MK Meir Porush, chairman of the Shlomei Emunim faction, issued a passionate call Tuesday night for greater unity among the leaders of the chareidi parties, warning that the Torah world is confronting one of the most difficult periods in its history.

Speaking before community leaders in Bnei Brak, Porush described the current challenges facing the chareidi community as unprecedented in the decades since the establishment of the State of Israel.

“Almost no day passes without being worse than the one before it,” Porush said. “The chareidi community has not faced problems this severe since the founding of the state.”

Porush argued that the growing crisis surrounding the status of bnei yeshivah and the Torah world demands cooperation and coordination among all segments of the chareidi leadership.

According to Porush, the attorney general has assumed an outsized role in shaping policy, while government officials continue to follow her lead on key issues affecting the chareidi public.

“The attorney general has taken control of everyone, and they are all being dragged along behind her,” he said. “At a time like this, unity is required. Klal Yisrael is in distress. If we do not know how to unite and take the proper actions, then chas v’shalom what could happen. Our message is simple: let us come together.”

Porush delivered the remarks during a sheva brachos celebration attended by prominent community leaders in Bnei Brak. The event was hosted by the Shlomei Emunim faction in honor of the wedding of the daughter of Deputy Mayor Yossi Yaakovowitz.

The call for unity comes just days after a similar appeal by Shas chairman Aryeh Deri, who urged the leadership of United Torah Judaism to establish a joint operations center to coordinate efforts in addressing the ongoing draft crisis affecting the Torah community.

“Let us join hands, establish a joint headquarters, and work together on all the practical steps and the management of this struggle in order to achieve real results for the Torah world,” Deri said in his appeal last week.

Deri proposed launching broad public-relations and advocacy initiatives aimed at strengthening support for bnei yeshivah and ensuring that every yeshivah bochur can walk proudly despite the current challenges.

He expressed confidence that the current atmosphere would not last indefinitely.

“What is happening in the streets right now is only a temporary period of hester panim,” Deri said. “Very soon, things will return to their proper place.”

{Matzav.com}