There was a question whether the religious should join the Knesses? When Amrom divorced his wife, Miryam said, that your edict is worse than Pharaoh. His gezera was only on the boys but yours is on both boys and girls by not having any children. What was Amrom’s thinking? Explains the Chasam Sofer, as explained by the Maharam Shik, that Amrom believed that by not having any more children, the neshomos will be considered used up and will bring Meshiach. Miryam argued that it wor’t work as the religious will stop having children but others will. Similarly, if the religious will not join but the modern will, the Knesses will do whatever it wants without anyone there to stop them. So voting is important for the same reason.
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