Vaadas HaRabbonim LeKedushas HaShabbos met last week and decided to launch an open protest against the Alon Group, which heads chains like Dor Gaz, Blue Square, Shefa Shuk and more, in light of announcements by the executive board that it plans to open dozens of additional AMPM stores in Gush Dan and other parts of the country.
Since being purchased by David Weissman, chairman of the Alon Group, AMPM has opened new stores in Tel Aviv, Bat Yam, near Be’er Yaakov and elsewhere that operate 24 hours a day, including Shabbos and Jewish holidays.
A delegation of rabbonim and activists from Tel Aviv appeared before Vaadas HaRabbonim, warning them that AMPM stores continue to open, including one on Rechov Echad Ha’am near the Belz shul.
The delegation said that according to the mainstream press, local food markets banded together and announced that if the Alon Group is allowed to open on Shabbos, they would have no choice other than to open their doors as well.
(By: Yechiel Sever for Dei’ah veDibur)
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No other choice? We all have choices. In any case, much of the Israeli population isn’t Jewish. Doesn’t this “va’ad” have something better to do?
I thought they were only in SoCal?!?!??
#1,
If it was owned and run solely by non jews and was not “machshil” any jews to buy there on shabbos, you’d be right.
#1… again the “rabbonim”..and who says they dont do??? why dont you open up a charedishe newspaper and see they do plenty,plenty..this is part of “better” to do..”much of the israeli population isnt jewish” excuse us, owner and operators are jewish, most workers are jewish “kol yisroel arievim..” so mr a ploni learn some musser and dont always the “rabbonom”
#2 (Mark Levin),
Are you *the* Mark Levin, aka “The Great One” on ABC radio?
AMPM stores can be found at Arco gas stations in Southern California and Nevada, and as standalone stores in Gush Dan, Tel Aviv, Bat Yam, and elsewhere.
-MK
madua derech reshoim tzolecha?
much of the Israeli population isn’t Jewish
Just 70% is…