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Former chief rabbi tells yeshiva students to flush enlistment orders down the toilet

File — Israel's Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef sells the hametz (food containing leavening) of the state of Israel before the upcoming Passover holiday in Jerusalem, April 21, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Former chief Sephardic rabbi of Israel Yitzhak Yosef is recorded telling yeshiva students: “If you receive a military enlistment order, tear it up, throw it in the toilet, and flush. Don’t consider it, don’t be afraid.”
מרן הראשל"צ הרב יצחק יוסף בהוראה לתלמידי ישיבות:
"אם יגיע אליכם צו גיוס – לקרוע את זה, לזרוק לאסלה ולהוריד את המים. לא להתחשב, אל תפחדו". pic.twitter.com/uJwc5yZTOl— ישי כהן (@ishaycoen) December 4, 2024
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