Q&A: A female mayor who is strict about the laws of seclusion. Is that okay?
A female mayor who is strict about the laws of seclusion. Is that okay?
Question
A female mayor who in the past was a famous educator from the Religious Zionist crowd is very strict with herself regarding the laws of seclusion, and never sits to talk one-on-one with anyone, male or female,
for fear that they might offer her a bribe, since the temptations are great, and that is what she decided.
So that it will also be impossible (or very difficult) to offer her a bribe, and she will always remain matter-of-fact, and they also will not be able to frame her that way.
A. Is it permitted to add a prohibition to the written prohibitions? Isn’t that "do not add"?
After all, there are other religious and Haredi mayors who do not act this way.
B.
Many official rabbis of Haredi parties in the city forbade voting for her about 5 years ago.
But many Haredim did vote for her.
Is that permitted?
Answer
A. There is no problem at all as long as one is not doing it as an addition to the Torah, but rather as a safeguard that a person takes upon himself or herself.
I didn’t understand the question. Is this trolling?
Discussion on Answer
So this probably really is trolling.
Most Haredi rabbis also support the current coalition and the corrupt people in their parties. Most of them also forbid texting on a phone and think people need to wear all kinds of ridiculous clothes that are unsuited to the weather. They think lots of other things too. So because these rabbis or those rabbis think something, does that make it binding?
Many Haredi rabbis oppose her
(not all of them)
but maybe most of them do.
Is a Haredi allowed to vote for her?