In a powerful reiteration of his support for Torah-oriented engagement with the World Zionist Organization (WZO), HaGaon Rav Avrohom Gurwicz, Rosh Yeshivas Gateshead, has released an updated endorsement, urging all shomrei Torah umitzvos to register and vote for the Eretz HaKodesh party in the current WZO elections.
The new statement, dated today, 26 Nissan 5785, follows and builds upon a foundational letter issued by Rav Gurwicz earlier, in which he echoed the directive of Gedolei Yisroel—Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt”l and Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky shlit”a—emphasizing the critical importance of Torah Jewry having a voice in decisions affecting Eretz Yisroel through the WZO.
“Now that elections have been called with the opportunity to elect representatives who will have the authority to decide the future direction of the World Zionist Organisation,” Rav Gurwicz wrote in his latest addendum today, “it is a matter of obligation to register and vote in these elections for the Eretz Hakodesh party.”
The original letter, written on Rosh Chodesh Iyar 5782 and reaffirmed in Adar II of this year, explained the immense influence wielded by the WZO over developments in Eretz Yisroel, and called on Torah Jews to take responsibility by joining the Eretz HaKodesh movement. This, Rav Gurwicz stated, would grant the Torah community “a deciding say in the appointments of the leaders of the World Zionist Organization,” thereby helping to promote kavod haTorah and “at the very least, to prevent its desecration.”
Rav Gurwicz noted that his prior letter “still retains its validity,” and with the opening of the voting period, it was necessary to reemphasize the obligation to act.
Below is the letter containing Rav Gurwicz’s latest statement, penned today: