The Association of Community Rabbis (איגוד רבני קהילות) slammed the shocking remarks about harming Israel’s Chief Rabbanut made by Ayelet Hashachar Seidof, the chairwoman of the leftist “Mothers at the Front” group.

Channel 14 on Tuesday evening revealed shocking remarks Seidof made about the Rabbanut in a recent Zoom conversation with members of her group. The report comes after previous reports revealed footage of Seidof openly admitting to her efforts to create chaos within the Chareidi public as part of the effort to bring down the Netanyahu government, including hiring a “Chareidi” advisor.

During the Zoom call, Seidof was heard expressing hatred toward the Rabbanut, declaring that the group members “are dying to burn their offices,” adding that “all they need are matches.”

The Association of Community Rabbis, a Dati Leumi organization comprised of hundreds of Rabbanim who work to strengthen Yiddishkeit and Jewish identity in communities throughout Israel, issued a statement saying, “The Rabbanut is the spiritual backbone of the state, an institution that devotedly serves the entire Israeli public from all circles and sectors. Attempts to sow division within the religious and Chareidi public through agents and manipulations, alongside violent statements, are a shame and a disgrace, and they have no place in a civilized society.”

Lt. Col. (res.) Rabbi Eliav Turgeman, the head of the Association, added, “The outrageous slanderous remarks heard against the Chief Rabbanut constitute a direct continuation of antisemitism throughout the generations. The very existence of the Chief Rabbanut brings great bracha and light to Am Yisrael.”

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)