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NEWS
Gedolei Yisroel to Sign Statement Against AM/PM and Shefa
Shuk
By Yechiel Sever
Gedolei Yisroel are currently in the process of
signing a position statement regarding the crisis with AM/PM
convenience stores and Shefa Shuk supermarkets as well as the
other stores associated with the Alon Group, but when to
release it to the general public has yet to be decided. The
document, already signed by many rabbonim, is being kept in a
safe, ready for use pending a final decision by gedolei
Yisroel, in the hope that the Alon Group will accede at
the last minute to requests to stop desecrating Shabbos.
Vaadas HaRabbonim Lema'an Kedushas HaShabbos sent a
delegation to the homes of gedolei Yisroel shlita to
receive their blessings and encouragement in the campaign
against the breach in the walls of Shabbos Kodesh. Gedolei
Yisroel said Shabbos is a cherished gift from Borei Olom
that unites Jews of every group and background.
Kashrus organizations told Vaadas HaRabbonim that when a
decision is reached to issue a ban they will immediately
rescind their supervision of Shefa Shuk and all of the
products bearing the Shefa Shuk label.
The AM/PM chain has started operating many of its stores in
the Gush Dan area seven days a week and plans to open more
stores on Shabbos as well. The policy not only offends the
shomer Shabbos public, but even irks many Jewish
storekeepers who don't keep Shabbos but prefer to close on
Shabbos, yet feel that AM/PM is compelling them to open their
doors as well in order to compete.
Recently Shefa Shuk stores in chareidi areas have been nearly
empty and distributors who supply the supermarket chain with
goods report that sales have been cut in half.
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