MKs receive pivotal guidance from Rav Aharon Leib Steinman
WISE WORDS MKs Moshe Gafni Uri Maklev and Yaakov Asher climbed back into the coalition by adhering to Rav Steinman’s political advice
O nly a few members of Rav Aharon Leib Steinman’s inner circle were permitted to visit him during his recent hospital stay and Rabbi Moshe Gafni the veteran Knesset member from United Torah Judaism (UTJ) was one of them.
The day before Rav Steinman was released we sat down with Rabbi Gafni and his fellow MK Rabbi Yaakov Asher who both shared some of the political wisdom they have learned during their many consultations.
The Torah world has flourished during the decades in which Rav Steinman has been an advisor to the Degel HaTorah faction of UTJ. The Central Bureau of Statistics reports that more than 140000 students are learning in kollelim yeshivos gedolos or seminaries while more than 30% of Israel’s elementary school students are enrolled in the chareidi system.
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