Trump hosts historic White House meeting with Hasidic leaders
The Trump administration hosted a historic gathering of leaders of major Hasidic communities on Thursday, drawing controversy because several of the rabbis are explicitly anti-Zionist or non-Zionist.Brokered in part by Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), whose district includes large Hasidic communities, the meeting also produced a rare reunion between the two Satmar rebbes, brothers who have been at odds since a succession dispute following their father’s death.Rabbi Aharon Teitelbaum of Kiryas Joel, N.Y., and Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, greeted each other at the White House, likely marking their first face-to-face meeting in decades. Their dispute began after their father, Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum, died in 2006 and designated Zalman Leib as his Williamsburg successor, angering Aharon’s supporters and leading to a split within the Satmar community.The brothers shook hands and exchanged greetings, according to reports. Aharon also congratulated Zalman Leib on his grandson’s engagement, which had been announced the…
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Former President Trump hosted a historic White House meeting with leaders of major Hasidic communities on Thursday, marking the first such gathering since 1979. The roughly 30-minute Oval Office meeting, brokered by Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), included a rare reunion between two Satmar rebbes, Rabbi Aharon Teitelbaum and Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum, who had been estranged for decades due to a succession dispute. They reportedly shook hands and exchanged greetings. The delegation, which also met with Vice President JD Vance and Jared Kushner, discussed issues such as religious education, the needs of Jewish prisoners, and protecting haredi educational independence from New York state requirements. The meeting drew controversy due to the anti-Zionist or non-Zionist views of several participating rabbis, particularly Satmar, which rejects a Jewish state before the messiah's arrival. The rabbis reportedly agreed not to discuss the IDF draft for haredi men.
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