Gain perspective on how we interact with politicians and political parties, as illuminated by Torah and the Rebbeโs Hadracha.
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In a letter dated 5711, the Rebbe shares that one must use political connections for the embetterment of Yiddishkeit; however, one should avoid affiliation.
ืืืืชื ืืืจื ืฆืื ืฉืืกืืจืื (ืฉืืงืื)
ืืณ ืืืื ืชืฉืืดื
ืื ืฉืืชื ืืืืชืื ืขื ืืืจ [...] ืื ื ืืื ืจืืื ืืงืจืื. ืืฉืจ ืืฃ ืื ืคืฉืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืืืืืืืฉ ืขืกืง ืืขื ืื ืืืื ืก ืืืคืืืืช, ืืื ืืืืื ืืืกื, ืืจื ืืื ืืขืืื ืื ื ืืื ืขื ืื ืฉืืฉ ืืื ืืฉืื ืืืืืง ืืืืืืช ืืืคืฆืช ืืชืืจื ืกืืืขื ืืื, ืืืฉืชืืฉื ืื ืืกืืืข ืื ืฉืชืืืณ ืืื ืืฉืคืขื ืืฉืืืจ ืขื ืืขื ืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืจื ืืืฉืจ, ืืืฉืืจ ืืืืจืชื ืืืจืช ืืงืืฉ.
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This avoidance of affiliation with a political party extends to religious parties as well:
ืื ืืืข ืืฉืืืชื ืื ืืืขืฉืืช ืืืจ ืืคืืืดื, ืฉืืืืกื ืฉื, ืื ื ืขื ืคื ืื ืดื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืจ. ืืื ืืืืื ืืืกื ืฆืจืื ืืืฉืชืื ืฉืชืืืณ ืืืชืดืจ ืืฉืคืขื ืขื ืืืื ืืขื ืื ืื, ืืชืืจ ืขืืื ืืืขื ืืืคืืืืช.
- ืืฆืืืื ืืืืจืช - ืชืฉืืจื ืืืคืฉืืฅ ืชืฉืกืดื
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This approach, of using political connections to enhance Yiddishkeit when necessary, was likewise taken by the Frierdiker Rebbe:
ื"ืง ืื"ื ืืืื"ืจ ืืฆืืงืืื"ื ื ืื"ื ืื"ืข ืื"ื, ืื ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืขื ืืคืืืชื, ืืืฉืจ ืื ืขืืืืชื, ืืืกืืจืืช ื ืคืฉ, ืืืฉื ืขืฉืืจืืืช ืืฉื ืื ืืืชื ืืืขื ืืืืจ ืืคืืื, ืื ื ืืื ืืงืจื ืฉื ืกืื ื ืืก ืืฉืืื ืืขื ืืฉืจืื, ืืฉืชืื ืื ืฆื ืืช ืื ืืืืืื ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืืืืขืื ืขื ืืื ืืืฆืืช ืืืฆื, ืืืฉืขืชื ืืชืืื ืืจืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืฆืืช ืืืืืื ืื "ื.
- ืืืจืืช ืงืืืฉ ื"ื ืขื' ืฉืื
In a rare ksav yad, the Rebbe shares the formula for how to persuade a politician to have something accomplished:
ืืคืืจืกื ืืื ืืจืฆื"ื ืืืฉืจืืฆืื ืืืืกืคืืจืขื ืืฉืื ืืฆื ืคืืืืืืฉืขื โ
ืืืืจื ืืืฅ ืฉื ืคืืืืืืฉืขื ืฉืืืืจื ืืื ืืืชืืฉื ืขืื ืืืืช (ืืื "ืืชืช" ื ืฉืืื ืขื ืฉืื[ื]ืืขื ืืคืจืืื ืืชืืจ ืฆืืงื โ ืื"ื ืืชืืจืช ืืชื ื),
ืืืืจืจ ืื ืคืขืืืืชืืื ืืชืืืืืช ืืื.
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