Former Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu preached to religious soldiers in the IDF that they should walk out of events where girls sing, because such a performance is immodest.
No less silly, IDF command threatened religious soldiers with disciplinary action up to and including jail for abandoning the events.
Rabbi Eliyahu, accordingly, told soldiers to choose jail over singing. His halachic position is that jail is a less immodest place than the singing events.
Two decades ago, when the Supreme Court was poised to ban Kach, Rabbi Kahane asked his mentor Chief Rabbi Eliyahu for a statement that his political views were strictly within halacha, thus not subject to the anti-racism law. Rabbi Eliyahu indeed issued a statement praising Meir Kahane—hours after the court ruled to ban his party.
I can’t believe that. Is there any to confirm that the Kahane-Eliyahu story is true? maybe an article on the internet?
In fact, the Rav placed similar request with other rabbinical leaders, as well. None responded in time to save Kach, largely because they viewed it as a political threat, as Kach was taking their voters by storm.
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I have heard about this a little bit.
My question is: Is there a source verifying that R’ Eliyahu did this? And for that matter, was R’ Eliyahu questioned about his behavior, and what was his response?
And most importantly, why did Rav Kahane not expose the Chief Rabbi to his supporters?
The Rav spoked about the rabbinical establishment’s betrayal repeatedly and bitterly. I’m not sure about any sources on the internet.