Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Leading Hasidic rabbi tells followers to stop taking part in anti-draft protests
A leading Satmar rabbi has instructed his followers to stop taking part in protests against military conscription, after two ultra-Orthodox teenagers were killed this month when they were struck by buses during demonstrations.
Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, one of the two spiritual leaders of the Satmar Hasidic movement, told followers that participation in protests and road blockages posed a serious danger. Speaking over the weekend to community members, he said students from Satmar institutions in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak and Beit Shemesh must not join such demonstrations.
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