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HaRav Karelitz Bans Kibbutz Nes Ho'amim

In a special letter addressed to one of the organizers of a weekend vacation package called "Nofesh Piut Vehischazkus" scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Shabbos Parshas Toldos at the Kibbutz Nes Ho'amim Guesthouse, HaRav Nissim Karelitz said that participating in the vacation package is strictly forbidden. The letter goes on to explain that because the organizers did not honor their pledge not to organize vacation packages at the kibbutz "we will make it known to the public that you have lost your kashrus standing (chezkas kashrus) and one cannot rely on you in any way."

In the past Lev L'Achim's anti-missionary department issued numerous warnings not to hold events at that kibbutz, whose members are Christians and where Christian motifs are on display as part of attempts to bridge the gap between Christians and Jews.

Some months ago, following consultation with HaRav Yitzchok Zilberstein, Lev L'Achim notified the guesthouse of a series of changes that would have to be made in order to accommodate religious visitors. But the guesthouse refused to implement the demands.

In Av 5764, when ads for vacation packages at the kibbutz guesthouse were placed in religious newspapers Lev L'Achim contacted the organizers, Netivot and Eretz Chemda, demanding they cancel the events. After the organizers claimed this would involve a major loss they made a commitment to HaRav Nissim Karelitz that would be the last time they organized a vacation at the site. Thus when HaRav Karelitz learned recently a vacation had again been organized at the kibbutz he ruled it was strictly prohibited.

 

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