JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Meretz leader Tamar Zandberg’s provocative bill to ban encouraging Israelis to do Teshuva has roused and irked many Israelis. Some even demonstrated outside Zandberg’s house, putting on Tefillin near her home and even threatened her family, causing her to flee her home. (Ironically even Zandberg’s husband, Meretz director-general Uri Zaki, says that he is traditional and puts on Tefillin daily. He also stressed recently that a new government will be tested by its ability to maintain the rights of Chareidim and criticized Avigdor Liberman for planning to harm those rights.)
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At the same time, other traditional Israelis who respect religion and identify with Jewish symbols have chosen to make more overt expressions of faith in various ways. Channel 20’s Boaz Golan decided to make a live protest on his “Good Morning Israel” program and put on Tefillin together with his guests.
Golan invited two Chabad emissaries to help him and his guests put on Tefillin and said that Zandberg has caused a Kiddush Hashem by revealing how Israelis are enamoured with their tradition. In the past Golan has called on municipal leaders to allow the placement of Tefillin stands near their municipality to enable more people to fulfill the mitzva but this is the first time the anchor has put on Tefillin on live TV.
They should start the show every day with this segment.
This made me cry tears of joy! I’m so proud of my Israeli brothers and sisters, and grateful to Golan for using his position to bring about a kiddush Hashem for countless Jews.
That’s fine , and is different than personally communicating with the youth .
Not everyone of the orthodox actually believe that the Torah meant for us to put on black boxes.
Nobody ever owned or put on such things until after Ezra Hasofer. No mention of them anywhere in Tenaach.