Key Hasidic groups are endorsing Republican Lee Zeldin (R-Suffolk) for governor over Gov. Kathy Hochul in the latest sign that the incumbent is struggling with historically Democratic constituencies ahead of the final day of voting on Nov. 8.
Support from the Brooklyn-based Bobov, Bobov-45, Belz and Satmar groups could lead to thousands of additional votes for Zeldin as he pushes for a historic upset next week in a state where a Republican has not been elected governor in a generation.
This rebbe" was always on the wrong side of history. We remember when he backed Obama's disastrous Iran Deal and told his naive sheep to write to Congressmen that they should dis-invite the then PM Bibi Netanyahu from addressing both houses of congress to explain to them that this deal was dangerous to the 6.8 million Jews living in Israel. It is no wonder that his father the "Beirach Moshe" didn't want him as rebbe. I wonder what Hochul has over him?
Bucking the trend of nearly every major Orthodox Jewish voting bloc giving their full-throated support to Lee Zeldin, who has vowed to protect yeshivas, in the New York governor’s race, Satmar’s “Aronim” faction endorsed incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Hochul has remained on the sidelines since the NY Board of Regents voted to approve new “substantial equivalency” standards that threaten to take a wrecking ball to yeshiva education, whereas Zeldin has repeatedly blasted the move and pledged to support yeshivas as governor.
It isn’t yet clear why the Aronim faction has thrown its support behind Gov. Hochul, though rumors are swirling that a backroom deal (?) has been reached which would benefit the Satmar faction, but not necessarily anyone else.
In a shocking incident which occurred in the town of Tiberias in broad daylight, an Arab man tried to kidnap and throw a married woman into his car.
The young religious woman fought off the man and screamed, and he was later arrested by Shin Bet operatives. The suspect, a 51-year-old Arab resident of Yafia, is being investigated on suspicion of nationalist motives in the kidnapping.
The suspect claimed to police that the woman had been mistaken and he had not intended the kidnapping.
The chairman of the Otzma Yehudit Party, MK Itamar Ben Gvir, spoke on Tuesday night at the party's headquarters at the VERT Jerusalem Hotel, after the Religious Zionist-Otzma Yehudit slate won 14-15 seats in the next Knesset, according to the results of the exit polls.
Ben Gvir said, "We still don't know if the bloc won 61 seats. I remember the celebrations of the last elections, which ended in a government with Ra'am. But what is certain is that we must give thanks for the great achievement of Religious Zionist-Otzma Yehudit, and for the great connection to the people of Israel.”
“I think the great achievement came, among other things, due to the fact that we represent everyone; secular and religious, haredim and traditional, Sephardim and Ashkenazim, city and village people, farmers, teachers, self-employed, policemen and soldiers, and all of them are all asking for real change. They want to walk safely on the street. They ask that the hands of our soldiers and policemen not be handcuffed.”
They want to make a complete separation between those who are loyal to the State of Israel and we have no problem with them, and those who undermine the existence of the State of Israel as a Jewish state, and those who throw rocks and firebombs, hurt female prison guards and behave as if they are in charge.”
“The public wishes for a leadership that will protect the Land of Israel, that will develop the Negev and the Galilee, that will protect our capital Jerusalem and settle Judea and Samaria.”
“The public wants changes in the judicial system and independent judges, but more judges with a Jewish Zionist agenda.”
“It's still too early to summarize, but we have dreams and I promise even those who didn't vote for me, from distant parties, that we are brothers.”
“The time has come for our boys and girls to be able to walk safely in the street, it is time for the IDF soldiers and Israel Police officers to receive support. It's time for us to return to being the landlords of our country."
Yitzhak Wasserlauf, number 5 on the Religious Zionist-Otzma Yehudit slate, said, "We are happy about the result, we hope that these will be the true results, that we can establish a real right-wing government that is good for the people of Israel. We will work in cooperation with our friends in religious Zionism, I believe that this will continue. That the people of the left and the Arabs will continue to be afraid
A bear in apparent search of a minyan entered the Ohr Shlomo Chasidic Center, aka the Carlebach Shul, in Pomona near Monsey on Sunday night, walked around for a bit, and upon finding nobody to join him, left, but not before trying to figure out why the bima wasn't in the middle like other frum shuls.
