In a radio interview with Kalman Lipskind on Galei Yisrael Radio, MK (The Movement) Elazar Stern indicated he is not ruling out making a move to the Bayit Yehudi party. Stern has been a driving force in this coalition pushing anti-religious legislation. He pushed the new giyur law as well as other legislation that is contrary to the views of Gedolei Yisrael and the Chief Rabbinate of Israel.
Stern explains some people from Bayit Yehudi, who were not mentioned by name, suggested he make the move and work together. They explained the party includes men without kippot and women with different views and there is room for him as well.
While Stern did not stated this was his plan, when asked, he did not rule out the possibility of such a move in the future.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Stern shr”y once told a media outlet that he had once considered taking off his kippa.. we would have been better had he done so
BY supporters:
“tell me who your friends are and I’ll tell you who you are”
MK Stern Presents ‘הפקעת קידושין’ Bill in Knesset
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“legislation that is contrary to the views of Gedolei Yisrael and the Chief Rabbinate of Israel.”?
(Thursday, May 23rd, 2013)
MK (The Movement) Elazar Stern is pushing a bill that failed to make it to the plenum for a vote in the 18th Knesset. The bill addresses recalcitrant husbands and the need to assist agunos, seeking to empower a Chief Rabbinate Beis Din to use the ‘הפקעת קידושין’ to prevent women from becoming agunos. Stern’s bill adds that in the event the beis din does not opt for ‘הפקעת קידושין’, it will be implemented automatically after a year if a woman is still an agunah.
The arch zionist Rabbi Shalom Gold, (Rabbi Emeritus of Y.I. of Har Nof) told me more than a half decade ago, that then IDC manpower Elazar Stern was/is an unqualified ‘rasha me’rusha’
All is fair in love and politics?
His party is too small to pass the threshold under the new law (in effect, parties with under four seats are out of business). So he has to find someplace to go. On non-religious matters he’s fairly right-wing, so he fits with Bayit Yehudi.
“anti-religious legislation”
The giyur bill is not anti-religious; it would restore the 3000 year mesorah of having all conversions done by local rabbis.
Just because MK Stern would not rule out joining Bayit Yehudi does not mean Bayit Yehudi would accept him – especially as a candidate on their Knesset list. You’re using Stern’s statement to unfairly tar BY.
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