HaGaon HaRav Shimon Ba’adani Shlita, a member of Shas’ Moetzas Gedolei Yisrael, spoke out harshly against the Bayit Yehudi party, which he blames for selling out Torah for Eretz Yisrael, adding the party will suffer “eternal shame and there will never be mechila”. The rav made his comments during an address in Yeshivas Ohr David in Bnei Brak on Wednesday, Rosh Chodesh Shevat. The rav blamed all those who did not back Shas in the last elections for one reason or another for setting the groundwork for Bayit Yehudi to do what it did.

“Only Shas will remain firm regarding issues of religion while others sell out the Torah. They sell out and for what? They explain they are worried about the territories and that is fine but have they forgotten the Torah” stated the rav.

Rabbi Ba’adani continued, citing Bayit Yehudi fought against the Torah and rabbonim, and for this there will never be mechila due to the magnitude of the Chilul Hashem. “No teshuvah will be effective because of the great Chilul Hashem, that religious Jews fight Torah and that religious Jews lend a hand to an evil person, the enemy, the messenger against yeshivos and rule to send them to prison. Where have we even had such an occurrence” he questioned.

Rabbi Ba’adani did praise MK Yoni Chetboun, who voted against the chareidi draft and opted to leave the dati leumi party. He added “We are told that Breslov would like to join Shas but fear Aryeh Deri is too left-wing for years ago there was Oslo and the Moetzas Gedolei Hatorah learned from Yaakov, who taught us about making peace and to avoid war. Oslo, Oslo, Oslo is all they speak about. Aryeh Deri decided? Deri was just the person to implement the decision of the rabbonim. It was not Aryeh. It was not him. He is a leader and did as he should. He did as instructed. There is no such thing as not adhering to the decision of the Torah Council”.

Rav Ba’adani explained that one who has issue with Deri takes issue with the council.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)