It appears the Eida Chareidis is moving ahead with its planned rally against the induction gezeira with a Tinokos Shel Beis Raban rally set for Monday. Many members of the chareidi tzibur fear the move may have a boomerang effect, especially after the Eida dressed children in WWII Warsaw Ghetto outfits in a recent protest a number of months ago. They children wearing yellow stars resulted in widespread condemnations but despite the fears hesitation by some, the warnings are being ignored and Eida rabbonim appear to be determined in their plan to hold the event.
5,000 children are expected to take part in the event in the Kikar Shabbos area of Yerushalayim. They will be handcuffed or holding handcuffs to show the weight the induction gezeira is having on the lives of chareidim.
Notices seen around the Geula area indicate the event will get underway at about 17:30 on Monday.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Tinokes Shel Bais Raban Chilul Hashem Rally set for monday, that’s the way this headline should read. I can’t see anythijg positive coming from this rally.
kids protesting = acceptable
kids protesting as concentration camp prisoners = not acceptable
I’m all for the protesting but why dont they combine it with a neitz tefilla rally. As we all know tefillah especially from kids is the most powerful tool, unfortunately the reason i suspect not is it will make it less of a PR event.
At the last rally where children were dressed as concentration camp inmates may within the charedi community were disgusted. Evidence that shortly afterwards a rally was called in support of one person in jail and no one showed up; it was a dismal failure.
If the parents of these children are a little bit wise, they’ll not allow their children to participate and they’ll let the rally become another colossal failure.
Netanyahu is now in midst of negotiating on behalf of the chareidim. This type of rally may result in the “the snatching of defeat from the jaws of victory.”
Shkoyach – except for their hashgacha, the Eida has figured out a way to make themselves completely irrelevant to the Jewish people
The kids will say 18 times:
“”Acheichem Yovoyu Lamilchomo V’Atem Teivu Poh”?
These words were said by Moshe Rabbeinu and he meant it.
The Eida will be inflicting severe emotional abuse on these children. If they send these innocent children out shackled in order to make a statement the entire leadership of the Eida should be arrested for sponsoring and enabling the emotional abuse of children. This is absolutely vulgar.
Tinkos Shenishbi…..
I don’t understand who decided that children should be used as political tools. Let the children daven in shul.
“the Eida dressed children in WWII Warsaw Ghetto outfits”
EXCUSE ME??!!
WHERE IN THE WORLD DID YOU GET THAT THE EIDA CHAREIDIS WAS BEHIND THAT???
The crazy NK’s and Sikrikim are not the Eida Hachareidis!