DIN: When the Gedoilim allow their followers to hang Jewish Children in uniform in effigy, then this is the result! They have no one to blame but themselves!
“I cannot remain silent even for a moment”: The leading halachic authority issues a sharp protest
A rare and unusual recording from the home of the leading halachic authority, Rabbi Moshe Shternbuch, has been released in recent hours — following a shocking act of disrespect toward great Torah scholars in Jerusalem, when “Sikrikim” youths hung dolls bearing the names of prominent rabbis, in connection with the custom of hanging effigies of Haman.
In the video, Rabbi Shternbuch is seen sitting at the end of his learning session, dictating the wording of the protest word for word to his regular study partner — his grandson, Rabbi Eliyahu Shternbuch, head of the “Teshuvos V’Hanhagos” kollel in Modi’in Illit. Every word is weighed, every sentence measured, as the rabbi carefully follows the writing.
He is heard saying:
“I strongly protest the mockery in Meah Shearim that was done to degrade Torah scholars. There is no limit to the severity and gravity of this sin, Heaven have mercy. The sin is terrible and frightening, and I cannot remain silent about such disgrace even for a single moment.”
Those close to him report that the rabbi expressed deep pain and astonishment that specifically at such a tense time, when the Jewish people are in need of Divine mercy, there are those who dare to harm the honor of Torah sages.
He concluded his remarks with a plea:
“What more can we do, other than cry out to the Holy One, blessed be He, that He not punish us, and that He pour upon us a spirit of purity from above and hasten our redemption soon.”
The footage is stirring significant controversy in the Haredi community.
