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Shmuel Auerbach
Shmuel Auerbach ( he, שמואל אורבך) (September 21, 1931 – February 24, 2018) was a Haredi rabbi in Jerusalem. Rav Auerbach led a large portion of more radical elements of the non-Hasidic Haredi community. His followers formed a political party known as the Jerusalem Faction. In 2013, as the Israeli government launched a campaign to draft Ultra Orthodox men into the IDF, the Jerusalem Faction adopted a controversial policy of demonstrations and incitement against efforts to draft Haredi men into military service. Biography Rav Auerbach was the eldest son of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach and his wife, Chaya Rivka Ruchamkin. He was born in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sha'arei Hesed, as was his father. He married Rachel Paksher (d. 11 January 1990). They had no children. He named his musar '' sefer'' ''Ohel Rachel'' in her memory. He resided in the Sha'arei Hesed neighborhood of Jerusalem. Rabbinic career Auerbach was the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Maalot HaTorah an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerusalem Faction
The Jerusalem Faction ( he, הפלג הירושלמי ''HaPeleg HaYerushalmi'', or simply Peleg Yerushalmi) is an Israeli-Haredi political organization based in Jerusalem. It was founded in 2012 by Shmuel Auerbach, as a reaction to the Bnei Brak-based Degel HaTorah's perceived moderate approach to the question of conscription of Haredim into the Israel Defence Forces by the Israeli government that came up following the expiration of the Tal Law. The organization is known for its civil disobedience against Haredi conscription that takes the form of street demonstrations that often end in arrests. It has its own newspaper, Hapeles, and political party, which has won city council seats in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, and Modi'in Illit. It has been referred to as "hard-line",Blumenthal, Itay (12 March 2018"Jerusalem Faction Members Clash with Police in anti-Draft Protest" ''Ynetnews.com'' "extremist", and "radical". History Status quo agreement The status quo agreement, hammered ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |