Hgr"o Yosef attack Rabbi David Stav: "He is a wicked man, dangerous to Judaism!"

President of the Council of Torah Sages, Hgr"oYosef, attacked during the weekly sermon on Motzei Shabbos, the candidate for the Chief Rabbinate, Rabbi David Stav - and 'buried' the law of Rabbi Amar.

"Anyone who places a dayan who is not honest it's as if he sacrifices idolatry at the altar. A person who is not worthy and I know some facts, some news, with no fear of God at all. They say he was tested, what is it worth? Doeg the Edomite was smart in Torah, the head of the Sanhedrin in the time of King Saul, and he was placed by Rabbis who have no part of the world to come, "said Hgr"o. 'In order that no malfunction will come out under us. His friends from the National Religious Party testified before me: This man is dangerous to Judaism! Dangerous to the Rabbinate! Dangerous to the Torah! And I will remain silent? Everything I did for sake of heaven.

"Rabbi Amar with all due respect, is a great man, just and right, but they use his to select a wicked person. They want him as Chief Rabbi, but he does not deserve to be anything ... Rabbi Amar is a talmid chcham - smart, but he?! I do not know the man, but his friends in the Mefdal testified before me: 'Beware, this man is dangerous to Judaism, and can I remain silent?" continued Hgr"o.

"Lapid and Bennett are haters of Torah, want to remove the Yeshiva students from the Torah and recruit them into the army. Suddenly they shout, we want Rabbi Stav, he, they do love? If he was a scholar they really would hate him. Minister of Finance did not want to sell chametz, because he cannot look at the rabbis, suddenly he wants him a Rabbi? But because he is their kind, so they like him.



"Lieberman also doesn't like the Torah. Well what does Lieberman want? That Stav will be the chief rabbi. We will determine who will be the chief rabbi? Him? Moshe determined the Yehoshua will lead after him! Eli HaKohen determined that Shmuel Hanavi will lead after him. Gedolei Yisrael are the ones to decide.

"So that malfunction will not come under us. I do only for the sake of heaven. Initially we supported the law to allow Rabbi Amar to be elected because he deserves it. But suddenly we discovered that they promise Stav will be chosen. How can we be silent!? This is a desecration."

"I was the first one on whom they imposed this law. Now they want to change it because of Stav? They 'will die' for Stav, they will commit suicide for his election.

"Bless me that I would be healthy. I'll be strong. I am in too much sadness to learn."

Associates of Hgr"s Amar responded:

"Unfortunately, political officials are trying to sow discord and hatred among the sages of Israel. Red lines have been crossed here by politicians to promote their own interests, ready to hit the rabbinate in Israel and all sacred values of people living in Zion.

"Between Rabbi Ovadia Yosef and the Rishon Lezion Rabbi Amar, true love prevails. No quarrels will be able to drive a wedge between Gedolei Yisrael."

'בחדרי' גם ברשתות החברתיות - הצטרפו!