Haredi Exposing 10: The hack show that fashion designer Milli Dahan staged in front of the Holy Ark at the International Synagogue in Tel Aviv, which operates under the Tzohar Rabbinical Organization, is also drawing reactions from the political system.
Jewish Home Chairman and Economy Minister Naftali Bennett said: "A fashion show in a synagogue is an event that tramples on the holy places of Israel for a media gimmick. Art is not trampling on the feelings of others to sell a dress. Desecrating synagogues by Jews is crossing a red line, and whoever does this would be better off changing professions. Shame.".
Deputy Minister of Religious Services, Rabbi Eli Ben Dahan, also condemned the cynical use of a synagogue for the purpose of a fashion show, with naked models walking inside the synagogue, while a choir of cantors recites poetry as part of the display.
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""I have instructed the legal bureau to examine the methods of handling this. We are currently examining the establishment of regulations that will prohibit the use of synagogues for purposes that are not appropriate to the sanctity of the place. A country that tramples on its values will not remain Jewish," said Rabbi Ben Dahan.
He added: "This act constitutes Jewish insensitivity and a loss of respect for Jewish tradition. A country that allows its synagogues and sacred places to be desecrated will not remain Jewish.".
