Though I’m not part of a major chassidus or group, my family and I definitely live a Charedi lifestyle, send our kids to Charedi schools, and follow Charedi poskim. That being said, as a full time worker I feel like the Charedi parties don’t represent me at all. They only seem to be looking out for the avreichim, which I am very supportive of, however unfortunately that leaves people like me out in the cold. Why shouldn’t I have a representative looking out for what’s important for me while promoting Torah just because I don’t learn full time? No offence to the Motzeit, but I think the Shas commercial with Deri campaigning the promise to take all the money away from the people who actually earn it and give it to whoever he thins deserves it more is disgusting. The Torah mandates that I give 10% minimum and 20% max to those in need. Since when is it a Torah value for somebody to decide someone else has “too much money” and can appoint himself judge of who deserves it better as if Hashem made a mistake and sent it to the wrong address. Why not promote people being able to lift themselves up out of their situation through emuna and hishtadlus instead of constantly scheming how to get a bigger slice of somebody else’s pie?
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