"A limited number of work days still remain to the fateful
election on 3 Sivan. We must prove the chareidi sector has
the power to prevent the looming shadows of the government
decrees from entering the gates of the City of Jerusalem,"
announced the United Torah Jewry election staff in a call
intended to jolt the Jerusalem public out of its apathy.
According to the written notice the only way to accomplish
the pressing goal of saving the holy city of Jerusalem from
the hands of Judaism's persecutors and to achieve the success
needed to act through the City Council to meet the demands
and aspirations of the chareidi public, is through a massive
public effort to increase support for the UTJ City Council
list.
The election staff is calling on the public not to wait until
the final week before the elections, but to begin setting all
of its power into motion immediately in order to save the
election campaign by stirring people's hearts for the sake of
the chareidi list, which will shoulder the task of battling
for the future Jewish character of the Holy City.
"Without strong, broad-based representation with the power to
influence and sway, its voice will be like a `voice crying
out in the wilderness,'" say UTJ election staff heads. "The
government's decrees harm us in the halls of Torah, the holy
yeshivas and the kollelei avreichim, which face
painful financial cuts. We must mobilize for the elections,
starting now."
UTJ's City Council members shoulder the burden of setting
policy on a range of issues close to the heart of the
observant public--from safeguarding the walls of Shabbos in
the city to preserving the city's Jewish character,
establishing chareidi religious facilities and increasing
support for the construction of Torah and chesed
institutions in Jerusalem. Meanwhile they must confront
[opponents of religion] seeking to destroy the city's
spiritual identity, to bring abominations into the city, to
sell chometz openly and to disrupt Jewish religious
life founded on purity and sanctity, chas vesholom.
In light of these prodigious challenges a widespread
awakening has taken place. The public is rallying to assist
in the difficult campaign for the sanctity of Jerusalem, but
election staff heads note a massive public awakening is
needed in order to promote the City Council list and maximize
representation.
On Sunday the Central Election Staff, based at Har Chotzvim,
opened all of the city's 40 local and neighborhood bureaus,
launching three weeks of official activity leading up to
UTJ's hoped for victory in Jerusalem.
