The "Ultra-Orthodox Community" apparently did not expect such a response when they sent letters to businesses in Jerusalem, asking them not to sell chametz during the Passover holiday.
However, while many of these businesses probably do not respond to letters of this type, and probably throw the letter in the trash, open their store, and forget about its existence - the owner of the Mantra wine bar in Jerusalem received the letter and decided to reply to the senders with a similar letter, only this time the subject was the closure of roads on Shabbat, instead of the prohibition of leaven on Passover.
And this is what Idan Doron wrote on his Facebook page: "A few days ago, we at Mantra Restaurant received a letter from the Haredi community - a letter asking us not to sell chametz on Passover.
""Of course, the place will remain the place for secular people in Jerusalem, and even on Passover there will be beers and fresh bread!"
""In addition, we decided to send a letter back to the Haredi community, to write about at least one of the things that bothers us secularists.".
The letter from the 'Urdu community' reads: "With great sadness and great anxiety, we heard an unpleasant rumor that you are going to sell leavened bread products during Passover... At the last minute, we beg you, please, not to do this act that alienates you from the Jewish people.".
""Do not disobey the God of your fathers, who commanded us in His Torah not to eat leaven, and certainly not to sell leaven. Especially when the sin is not only for yourselves but also to cause many to sin and stumble by eating leaven on Passover, for which the punishment is much more severe, since the seller of leaven causes others to transgress the Torah prohibition.
""Please, on behalf of the Jewish people for all generations, we ask you not to sell leaven in the holy city of Jerusalem.""
In the response letter written by Idan Doron, the owner of the "Bar", the text printed in Satam font appears to have come directly from the offices of the "Urdu Community", except that it focuses on the issue of closing public roads on Shabbat.
Doron posted the letter on Facebook and received many views.
It read, among other things: "With great pain and great anxiety, we heard a bad rumor that you are going to close roads this coming Friday and Saturday.
""At the last moment, we beg you, please, do not do this act that destroys you and the Jewish people, and do not disobey the G-d of your fathers, who commanded us in His Torah to love the other and accept him as if he were a real part of His body.
""Please, on behalf of the Jewish people for all generations, we ask to hear the command of God and begin the free love of the city of Jerusalem.""
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