Israel’s Vaad Rabbonim for Shmiras Shabbos is opposed to the Budget rental/leasing company holding a major sale planned for this coming Shabbos, Vayishlach. In the letter sent to Budget by the committee, it also states that many chareidim are counted among the company’s clients and by selling off their vehicles at an auction on Shabbos, they are in essence discriminating against this population.

The vaad is working to prevent the sale from taking place, reaching out to the community in the nation’s chareidi newspapers, asking anyone with influence to act in this matter to please do so.

The committee members explain to Budget there will be consequences if the sales take place in the four branches as advertised; Ben-Gurion, Haifa, Beersheva and Ashdod.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)