Rav Sternbuch Protest Letter-1

‫יום ו' עש"ק פ' מטות מסעי כ"ה תמוז תשס"ט‬

‫בעזה"י‬

With regards to the mother from Yerushalayim being accused of mistreating her child;

What we have to strongly protest here, in a peaceful manner, are the barbaric actions of the police force in arresting a mother who is allegedly sick according to their claims, chaining her, and putting her in a cell with dangerous criminals. If their allegations are true, then this mother deserves the appropriate medical treatment, but not to sit in a prison cell, with such subhuman treatment.

We condemn any types of violence, as I have stressed many times before. Anyone who commits acts of violence declares that he doesn’t belong to our community.

Haddassa Ein Kerem Hospital has served the community faithfully and with great dedication and expertise over the years. Any talk of boycotting the hospital is against the Halacha and very self-damaging.