the right in general, and specifically the religious parties, do not have a monopoly on Judaism. The Jewish culture belongs to all Israelis, with no difference as to their political worldview.

  -- MK Ruth Calderon (Yesh Atid)

 I happen to agree. But that doesn't mean every Jew or Israeli who promotes some idiotic idea against Judaism is also defining Jewish culture

I feel that together with the boy that was cruelly and unjustly burnt, and with him an entire world that was his world, my faith in the chosen nation was also burnt up. And from the ashes comes out a nation like all other nations..

  -- MK Dr. Ruth Calderon (Yesh Atid)

I think this is a symptom of the lack of leadership in the government. Everybody is all talk, and nobody actually leads. So you have MKs who, instead of working to lead the nation to our leadership status in the world, they see the bad people among the people and act as if they are everyone.

I had plenty of respect for MK Ruth Calderon (Yesh Atid).I lost it all after this.

yesterday MK Ruth Calderon used time from her speech to rail against the regular phenomenon of yeshiva bochurim sitting in the visitors chamber of the Knesset watching proceedings instead of being in yeshiva learning Torah..




just because they are dressed as yeshiva bochurim doesnt mean they are supposed to be in yeshiva. They might be visitors from abroad, maybe they aren't learning in yeshiva despite the way they dress, maybe they are in college after having served in the army and took some time off to see the Knesset proceedings, maybe they are in a civics course and went to see first hand, maybe they work for a living and took a few hours off for whatever reason... the possibilities are endless. It is almost "racist" to accuse yeshiva bochurim in this way just because a few haredi-dressed people are in the Knesset visitors chamber.

At the same time, the Rambam said, קבל אמת ממי שאמרה, accept the truth from whoever says it - even if the source is problematic and has something else in mind, yeshiva bochurim should realize they are noticed and must be careful and use their time properly, make a kiddush hashem and don't do things that can be viewed in a negative light. and if they were not supposed to be there but were playing hooky from yeshiva, they should realize the entire community of yeshiva bochurim get slapped because of them.

Calderon's attack upset many and MKs argued with her, even from Meretz. As someone commented on Facebook, maybe Calderon would have been better off going up to the visitors chamber and offering to learn some Torah with them...

MK Dr. Ruth Calderon (Yesh Atid) responded on behalf of the government to the no-confidence votes in the Knesset yesterday. She responded with class and decency, and once again with a biblical lesson, this one being read from a mishna in masechet Rosh Hashana..

MK Ruth Calderon (Yesh Atid) went to visit Rav Menachem From of Tekoa 2 days before his death (I do not know the nature of their relationship - student? friend? neighbor? admirer?). Rav Froman was unconscious, so she said he goodbyes and parted ways with him. She then went into the kitchen and rolled up her sleeves, and spent the next hour washing the dishes and cleaning up the mess, and then went back to the Knesset.

מי כעמך ישראל!!