In the course of HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Yosef’s weekly shiur on Motzei Shabbos, Shas chairman Aryeh Deri was caught on video whispering to the Chief Rabbi.
Deri, not realizing that the microphone was already on, said to HaRav Yosef: “The coalition negotiations are already starting. There’s a great battle for the Religious Affairs Ministry, Hashem Yeracheim Lanu.”
Deri was referring to a battle between Shas and the Religious Zionism party over who will control the Religious Affairs Ministry. The Religious Zionism party has a goal of ensuring that the next Chief Rabbanim of Israel are Dati Leumi rather than Chareidi.
During the shiur, HaRav Yosef spoke about the demands that the Shas party will make to join the coalition, including revoking Matan Kahana’s kashrus reforms, the legislation of a conversion law in accordance with halacha, the revocation of the cuts in budgets for Talmudei Torah and kollelim, the expansion of the authority of dayanim and the prevention of public transportation on Shabbos.
HaRav Yosef also spoke of the need to be makareiv secular Jews and show them the beauty of the Torah.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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RZ are the bigger party so they get 1st dips plus Dati Leumi actually believe in the Zionist goals unlike chareidim
Lakewood bt, this is incorrect. The RZ were running on a joint ticket, so the 14 seats are divided amongst two parties. They only have seven seats. Shas has 11 seats, they are the second largest party in the coalition behind likud.
Searchin,
So what? The daati parties got 14 if shas aligned with degel and agudah they would have had more but they didn’t (understandably so)
To lakewoodbt:
You mentioned “zionist goals” in your comment.
I just now googled “zionist goals” (11/7/2022 3:55 PM) and I received 2,830,000 results. You can try that yourself.
coffee addict. They ran together, but each party has only 7 seats. They don’t consider themselves to be one big party. So Shas is the bigger party with 11 seats, which is why Netanyahu is giving Deri first choice. I am just explaining how it works.