Jerusalem – The Neturei Karta faction has come out against the custom – common among ultra-Orthodox boys – of dressing up as soldiers on Purim, and warned that such costumes were even worse that those of Christian priests.
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In pamphlets distributed among their public, the stream’s leaders urged their followers not to masquerade as policemen, soldiers, rescue workers, ZAKA crew or other forms of national service, and avoid wearing “impure symbols.”
In an article titled “On Purim I Do Not Wear Zionist Outfits,” they wrote: Would anyone wear the clothes of pagan priests? Let alone the clothes of those who serve the heretical monstrosity that descended from Israel.”
The article went on to say that, “The offspring of God, the king of kings do not wear the clothes of the Zionist Amalek… also on Purim one must not wear a garment adorned with words that are insulting to the leader and the congregation.”
Do these people have nothing better to do?
this group of people have been a thorn in our side for to long. we must find a way to disconect from from them.
But meeting with ahmedinijad is fine these kooks are worse than hitler
The army forbid people to dress up naturi karta!!!!!
These rishoyim provide lots of entertainment value, like looking at a car wreck, but it is better for Klal Yisroel if they were just ignored. We know what should really be done with them, but we can’t and they know it, so just ignore them.
OK, I am getting the SS uniform and the Papal dress ready for Purim
fact is that every nation in the world has some luneticks and these are ours to deal with we must all pray for their speedy recovery this purim
There people ahould all move out of israel and live any wear else don’t live in israel and curse it out. These people are the ones that brought all the bad gezars on our they should all move to paris and then they will wish to move back to the zionests
I’ve just about had enough of these people.
reply to 11 in such a situation we must express our frustration with any abd all words out there.
Is this from Netuire Karta Hirsh in Mea Shearinm? or Neturie Karta Wiess in Monsey, NY? but it is definitely not Neturoie Karta Harav Amram Bloy Shalita.
Dear Anonymous 14: So you are saying that R. Amram Blau APPROVED of dressing up as Zionist soldiers on Purim???
one word for those people: nutjobs.
they should not be given any airtime but be constantly distanced from judaism
they have such a distorted view of reality we should go protest by their “Headquarters” again
My rabbi, Rabbi Swift in Pittsburgh always spoke of having the proper hakoros hatov to your country, here or in israel.
I wonder if they would allow thier children to dress up as suicide bombers?
I don’t know why any Jewish Publication or web site pays attention to these people. They’re no more Jewish than the “Jews for J”.
Many spiteful and venemous coments. Yet, no one has given any reason why they are wrong. You can disagree with them usually, such as about meeting Ahmidenijad, but this time you can admit that they are right.
No reason why dressing as a zionist soldier is any different than as as a iranian or hamas or hizbullah soldier.