An Ashdod yeshiva student was arrested by police on Shabbos after taking part in a protest outside the city’s Big Center, which continues operating on Shabbos. According to eyewitness reports, the young man arrived at the center to protest the chilul Shabbos.
In recent past weeks a video was taken showing the young man shouting at workers “It is Shabbos today”. The video made its way around local social networks.
A police spokesman stated on Sunday 11 Tammuz the young man was arrested for disturbing the peace in the public shopping center. He is being arraigned on Sunday in the Ashdod Magistrate Court.
The battle against the chilul Shabbos by many stores in the Big Center in Ashdod is backed by prominent rabbonim including Eida Chareidis Ravaad HaGaon HaRav Moshe Sternbuch Shlita.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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10 Responses
Good strategy. This will encouraged the non-frum to keep shabbos.
I just hope these bachurim don’t make a chilul Hashem….
OMG!! What’s the world coming to? The US Supreme Court rules that you can marry whomever and whatever you want and a boy tells everyone that it’s shabbos.
When will the craziness end.
The ways of the Torah are pleasant. Hooligan behaviour only creates chillul Hashem. The blessing given to Abraham was that all the nations of the world will say “We want our children to be like Abraham”.
The ways of the Torah observsnt is to behave in such a saintly way that everyone wants to emulate them.
How many people who are screamed at “today is shabbes” will convert to becoming sabbath observant?
Yosef hatzaddik
Th reason everyone watched the video is because the young man acted like a vilde chaya.
Why is this story news?
The young man broke the law and was arrested. There is No allegation of innecessary violence.
While he may have been acting for a good cause, his actions did apparently violate the law and appropriate action was taken.
Y don’t they arrest the store owners for disturbing the peace?
Yelling at and harassing people is unlikely to get people to observe any mitzvoth and is likely to backfire
one yeshiva boy arrested? the whole Ashdod kehilla should be there shouting!