Rabbi Chaim Yosef Abergel, son of the late Rabbi Yoram Abergel, head of the network of kollelim and head of the 'Kol Rina-Rav Pe'lim' institutions, plans to establish a new Haredi party and compete for Haredi votes in the next elections.
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According to a report this evening (Sunday) by Yoeli Brim on Channel 13, the new party - which will be called 'Living Water' - will support the recruitment of Haredim into the IDF and the study of Liva.
According to the report, in his last lessons to his students, he spoke about the importance of establishing an independent political platform.
Rabbi Abergil leads a large community in Netivot and is considered very popular, especially in his city. His local party overtook Shas and United Torah Judaism in the municipal elections.
The institutions led by Rabbi Abergil withdrew from Shas's "Bnei Yosef" education network and moved to the ultra-Orthodox state education system - a move that led to an exchange of blows with Shas.
A few months ago, he announced that every young Haredi who is not studying is obligated to enlist in the army.
In a video he recently posted, he said: "A person who goes out to earn a living and work, instead of working in pizza parlors - should work in the army. This polarization must stop, this harsh extremism, these curses.".
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