As the Satmar Rebbe of Kiryas Yoel Shlita winds down his visit to Eretz HaKodesh, his last official visit was conducted on Thursday, 1 Rosh Chodesh Adar 5772 with Bnei Brak Mayor Rav Yaakov Asher. From that meeting the rebbe boarded a flight to the United States.
The mayor explained that he has done a great deal to have stores shut down by 11:00pm, which is a matter of concern for the rebbe. The rebbe feels one must get to sleep at a proper hour to permit one to get up and daven and learn properly, at the correct time.
Rav Asher explained that today, unlike in the past, the city �isn�t bustling during the late night hours�. The rebbe gave the mayor his bracha for his efforts to create this new reality in the torah city.
(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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What?!? A Satmar official meeting with an employee of the Zionist state, namely the mayor of Bnei Brak, who is paid by the state? Sacrilege!
WHAT??? a satmer meeting with a tziony??? what a shame! whats next? MAYBE HE’LL EVEN VISIT BELZ!
Peace with Klausenburg
Peace with Belz
Split with the Eidah
Meeting with an Israeli official under pretext of an issue.
I am not Satmar and have no problem with all this, but Horav Aharon Shlit”a should change his Rabbisteh to Sighet, Zanta, or Oihel, anything but Satmar.