel" is going Against the Torah" Rav Shternbuch Says that anyone voting in the election is causing a huge Chillul Hashem "

 

Just last night I posted that because of the Gerer rebbe's opposition to this Kol Kora, they would revise it!

The Kol Korah read:

"Voters must vote exclusively for United Torah Judaism and that anyone who does not vote for Gimmel indirectly becomes a partner in a chillul Hashem and bears a very serious sin."

The Gerer Rebbe opposed it, because this letter implies that anyone voting for Shas is a Rasha and causing a Chillul Hashem!  

However,  after getting a visit from the Viznitzer Rebbe, the Gerer Rebbe approved  the Kol Kora and it is now out and official! 

Voting for any other party even for example Shas, is against the Torah and is a Chillul Hashem! 

Which brings me to Harav Shernbuch, on October 22,2026, just last week, Rav Shternbuch announced that anyone voting for anyone is ":oiver an issur deo'riisah, and is causing a huge Chillul Hashem."

 Rav Shternbuch כדרכו בקודש went a step further and wrote that anyone encouraging (Rav Landau, Rav Hirsch, Gerer Rebbe, Belzer Rebbe, and Viznitzer Rebbe) people to vote are a bunch of "Apikorsim and Meenim"

My question is:

What is a guy, a shomer Torah Umitzvois, a makir talmeidei Chachamim, supposed to do?

Well, you will probably say "why don't you ask your own rav?"

But therein is the problem, because my Rav that is encouraging people to go out and vote is according to Rav Shternbuch, an apikoras! Why would I listen to an apikoras? 

My neighbor's Rav told his shul that to vote in the elections is equivalent to eating Chazir on Yom Kippur or Chumetz on Pesach, and causing a huge Chillul Hashem, and that according to my neighbor's Rav, my Rav is an apikoras!

What is a frum Jew to do??

The answer of course is, that this dispute amongst the "Gedoilim" is actually just a spark of a much larger issue, and this is actually why  thousands of Tanaim, disciples of Rabi Akiva died! 

"מפני שלא נהגו כבוד זה לזה

The issue was not that they disagreed, but it was how they disagreed! 

In fact in an earlier post: I quoted the following Poiskim that one should disagree if they feel that they are right, even if he is opposing a Gadol!

 . As the Minchat Chinuch (Mitzvah 77) writes:

“If the great scholar states his opinion, and the lesser scholar has his own opinion and does not find the words of the great scholar convincing, he is certainly obligated to express his opinion and disagree with him. Otherwise, this constitutes a perversion of justice.”

(As is likewise explained in the writings of the Ran, Sanhedrin 46a, and Responsa of the Radbaz, Part I, Siman 308.)

It does not say, “He is permitted to disagree,” but rather, “He is obligated to express his opinion and disagree.” Moreover, one may not fear the intimidation of a rabbinic authority, in accordance with the Torah’s commandment: “You shall not be intimidated by any person.” 

(As explained in Sanhedrin 6b, which also resolves the question raised by the Bach on Choshen Mishpat, end of Siman 9.)

The Torah demands that every individual bear full responsibility to use his intellect and judgment. 

However where is the HETER for Rav Shernbuch, Rav Landau, Rav Hirsch, The Gerer, Belzer, Viznitzer Rebbes to state unequally state  that if you go with the other Gedoilim than you are "Oiver an issur De'oriisah" "You are causing a huge Chillul Hahsem" and call other Gedoilim "Meenim & Apikorsim?" 

I have gotten many comments over the years that I am disrespectful of other people with opposing viewpoints, to them I say

"I learned from the best, I learned from the Gedoiei Hador to disparage, mock and ridicule others that disagree with me"

There you have it!

Go out and vote!