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Degel HaTorah to Implement Political Agreement on Bnei Brak
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

As the filing date for municipal elections approaches, last week maranan verabonon told Degel HaTorah the time has come to notify Agudas Yisroel it is prepared to fully implement the agreement drawn up during the current term at Bnei Brak City Hall.

In accordance with this directive, Mayor Rabbi Mordechai Karelitz met with Agudas Yisroel Chairman Rabbi Yosef Cooperberg last week and told him the current agreement should be implemented in full, exactly as it appears in writing. Rabbi Karelitz announced his withdrawal from the mayoral race, as per the agreement.

The two organizations will conduct sessions aimed at reaching an agreement on the selection of a mayoral candidate from the ranks of Agudas Yisroel and deputy mayors from Degel HaTorah.

Degel HaTorah leaders expressed their esteem and appreciation of Rabbi Karelitz for his blessed efforts for the sake of all of Bnei Brak's residents, noting his enormous success and the exceptional siyata deShmaya he merited during his six years in office. They thanked Rabbi Karelitz for putting the city on the right track through intelligent, insightful leadership, showing great concern for all of the city's residents despite the many challenges he had to confront upon taking office. These difficulties, said Degel HaTorah figures, did not prevent him from keeping City Hall functioning smoothly without a single strike during his tenure.

"Rabbi Karelitz," they said, "left his imprint on every part of the city, improving its appearance beyond recognition and turning its administration into a model for government and financial bodies around the country, through the full and unusual cooperation of all political parties in City Hall and with every single member of the City Council, in a manner almost unknown at all other local authorities."

But most important of all, noted Degel HaTorah, was the unreserved confidence the city's gedolei Torah from every stream had in him and the tranquility the city enjoyed throughout his time in office. The outgoing mayor also won the trust and respect of government ministries, local authorities, economy heads and the financial establishment, allowing him to maintain smooth, uninterrupted operations in the city.

In announcing he would not run for reelection Rabbi Karelitz wished the as yet undetermined Agudas Yisroel candidate success in the difficult task of being responsible for Bnei Brak residents in a manner befitting the city of Torah and Chassidus.

 

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