Degel HaTorah (Hebrew: דגל התורה, lit. Banner of the Torah) is an Ashkenazi ultra-orthodox political party in Israel. term " Torah " ( Hebrew: תּוֹרָה "teaching" or "instruction" sometimes translated as "Law" most commonly refers to Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim ( Hebrew: אַשְׁכֲּנָזִים, ˌaʃkəˈnazim sing Haredi or Chareidi Judaism is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. Israel's Political system is based on Proportional representation which allows for a Multi-party system with numerous parties For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. For much of its existence it has been allied to Agudat Israel under the name United Torah Judaism. Agudat Israel (אגודת ישראל "Union Israel" also Agudat Yisrael, Agudath Israel, or Agudas Yisroel) began as the original United Torah Judaism (יהדות התורה המאוחדת Yahadut HaTorah HaMeukhedet; UTJ) is an alliance of Degel HaTorah and Agudat
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Ideology
Degel HaTorah represents the "Lithuanian wing" of the non-Hasidic Haredim (known by some as "Mitnagdim") as opposed to the Hasidic dominated Agudat Israel party. Lithuanian Jews (known in Yiddish and Yeshivish as Litvish (adjective or Litvaks (noun are Ashkenazi Jews with roots in the Misnagdim or mitnagdim is a Hebrew word ( מתנגדים) meaning "opponents" Hasidic Judaism (also Chasidic, etc from the Hebrew: he '''''חסידות''''', Chassidus, meaning "piety" from the Hebrew Agudat Israel (אגודת ישראל "Union Israel" also Agudat Yisrael, Agudath Israel, or Agudas Yisroel) began as the original Sometimes, the parties compete against each other, at other times they join forces within a political alliance called United Torah Judaism (UTJ) (Yahadut HaTorah in Hebrew). United Torah Judaism (יהדות התורה המאוחדת Yahadut HaTorah HaMeukhedet; UTJ) is an alliance of Degel HaTorah and Agudat
Degel HaTorah's rabbinical arbiter (posek) as of 2006 is nonagenarian Rabbi Yosef Shalom Eliashiv of Jerusalem. Rabbi (pronunciation, although in English usually) in Judaism, means a religious ‘teacher’ or more literally ‘my great one’ when addressing any master Posek ( Hebrew פוסק po·ˈseq pl Poskim, פוסקים is the term in Jewish law for "decider"—a legal scholar who decides the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ageing or aging (American English is the accumulation of changes in an organism Rabbi Yosef Sholom Elyashiv (יוסף שלום אלישיב (born April 19 1910 is a Haredi Rabbi and Posek (arbiter of Jewish law Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the The two Chairmen of Degel haTorah's Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah are Rabbi Eliashiv and Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman. The Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah (also abbreviated as Moetzes or The Moetzes) מועצת גדולי התורה ("Council of Torah Sages" is the name for the
History
Degel HaTorah was founded in 1988 as a splinter from Agudat Israel. [1] Its establishment by Rabbi Elazar Shach was due to policy disputes with the Hasidic rabbis within Agudat Israel. Elazar Menachem Man Shach (אלעזר מנחם מן שך (or Rav Leizer Shach, at times his name is written as Eliezer Schach in English publications ( January Hasidic Judaism (also Chasidic, etc from the Hebrew: he '''''חסידות''''', Chassidus, meaning "piety" from the Hebrew Rabbi (pronunciation, although in English usually) in Judaism, means a religious ‘teacher’ or more literally ‘my great one’ when addressing any master The party's name, "Flag of the Torah", was a contrasting reference to the flag of the state of Israel, associated with the secular lifestyle and culture that Haredi society sharply disagreed with. List of flags of Israel The flag of Israel was adopted on October 28, 1948, five months after the country's establishment Rabbi Shach died in 2001. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
In the Twelfth Knesset, Degel HaTorah received two Knesset seats and joined the National Unity government without a portfolio. In the elections to the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Knessets, the party ran on the joint list called United Torah Judaism with Agudat Israel. Toward the elections for the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Knessets, they split into their separate parties in order to benefit from separate party financing.
In 2005, Degel HaTorah was part of the coalition government of Prime Minister of Israel Ariel Sharon. The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead (אריאל
The party currently has two seats in the 17th Knesset (elected 2006). For Beit Knesset a Jewish Place of worship, see Synagogue. The Knesset (כנסת lit
See also
References
- ^ Degel Hatorah kicks off election campaign Jerusalem Post, 14 December 2005
External links
- Party history Knesset website
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