The results in Kfar Chabad demonstrated: Listen to the Rabbi of the town

State of Israel held last night (Tuesday) elections to regional councils, but in Kfar Chabad on the agenda were much more fundamental question: the election of Lod Valley Regional Council of Kfar Chabad is the largest of its communities, there was quiet. Along with a list of the village committee expressed support for David Ifrah, and has been welcomed by Hgrm"s Ashkenazi, villagers - Hb"dim asked to run an independent list competing and supporting the candidacy of Mordechai Magar just days before the election they announced their retirement from the race .

David Ifrah indeed gained support in many communities the Council and indeed won the election - the victory is significant, in terms Rabbi Ashkenazi hegemony is precisely ballot elections of Kfar Habad absolute majority of the residents voted for David Ifrah , only 240 voted for Magar.

However, a resident of Kfar Chabad , told B'Chadrei Charedim that polling results Kfar Chabad prove just the opposite : " Kfar Chabad, there are approximately -3529 voters . Only 1753 voted Rabbi - David Ifrah . 240 voted Magar and others simply avoided. It turns out that many of the village believes that support in Yifrach is wrong - they just stayed home. Rabbi maybe was able to get them to not vote for the other candidate, but its impact is probably not strong enough to get people out and vote for the candidate he supports."

Chairman of Kfar Habad denies this interpretation, saying in response that "many of the electorate are yeshiva students , not stayed in the village on election day , and those born in Kfar Chabad listed it but live abroad on behalf of Chabad . In fact, of those who can actually vote, 85 percent voted as ordered by the rabbi. Typically, the average turnout in elections of this type is 60 percent, but we have seen a widespread mobilization to show that we all adhere to the local rabbi. "

Hours before the polls closed interviewed the chairman of the village Chabad -Lubavitch website Binyamin Lifshitz - Shturem and said that "Nothing is definite yet , and have everyone in Kfar Chabad will come to vote, to prove the power of Kfar Chabad , and prove to ourselves that the village is acting according to the Rebbe's instructions , the villagers adhere to Rabbi Ashkenazi and most importantly , the villagers - Chabad united and concerned with their future and their children's future . "
"When I see the polling notes and see that the residents of Kfar Chabad indicate only one note, no dealing against the candidates agreed. I understand that everything is behind us, and we really are united. "

After the boat on an independent candidacy, issued Hgrm"s Ashkenazi a special letter in which he congratulated them on their decision: "learners are expensive and of energy, give up utilizing their talents and give their fields as required according to Chassidic teachings and receive them in the acceptance of and opinion regarding the conduct of Kfar Chabad and maintaining a framework acceptable here.

'בחדרי' גם ברשתות החברתיות - הצטרפו!