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  -- MK Ytzchak Goldknopf, in advance of the Haredi car protest

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I am in favor of their right to protest. They have the same right to protest as everyone else in Israel, even if their subject of protest is one other people do not like or agree with. That should not need to be said. 

Their right to protest does not include violence or civil disobedience (even if it is an effective means of protest) just like nobody else has the right to protest like that, and protests are supposed to be coordinated with the police for permits, especially if disrupting the flow of traffic is involved. This too should not need to be said. 

Unlike many of the other Haredi protests we have seen recently, from what I understand the protest scheduled for this afternoon has been somewhat coordinated with the police and they have a permit for it (though I think not for shutting down roads, maybe I am wrong). Like the Gur protest the other day near the army prison, which was coordinated with permits, I would expect today's protest to be a bother and nuisance to the general public but relatively peaceful and uneventful.

All that being said, every time I see someone criticizing any of the Haredi protests or any aspect of them, supporters of the protests start screaming "but Kaplan!..." - Kaplan blocked roads, Kaplan got violent, police didnt touch the Kaplan protestors.... whether true or not, whether accurate or not, immediately they run to compare their protests to Kaplan.

I am not sure that is a great strategy. The Kaplan protestors have become among the most (excluding by their supporters obviously) divisive and hated groups around Israel - completely on the Right but also well into the center and into the light Left. 

The Haredim are not so well liked right now either out in the general public, but I am not sure they want to be compared to Kaplan and make themselves really hated by so many by demanding to be treated like Kaplan...

One of the attendees asked if practically one must have a unique clothing item designated for Shabos or can one wear clothes, such as a shirt, that he also wears during the week as long as it is laundered for Shabbos?

Rav Kook responded paskening that clothing that gets laundered regularly, such as shirts for example, can be worn on Shabbos after having be en laundered. There is no need to have unique shirts designated for Shabbos, just launder them for Shabbos. Clothing items that are not normally laundered regularly, such as tallis katan and a kipa, should be designated and unique for Shabbos.

Rav Kook mentioned that he himself saw this by Rev Elyashiv, his rebbi, and has been doing it himself since; Rav Elyashiv had a hanger with his Shabbos clothes prepared in the closet that held his Shabbos pants, tallis katan, kipa and a vest, all specifically designated for Shabbos. Rav Elyashiv did not have a shirt designated for Shabbos, but would change to a freshly laundered shirt before Shabbos.

According to Behadrei, since this psak was recently publicized there has been a run on kipas and tallis katan in the stiores as many people are running to get themsels new kipas and tallis katan that they would designate just for Shabbos use... When Rav Kook heard about this he gave his approval and said anyone who does thhings for the glory, the honor, of Shabbos will definitely receive the merit of the Shabbos providing protection for him and it will be a segula for protection, and will be given unlimited bounty (as promised in the gemara)....

Personally I have had a designated tallis katan for Shabbos for many years as an adult, for as long as I can remember. When I get a new tallis katan, I generally will rotate it in making the new one my "Shabbos tzitzis" and move my previous Shabbos tzitzis into my weekday lineup... I never had a special SHabbos kipa - maybe it is time to get one... back when I used to regularly wear a black hat, I did have a hat designated for Shabbos..

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