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'''Elections''' are a democratic method for appointing officials, in a way that allows all concerned parties to influence the appointment process by voting for a candidate or a list of candidates. Today, the election process is commonly used to appoint leaders and legislative bodies. The Rebbes of Chabad encouraged participation in elections. The Rebbe sent letters and telegrams expressing the obligation of every person to vote in elections for the Knesset and local authorities in the Holy Land. | '''Elections''' are a democratic method for appointing officials, in a way that allows all concerned parties to influence the appointment process by voting for a candidate or a list of candidates. Today, the election process is commonly used to appoint leaders and legislative bodies. The Rebbes of Chabad encouraged participation in elections. The Rebbe sent letters and telegrams expressing the obligation of every person to vote in elections for the Knesset and local authorities in the Holy Land. | ||
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== Elections in Russia == | == Elections in Russia == | ||
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In a Purim farbrengen of 5713 (1953), the Rebbe related that during the revolution in Russia after the downfall of the Czar, the Rebbe Rashab instructed Chassidim to participate in the elections held in the country. The Rebbe recounted that one of the Chassidim who was completely detached from worldly affairs and had no knowledge of what was happening in the country also came to the polling place, for he needed to fulfill the Rebbe's instruction, and of course, after first immersing in the mikvah and girding himself with a gartel, as befitting the fulfillment of a Rebbe's instruction. After doing what needed to be done for the election, as his friends had instructed him, he saw people standing and shouting words of encouragement, "Hurrah," so he also stood and proclaimed: "Hu-rah, Hu-rah, Hu-rah..." | In a Purim farbrengen of 5713 (1953), the Rebbe related that during the revolution in Russia after the downfall of the Czar, the Rebbe Rashab instructed Chassidim to participate in the elections held in the country. The Rebbe recounted that one of the Chassidim who was completely detached from worldly affairs and had no knowledge of what was happening in the country also came to the polling place, for he needed to fulfill the Rebbe's instruction, and of course, after first immersing in the mikvah and girding himself with a gartel, as befitting the fulfillment of a Rebbe's instruction. After doing what needed to be done for the election, as his friends had instructed him, he saw people standing and shouting words of encouragement, "Hurrah," so he also stood and proclaimed: "Hu-rah, Hu-rah, Hu-rah..." | ||
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== Further Reading == | == Further Reading == | ||
* '''10 Chabad Facts - The Rebbe's Opinion on Elections in the Holy Land''', Beis Moshiach weekly magazine issue 1197 page 37 | * '''10 Chabad Facts - The Rebbe's Opinion on Elections in the Holy Land''', Beis Moshiach weekly magazine issue 1197 page 37 | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* '''On Pikuach Nefesh There Are No Compromises''', interview with Rabbi Yosef Shmuel Gerlitzky, Chairman of the Rabbis Congress for Peace, Nissan 5781 | * '''On Pikuach Nefesh There Are No Compromises''', interview with Rabbi Yosef Shmuel Gerlitzky, Chairman of the Rabbis Congress for Peace, Nissan 5781 | ||
* '''Daily Rebbe: Competition with Love''', on the website. | * '''Daily Rebbe: Competition with Love''', on the website. | ||
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