MK Malinovsky says: We will enter the mother-mother of the rabbinate, we will go far

October 26, 2021   

The chairwoman of the Knesset Committee on National Infrastructure and Religious Services, MK Yulia Malinovsky, sharply criticized the Chief Rabbinate this morning (Tuesday), during an interview she gave to Gadi Ness on Radio North 104.5FM. Employers can receive a financial incentive of up to NIS 22,250. How? Enter Obeying the 'Torah': Where can I get vaccinated without the need for an appointment? Ness opened the interview by telling Malinowski that MK Uriel Bosso of the Shas party claimed that the fact that she heads the Religious Services Committee is 'a joke, and if it weren't a joke it would be sad.' To which she replied: "I don't want to comment. I understand the political needs of the Shas party Knesset members, the reform will pass and we will also feel it in our pockets. For example, if we give up all media today and leave only Radio North, what will happen? How much will advertising and content cost? You will dictate public opinion. That would be great for you, but what about the public?" However, she said: "There are situations where we disagree, and that's perfectly fine. And yet - we manage to maintain mutual respect." "Right now there is a monopoly," she added, "it raises prices, and in a way it makes us subject to threats and pressure. The kosher reform is important for imports, for religious councils, it is important for supervisors. The rabbinate is screaming 'Gewald' because they've moved their cheese, and they're not used to the state messing with them. We'll go far, I'm not afraid of that. "All these stories we hear from vested interests are because there's a mountain of money there and they don't like anyone entering this field. So we'll go in, and we'll go in their mother-mother." MK Malinovsky praised the people of Shas and United Torah Judaism - but claimed: "I can't say that about the Likud. They went off the rails and crossed every possible line. They behave like drug addicts. They're addicted to power." "The Likud went off the rails and crossed every possible red line, and even a black one. They behave like drug addicts, they're addicted to power. They need to internalize, get used to it and go to rehab. It hurts their stomachs. Even when you don't agree with something in the Knesset, you need to know how to behave. They're exaggerating a lot.".   Malinowski's remarks regarding the rabbinate were heard in the Religious Services Committee and caused a stir. "Shame and disgrace," said opposition Knesset members. MK Dudi Amsalem said: "I didn't understand why you said you would go to their mother and not their father. I admire your pearls of wisdom. You compared the Chief Rabbinate to ISIS." He added: "What lower depths do you want to go? You are a shame and disgrace. Look at how you talk. You want to destroy all Jewish foundations. We are Jews, you are built mainly on hatred of Judaism and everything that represents Jewish values. I suggest you speak in logical language. Something very serious has happened to you. I don't remember anything like that in the Knesset. I have come to the conclusion that what interests you is destroying everything that is Jewish.".