Residents of the Har Nof neighborhood of Jerusalem promise a legal battle as they continue efforts to prevent the city changing the name to Neot Yosef in memory of Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef ZT”L and Maran HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv ZT”L.
Leaders of the opposition to the planned name change explain Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon cannot do as he pleases when and entire neighborhood remains opposed. The residents have already begun raising funds for the battle.
Taking their battle cry from Hebron, residents of Har Nof are battling City Hall under the banner ‘הר נוף מאז ומתמיד’, as they remain steadfast in their opposition to the plan. They explain that half of the institutions in the neighborhood have ‘Har Nof’ in their name, including shuls, schools, stores and businesses.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Is it really that big a deal?
It is NOT a z’chus to R’ Elyashiv, zt”l, or to R’ Ovadia Yosef, zt”l, to cause machlokes and strife with their names.
The name of Har Nof should NOT be changed. New communities can bear the names of these tzaddikim.
I hear DeBlasio wants to change “Boro Park” to “Donkey Garage.”
Just as we don’t change names of infants and babies after they are names, likewise we don’t change names of neighborhoods nor of streets after they are named.
This includes Rechov Herzl in B’nai B’raq and bridges in NYC:- No-one has any right to alter nor change any of these names.
Yes it is a big deal as people tend to continue using the old name for years after and it causes much confusion for people who are not familiar with the change.
The government has no business renaming neighborhoods without resident consent.