Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, who is currently on a diplomatic trip to countries bordering Ukraine, visited the kever of the Chasan Sofer in Bratislava, Slovakia on Monday.
Lapid, who recited Tehillim at the kever, spoke afterward and seemed to take advantage of his limited knowledge about the Chasam Sofer to address Chareidi-related political issues from the Slovakian capital: “It’s moving to come to the kever of the Chasam Sofer who encouraged his talmidim to learn science and not only Torah because he believed that Torah, learning, and work should be done together. He believed that the goal is one – to come to Eretz Yisrael, to contribute to its prosperity.”
“He once said and this is a beautiful saying: ‘The land of Eretz Yisrael is more kodesh than the Shamayim of Chutz L’Eretz.’ In order to work the land of Eretz Yisrael, it’s necessary to learn and know the world. He was someone who was familiar with the world and contributed from his wisdom. It’s moving to stand here opposite this kever that the Jews saved from the Nazis with their last kochos.”
Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Korčok accompanied Lapid to the Chasam Sofer’s kever and also gifted Lapid with a commemorative coin embossed with a likeness of the Chasam Sofer that was issued on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of his birth.
My today’s meeting w/ 🇮🇱 FM @yairlapid in #Bratislava confirmed strong partnership of #Israel 🇮🇱 & #Slovakia 🇸🇰 in defence, economy, culture. Discussed humanitarian assistance in #Ukraine 🇺🇦, EU-Israel relations and Middle East. Paid tribute together in #ChatamSoferMemorial. pic.twitter.com/msPnu3YYhC
— Ivan Korcok (@IvanKorcok) March 14, 2022
Lapid also met with the heads of the Jewish kehilla in Bratislava.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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צא טמא!!
So twisted, like everything that comes out of his mouth. He should be embarrassed to even stand near the chasam sofers grave who fought his entire life to save Judaism from it’s destroyers like Lapid.
Yair, darling, why don’t you just shut up and go to hell…
He looks great in the kippah. I hope he keeps wearing it.
Lapid is a great grandson to the Silatcher Ruv Rav Shloima Zalman Klein (who was a grandson of Rav Shmiel Shmelka Klein Selish Ruv, The Tzror Hachaim). The Silacher Ruv was a Goan .He became Ruv at 18 , and had a very prestigious yeshiva of 200 buchrim. He had 17 children !(and Lapid slams the Chareidim for having large families !)
The Silatcher Ruvs was a mechitan with the Chasam Sofers oldest great granchild Rav Moshe Shmiel Glasner the DOR REVIEE , (Klausenberger Ruv for 44 years). The Silatcher Ruv son , Rav Shmiel Menachem Klein Tchevicher Ruv ,married the daughter of the Dor Reviee.
Maybe Lapid should remember where he comes from , and return to the path of his illustrious ancestors !