ISRAEL (VINnews) — The Charedi boycott of the iconic Angel’s Bakery has intensified, as dozens of orders were canceled and boxes of bread were left outside many supermarkets in Orthodox cities.
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Multiple photos of untouched Angel products were posted on social media on Friday morning. Many people also posted pictures of themselves purchasing alternative brands for Shabbos, including MK Simcha Rothman of the Religious Zionist Party, one of the architects of the government’s judicial reform plan.
A huge order for Miron for about 50 million NIS was reportedly canceled.
A letter was sent to the principals of Chadarim asking them to commit–in writing–to end their contracts with the massive company.
The list of yeshivos that ended their contracts includes the large Wolfson Yeshiva, in addition to many others, both Chareidi and Dati Leumi.
If the boycott continues, the cost to Angel’s could be devastating. According to one unconfirmed report, the company crashed in shares over 20%, about 150 million shekel. It is expected to decrease by another NIS 300 million if the protest continues.
The massive grassroots boycott was started after Angel’s board chairman, former Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev, protested Thursday morning outside the home of the head of Ponovezh Yeshiva, Rabbi Gershon Edelstein against the proposed haredi enlistment law.
Among the yeshivas that notified that they would cut ties with the bakery are the Chevron Yeshiva in Jerusalem (over 1,000 students), Yeshivas Netiv Hadas – Kaplan, Yeshivas Toras Ze’ev Solovechik, and more.
Labor Minister Yoav Ben-Tzur (Shas) criticized the former minister’s presence at the protest: “Freedom of speech isn’t the freedom to disgrace. Omer Bar-Lev and his privileged group, who demonstrated outside the home of Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, disgraced the honor of the Torah, and there is no way to forgive that. I was pained to see Omer Bar-Lev, who contributed so much to Israel’s security, shaming his past and using the IDF as a tool to divide the nation.”
It’s very nice to see the frum world (all factions) standing together
The left did not realize that they can fight with a group here and there but starting with the Torah is a pegiah in ALL of klal yisroel
I live in Jerusalem and after what the CEO did I will not buy or eat Angel’s products. Let them go down the drain.
Same with Budweiser in states
Yay cancel culture.
Do you think I can pick up some free Challahs this Sunday morning? Nothing better for French Toast than 3 day old challah!
I picked up 2 large Angel Challahs and had it with BugLight
It doesn’t have to be a long term problem for the bakery . People will buy from other bakeries , but secular Jews can buy more from Angel .
Wait, wait! I was told that only the “left” boycotts and protests and cancels when they want their way. Now charedi doing it. How traife and secular! Gevalt…
But if someone boycotts Israel they are anti-semitic? The irony.
Cancelling contracts for future deliveries is one thing, causing such waste and bread that needs to be thrown out is a huge aveirah.
i wud like too flie in to isreel to join thees protests. the reljus guyz theer ar just az bad az the wons heer. they take and take and doo not giv theyr kidz an edyukasion. I am in my thirtees and stil never ever wurked becus of my thurd grade menahel. hee told my momee to rejistor mee as atistik, reetarded, diabeytic, dittopfina and diyareetic as well as beeying stoopid and dum and smeling like the soower so he could get monee from the govorment. the govermant eeven payid somwon to teech me aboyt sope but i outsmarted him and now i never yuse sope or eeven shower. plees feel soree for mee.
How ridiculous!! The manager of the company does one stupid thing, that’s his actions only, so let’s screw over hundreds of (jewish) employees of angel bakeries, as well as hundreds more from their suppliers etc. A warning should have been issued, that this guy needs to be fired and that if something like this happens again, then it’s a done deal.