A delegation of Hasidic rebbes (Admorim) met with President Donald Trump and senior administration officials overnight, according to The Zioneer. No further details about the meeting's agenda or location have been released.
A delegation of Hasidic rebbes (Admorim) met with President Donald Trump and senior U.S. administration officials at the White House overnight Wednesday, The Zioneer reports. The meeting, which had been anticipated since The Zioneer first reported on August 30 that the Satmar Rebbe was invited, culminated in a historic moment: the two rival Satmar brothers, Rabbi Yekutiel Yehuda Teitelbaum and his brother, shook hands for the first time in 25 years, ending a decades-long rift. A photo from the meeting also shows other prominent rebbes, including the Bobover, Vizhnitz Monsey, Rav Malkiel Kotler, and Rav Aharon Mendel Twersky.
The Zioneer reported on Thursday, September 3 at 05:37 Jerusalem time that the Satmar Rebbe was en route to the White House for the meeting, which was scheduled for around 19:30. Subsequent reports confirmed that the delegation raised the ongoing conscription crisis in Israel regarding haredi enlistment, requesting President Trump's assistance. The handshake between the brothers was described as a historic reconciliation, facilitated by President Trump who invited both leaders.
The Satmar Hasidic community, the largest Hasidic group in New York, is historically anti-Zionist. The conscription issue has been a major point of contention in Israel, with haredi leaders seeking exemptions. The Zioneer had previously reported on August 30 that the Satmar Rebbe was invited to a White House meeting with President Trump scheduled for the coming week.
No official statement from the White House or the rebbes regarding specific outcomes of the meeting has been released.
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