Being near wooded areas, bears are not uncommon sightings around the shul, but a bear in the shul isn’t an everyday occurrence. In this case, someone left a door to the shul’s teen minyan room open, providing the oversized mammal with an opportunity to get inside.
A bear in apparent search of a minyan entered the Ohr Shlomo Chasidic Center, aka the Carlebach Shul, in Pomona on Sunday night, walked around for a bit, and upon finding nobody to join him, left.
Being near wooded areas, bears are not uncommon sightings around the shul, but a bear in the shul isn’t an everyday occurrence. In this case, someone left a door to the shul’s teen minyan room open, providing the oversized mammal with an opportunity to get inside.
The event, which was sponsored by Eretz HaKodesh, served as inspiration and chizzuk to the 500+ women who joined and featured Rebbetzin Yamima Mizrachi as the keynote speaker, as well as music by Mrs. Mimi Luria, as well as an address from an Eretz Hakodesh representative who explained the important work that they do.
In middle of the event, a bunch of goons who had heard about it through the various flyers distributed around Yerushalayim neighborhoods, crashed the event and began making problems.
At first, the hoodlums locked the doors to the venue with cable ties, then broke down the door and began throwing objects and stink bombs at the women. They proceeded to then attempt to physically destroy the event, overturning tables and knocking down signs.
Eventually, the women were able to get the radical loons out and police arrived to ensure the safety of the attendees.
“The event went on as scheduled, and it was beautiful despite certain individuals’ attempts to stop it,” an event attendee said:
“Ootzoo eitzah v’sufar, dabru davar v’lo yakum.”
תיעוד וידאו נדיר מרגעי ההצבעה של האד׳ מגור בקלפי pic.twitter.com/HB2PkPLnfq
— ישראל כהן (@Israelcohen911) November 1, 2022
לעשות נחת רוח לבורא יתברך שמו. האד׳ מויז׳ניץ נכנס להצביע בקלפי כשהוא מלווה בח״כ יעקב טסלר pic.twitter.com/KAsE9MqTfm
— ישראל כהן (@Israelcohen911) November 1, 2022
Thousands accompany Roshei Yeshivah with song and dance to vote!
So now I ask?
What's "Daas Torah?"
I have to laugh. I drove all over Beit Shemesh and Yeushalyim and I saw signs that "Daas Torah" dictates that everyone must go out and vote.
The Eida Ha'chreidis, on the other hand, say that "Daas Torah" dictates that voting is equivalent to worshipping idols, and it's "yehareg ve'al yaavor."
So, which is it?
In keeping with the usual pre-election tradition, on Sunday night a demonstration was held in Jerusalem's Meah She'arim neighborhood against Tuesday's elections.
The protest was attended by Eida Haharedit rabbis, who called on the group's members not to vote in the elections.
Participating in the protest were thousands of local residents, and speaking at the event were members of the Bais Din, as well as local leaders who constitute the Eida Haharedit communities.
In their speeches, the members of the Eida Haharedit spoke out "against the participation of haredim in the elections to the Knesset of 'heretics,'" which they also described as the "cooperation with the seculars."
They also described how the haredi community "took a right" and is "provoking the nations" on everything regarding diplomatic issues.
Following the protest, the crowd dispersed, but several dozen people went to Bar Ilan Street, clashing with security forces stationed there.
*Beit Shemesh News*
Gaza? Jenin? Nablus? No this is modern day 1st world Belgium in 2022.
— Documenting Israel (@israelmuse) October 31, 2022
These Arabs in Belgium are showing solidarity to the terrorist organization called "Lion's Den" in Shchem (Nablus) and also to "Palestinian Resistance".
Another clear sign for Jews to come home. pic.twitter.com/AQjtUHMm01
