The following story is being circulated by askanim affiliated with Yahadut Hatorah. YWN-ISRAEL hesitated reporting it, but since it is now widespread, we will report it too, but with the note that it appears no one has confirmed its validity.

A woman entered a Degel Hatorah branch in Yerushalayim with a strange request. �I need to give someone power of attorney to my husband to permit him to vote for me.�

The woman explained that her husband visited with HaGaon HaRav Aaron Leib Shteinman Shlita to find out what the Gadol Hador has to say about the upcoming elections.

�My husband asked the Rosh Yeshiva if he should cancel a ticket to the United States that cost him $1,000 to vote. The Rosh Yeshiva instructed him to do just that, to cancel the ticket and take the loss.�

She explained that since adhering to the Rosh Yeshiva would result in a significant loss, she thought of possibly arranging a power of attorney to have someone else vote and permit him to fly to the USA.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)