Over 330 liberal, leftist American rabbis – all Reform, Conservative and the like – are vowing to ban members of the far-right Religious Zionism bloc in Bibi Netanyahu’s incoming government from appearing at their synagogues, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) reports.
Following a convincing victory to the right-wing bloc in November’s general election, Netanyahu brought in members of a far-right faction and promised an expanded national security ministry to firebrand Itamar Ben-Gvir. The incoming government, which Netanyahu announced he formed late Wednesday, is expected to be the most right-wing in Israel’s history.
Ben-Gvir’s post as national security minister will include responsibility for Israel’s police, which includes the border guard who, along with the Israeli army, operate inside the West Bank.
An open letter from these leftist, liberal rabbis and other leftist, liberal Jewish community “leaders” in the U.S. charges that the policies of Ben-Gvir and his associates “will cause irreparable harm to the Israel-Jewish Diaspora relationship.” The signatories say they will not invite members of the bloc “to speak at our congregations and organizations. We will speak out against their participation in other forums across our communities. We will encourage the boards of our congregations and organizations to join us in this protest as a demonstration of our commitment to our Jewish and democratic values.”
The signatories include members of the boards of leftist, liberal rabbis in Chicago and Los Angeles; rabbis in charge of the largest Conservative and Reform congregations in the Washington, D.C. and the leader of the Reconstructionist movement; and the rector of the Conservative movement’s Los Angeles-based American Jewish University. Not a single Orthodox rabbi signed the document. According to the JTA, the letter was organized by David Teutsch, a leading Reconstructionist rabbi in Philadelphia, and John Rosove, the rabbi emeritus of Temple Israel in Los Angeles.
Yeah Ben Gvir and Company are beating down the doors to address these losers.
Did these “Rabbis”send a similar letter to the Unity Gov which included our Arab enemies?
LOL
Evil to enter those locations if Torah is grass root bread. Just a helping hsnd.
What a sick joke.
Ban them?
I personally know many of the Religious Zionist MK’s.
None would even want to step inside the avodah-zara “temples” of the Conservative and Reforn Jews.
It’s halachicly assur to enter one of houses of ill repute.
With the low turnout these guys have, they now will definitely find themselves lacking a minyan (as if they cared 🙁
GOOD RELIGIOUS PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE GOING TO THEIR SYNAGOGUES
Not only should Reform and Conservatives ban Ben Gvir, they should ban Jews in general from entering their temple.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE TALMUD SAYS AND ITS PASKENED IN HILCHOS AVODE ZARAH THAT RATHER ENTER THE HOUSE OF IDOLITARY THAN IN THE WORSHIPPERS OF THE HERETICS
Maccabees vs helenists
It’s overdue to stop the smoke screens and take them on head-on
They don’t want them In because they don’t want them to see how few people actually come to services
Send it to them.
Reform and Conservative practices are not Jewish practices. They are not related to anything Jewish whatsoever.