HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Yosef exorciated Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana and Tzhoar chairman Rabbi Dovid Stav during his weekly shiur on Motzei Shabbos.
“The new kashrus law they passed is absolutely terrible,” HaRav Yosef said. “Today the Rabbanut supervises and there’s a mashgiach in every place and a kosher fraud department. If someone lies to us we have the option of imposing fines on him, all types of things – it’s a very active department.”
“As soon as they begin implementing [the new law], do you know what will be with bishul goyim? And they’re running to give hechsheirim to establishments that are open on Shabbos. This is a very severe breach. How can you rely on an establishment that’s open on Shabbos that they’ll only bring in kosher food and they won’t cook on Shabbos?”
HaRav Yosef also sharply condemned Tzohar head Rabbi Dovid Stav. “This breach that any Rav can provide a hechsher – the Religious Affairs Minister is doing all this in order to find favor in the eyes of Dovid Stav, the one that Maran [HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef, z’tl] said about him that he doesn’t have yiras Shamayim. Maran never spoke such harsh words about any other city Rav. Maran said that that [another] Rav is a rasha? That he doesn’t have yiras Shamayim? That’s he dangerous to Yahadus? Never.”
“[Kahana] wants the hechsher of the Tzohar Rabbis. And who knows what churban this will bring? We’re announcing here to the dear public – don’t rely on any hechsher. Only on the good hechsheirim, and on city Rabbanim who are good Rabbanim. I’m warning the public – don’t rely on these hechsheirim – it’s a great churban what they want to do. They’re creating severe breaches.”
“The Rabbanut was moser nefesh on this and then this ‘pilot’ [a reference to Kahana’s army career, which he claims prepared him for the role of Religious Affairs Minister] comes and continues to fly and does things. With what chutzpah, with such a lack of derech eretz! Where have we seen such a thing, that they do things in opposition to the Chief Rabbis?
“It’s not only me who’s opposed, my Ashkenazi colleague [HaRav Dovid Lau] is also opposed. He met with him, he made a mistake and he admits it. He thought that he could influence him. How could he influence him? They came with an agenda to rely on the Rav of Shoham [Tzohar head Dovid Stav is also the Rabbi of the town of Shoham]. This is our Torah? Hashem Yeracheim.”
הראש"ל מעביר מסר ברור לכל הגורמים השונים ברבנות ובסיעות החרדיות: אין מקום לדילים עם השר. לא בכשרות, לא בגיור ולא במינוי דיינים. https://t.co/rwzJz8OSiP
— ישי כהן (@ishaycoen) November 14, 2021
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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10 Responses
What’s the chiddush here? It has been well known for years that Mr. Stav is an apikorus.
Yes, it is truly sad and appalling that these scoundrels are the new “kashrus”. So now maybe all the frumme will recognize the need for a kashrus that isn’t run by an anti-semitic government, and establishments that want real hechsherim will hire real kashrus organizations that have no ties (read funding) to the government to provide the supervision and direction required. All in all, a win for the frum world in Israel
ujm, I guess Rav Aharon Lichtenstein ztl endorsed an “apikorus” for Chief Rabbi a number of years back. I suggest you ask Rav Stav for mechilah for referring to him as Mr.before next RH and YK or you may not end up in the book you wish.
Previous commenters .. keep drinking the kool aid .
Do we really want to start defending the kashrut infrastructure that’s been in place for too many years ?
R Stav seems like a fine and reasonable gentleman.
Not as knowledgeable as frumwhere and ujm and many of the knuckleheads on this board- but he’s ok
Correction
Hagaon Rav Stav
hymish, As RYYW ztl said, someone who could not be a meshulach before the war, is now rosh shel kol benai hagolah. Rav Stav is a moridik talmid chacham, well deserving of the title Gaon.
Rav Ovadiah was niftar 8 years ago. Maybe Rav Stav has done teshuvah since?
Dryidd- well said brother
Ok, so Rav Ovadia ztl said he has no yiras shamayim while two commentators on YWN say he’s a tzadik, I think I’ll go with Rav Ovadia…
And to those who think that this law is a win for the frum world, you have no clue how kashrus in Israel works. Please look into this before making assumptions. There is a reason why EVERY single Gadol is against this law.
I put more reliance in Rav Stav’s yiras shamayim than in Yitzchak Yosef’s. And the reason “EVERY single gadol” is against this law is very simple — you only call “gedolim” those who agree with you. The real reason for the opposition is simply that the opponents make big money from the existing system. They are nog’im badavar and are pasul to pasken on it.