Aryeh Deri Received an Urgent Letter: 'We Must Save the Nation of Israel from Eating Carcasses'
Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef turned to Shas chairman Aryeh Deri in a letter and instructed him to support the government's other laws — in order not to jeopardize the passage of the Basic Law: Torah Study.…
Assessment
A letter from a senior rabbi to the Shas party chairman pressures the party to support other government bills in order to protect the advancement of a Basic Law on Torah study. The party had previously announced it would not back the bills, but the letter signals a possible shift. The outcome will test whether coalition discipline or religious authority determines Shas's legislative strategy.