Dear YWN,
As a member of the Syrian Sephardic community, I am deeply troubled by the upcoming event where former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will be hosted this Sunday at a large venue attended by many in our community.
Bennett’s agenda is clear and singular: to undermine Prime Minister Netanyahu, who led Israel through its most challenging times. That is his sole mission—fundraising and campaigning to achieve this. Our community’s participation in this effort is concerning.
Furthermore, Bennett has openly declared that he aims to draft every yeshiva student into the IDF, threatening the sanctity of Torah learning. Have our community leaders heard what our top Sephardic sages—such as Rav Yitzhak Yosef and Rav David Yosef—have said about this? What about every single member of the Moetzet Chachmei Hatorah of Shas? They have strongly opposed such initiatives, and we must heed their words. Do we suddenly not listen to the words of our Gedolim? We seem to always run to them for blessings and advice. Has anyone asked them about this? Are you not aware that Bennet has sworn publicly to defund every single Yeshiva in Israel?
Why are we publicly going against the guidance of our rabbanim?
Lastly, I want to remind everyone that Bennett only became Prime Minister because of his coalition with Arab parties, effectively enabling and strengthening their influence in Israel. His partnership with leftist factions and Arab parties has undermined our community’s political strength and ideology. His partner was – and still conues to be – Yar Lapid. A self hating jew and a terrible Rasha.
Here is a historical fact:
“The thirty-sixth government of Israel, or the Bennett–Lapid government, was the cabinet of Israel that was formed on June 13, 2021 after the 2021 Knesset elections. On June 2, a coalition agreement was signed between Yesh Atid, Blue and White, Yamina, the Labor Party, Yisrael Beiteinu, New Hope, Meretz, and the United Arab List.”
Has our community’s rabbanim been consulted on this event? Who authorized this, and why are we turning our backs on the values and leadership our Torah sages have conveyed?
Thank you.
S.J – Brooklyn
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22 Responses
Bennett is a traitor and scumbag. They should be ashamed for having him come even near the building. Political crook. But that’s what happens when you have too much money, you go above the rabbi’s heads and they become scared of you
Bennett is a shaigetz married to a mechallel Shabbos.
He’s the opportunistic type through and through. Not trust worthy at all.
STOP WITH THE HEADLINES THAT BASH ENTIRE SECTS OF KLAL YISROEL!
You are being CHOTI UMACHATI ES HARABIM!!! Have you guys NO fear of Heaven?!
The goyim hate us enough, STOP IT!
There are very few that actually understand the intent and the ramifications of bringing such a fellow into a community building (I use that term lightly) and to be machshiv such a person. Unfortunately, Most of the attendees are not as informed as the writer of this letter and do not understand or even care about the scenarios playing out currently in this secular Israeli government. Their minds are extremely simple ….former prime minister of Israel=good.
The organizers of this event, they know who they are, who currently are trying to push their sacreligious agenda on the unknowing masses, should be ashamed of themselves. As we know machtieh harabim ein lo chelek leolam haba. I daven that Hashem should give them an opportunity for tshuva.
the general approach among religious circles in the diaspora is to uphold the policies of and also generally to support the sitting Prime Minister.
I suppose the reason they are fooled into inviting him is that he wears a head covering. But it’s otherwise very hard to understand why any Jew with any sensitivity to Torah, and his own Torah values, meaning his spiritual life, would bring any Zionist to speak to Jews, never mind doing that in a Beit Knesset.
I don’t know what you’re saying there’s no other community that respects the rabonim more than the syrian community just look around and you’ll see.There so special and tight nit community its really amazing to see.
Bennett, Lapid, Lieberman. They’re all the same trash. Literally only care about themselves. During the nations most trying times of the past 2 years, they’re still wrapped up SOLELY in themselves! Even when they sound a little sincere, it’s still only about themselves and toppling Bibi. Self hating Jews. Bennett is probably worse than the others because he cloaks himself and his heinous actions in a nice kippah.
I thought this Bennett wears a kippah? Does that not indicate he is pro religious? I am totally confused.
I posed this question to our Syrian neighbor and he just cursed me out and told me to mind my own business. My wife tells me it’s time to leave New York and I’m beginning to think she’s right. First time for everything.
The only good deed this creature ever did, was to reopen the borders to 🇮🇱 during Omycron
First of all, I doubt the writer is Sepharadi. If he was, he would know that this center does not represent the Syrian Torah community. No one from the many, many Syrians from the many, many outstanding and massive Syrian Torah communities will attend.
So, thanks from the Motzi Shem Ra, “S.J – Brooklyn.” May Hashem forgive you.
Signed, “A Guy Who Will Attend Because My Brother In Law Is Hosting.”
Why would a Syrian Jew in NYC be concerned that an Israeli war hero politician wants to strengthen his country?
Even if there are many naive people who don’t understand what it means to sit in an audience with that Wicked monster, that is a very public popular building. There is no way that you could get away with a high profile event without many higher ups and rabbis in the know, and it is surprising to me that they haven’t stepped in. It’s an obligation
So send this letter to SY Alerts, not YWN!!!
Why do u spell it “Sphardic”? It’s “Sphardi”, in all the Rabbinic sources.
DO NOT. TOUCH THE PRECIOUS YESHIVA BOCHURS!!!!!
I guess they hold like our gedolim that yeshiva students should pull their weight. Israel can no longer afford a large sector of draft dodgers.
As for some of the posters, they would do well to spend some time learning about ahavat Yisrael. Bennett is one of the leading figures in Israel. Rav Tzvi Yehuda (Kook) would give a beracha to any Jewish party that asked because they are all necessary. No one has a monopoly on the truth.
Avi K, even to Meretz and the Labor? Brochah to succeed in their wickedness?!?
One thing about the Syrian community is that, although there are many hashkafot, they pray together, learn together, do business together, and many sit around the same table together because members of one family could have differing opinions too. For the most part they are one community. They host the most tzioni rabbis and the most charedi rabbis and everyone knows what’s shayach to them and what isn’t. Maybe people have what to say about the “other side” but in the end of the day they are all a big family. I have know idea who the organizers of this event are and what are their intentions, but I do know that they can care less about this article. It’s useless and can only hurt. Everyone just go back to minding your own business because if the most effective way you have to voice your opposition is through a comment here you may as well just keep quiet because your not helping.
Mdd1, yes. They may have only small places, but as Jews, they have places. Besides, a brracha for success can have different interpretations. In their cases, that they do teshuva. Rav Aryeh Levin zatzal gave Nasser ym”s a beracha that he should see Mashiach’s arrival.