Funeral of anti-Zionist Eda Haredit Jerusalem rabbi took place on Sunday - With security from the Zionist police
"We recommend using navigation apps that will have real-time updates on the traffic situation," a police spokesperson said.
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| Ultra orthodox jewish men attend the funeral of Grand Rabbi Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss "Gaavad", head of the Eidah Hachareidit, in Jerusalem on July 31, 2022, Weiss passed away at the age of 95. |
The funeral of the chief rabbi of the Eida Haredit (ultra-Orthodox
community), Rabbi Yitzhak Tuvia Weiss, is set to take place on Sunday,
after he died on Saturday.
Weiss, 95, passed away at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem neighborhood after contracting an infection last month. He was hospitalized then and his condition worsened over the last few days.
(Who paid for his hospitalization and care?)
Roadblocks in Jerusalem
Police officers under the command of Jerusalem District Commander Doron Turgeman will be responsible for security at the funeral procession, maintaining public order and directing the movement of mourners, according to a police announcement.
"We recommend using navigation apps that will have real-time updates on the traffic situation"
Police spokesperson
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| Ultra orthodox jewish men attend the funeral of Grand Rabbi Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss ''Gaavad'', head of the Eidah Hachareidit, in Jerusalem on July 31, 2022, Weiss passed away at the age of 95. |
Arriving at the rabbi’s house Sunday morning for final coordination with the family ahead of the funeral, two police officers were met with verbal assaults, as some shouted “Nazis” and “murderers” at them.
The roads will be reopened for traffic
according to the procession and there may be changes in the time of the
blockades. "We recommend using navigation apps that will have real-time
updates on the traffic situation," a police spokesperson said.
Who was Rabbi Weiss?
Weiss was born in Pezinok, Czechoslovakia, (now Slovakia) to a wood salesman.
In 1939, Weiss was saved from the Holocaust in the Kindertransport organized by Nicholas Winton. He later immigrated to London alone, leaving his family behind.
In 2014, 60 Minutes met Nicholas Winton, a British stockbroker who in 1939 traveled to Czechoslovakia and saved 669 children from the Holocaust.
He spent much of his adult life in London and Antwerp, where he was appointed a member of the beit din (Jewish court).
19 years ago, Weiss immigrated to Israel and was appointed Chief Rabbi of the Haredi Council of Jerusalem after the death of his predecessor, Rabbi Israel Moshe Dushinsky. He later headed the Jerusalem yeshiva Par HaTorah.
As a leader within extremist ultra-Orthodox anti-Zionist factions, Weiss was known for his uncompromising views upholding the sanctity of the Shabbat and opposing the conscription of ultra-Orthodox men to the IDF,
Who are the Eida Haredit?
Formed in Jerusalem in 1919 by Rabbi Yosef Haim Sonnenfeld, the sect includes various hassidim forming the “Haredi Council of Jerusalem.”
The community consists of smaller groups and communities: the hassidim of Satmar, Toldos Aharon, Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok, Dushinsky, Mishkenot Haroeim and Breslov, as well as the Pharisee congregation, Tiferet Jerusalem community and the Jerusalem People community.
The Eida is unique in its opposition to Zionism and any cooperation with the State of Israel and its institutions.
The first argument is poor. The Ultra-ultra-Orthodox community predates the founding of the State and even much of the Zionist movement. Should they have picked up and moved because the State was established? Further, are they expected to go and live in caves because the State built up the area and installed modern infrastructure?
ReplyDeleteFurther, Weiss would've told you that he moved to the Land of Israel which, even the Satmar would agree, is not forbidden for individuals as long as they aren't planning to be part of the State.