What is the NRP's response to the charges? For the meanwhile they are reserving the right to remain silent, but Rabbi Yitzchak Levy did tell Arutz-7 last week that, "There is a very important goal here, and that is to rid Shinui of all its hatred for Torah and Judaism, and pull it away from its exaggerated demands, and to try to be a bridge between the religious and the secular." He also said that the NRP was "very very concerned about the possibility of a Likud-Labor-Shinui government," which would have been totally secular and largely anti-religious.
Rabbis identified with the NRP have so far refused to comment. It is not clear whether Rabbis Shapira, Druckman, Aviner, and Begun gave their blessing to the party's agreement with Shinui, and they do not wish to comment.
Rabbis identified with the NRP have so far refused to comment. It is not clear whether Rabbis Shapira, Druckman, Aviner, and Begun gave their blessing to the party's agreement with Shinui, and they do not wish to comment.