אגיד משהו שלא ציפיתם לשמוע ממני: הרבנות הראשית לא רשומה על שם החרדים בטאבו. יתרה מזו - הציונות הדתית היא צרכנית של הרבנות הראשית ומאמינה במוסד הזה הרבה יותר מהחרדים שזיקתם לרבנות קלושה. הוגן לחלוטין לצפות שתהיה חלוקה של רב אחד סרוג ורב אחד חרדי. לדרוש דאבל זה קצת גובל בגסות רוח.
— אריה ארליך A. Erlich (@AryeErlich) June 4, 2023
Aryeh Ehrlich, an influential Haredi journalist, editor of Mishpacha magazine tweeted:
I will say something you will not have expected to hear from me; the Chief Rabbinate does not belong to the Haredim. More than that - The National Religious are the greatest consumers of the Chief Rabbinate, they believe in the institution of the Chief Rabbinate much more than the Haredim do, the Haredim whose connection is very weak. It is completely reasonable to expect that there will be a division of one Haredi Chief Rabbi and one Dati Chief Rabbi. Demanding "double" is a bit on the edge of haughtiness and vulgarity.
Ehrlich tweeted this to the threat MK Gafni made to run a Haredi candidate for the position of Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi due to the DL selecting Rav Meir Kahane as their candidate. Gafni says Rav Kahane is a modern day Rav Goren and they dont like that, though they would have lived with the selection of Rav Micha Halevi, had he been selected. To note, if Gafni carries through with his threat it would be breaking coalition agreements, though the deal between Shas and Smotritch does not obligate him.
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