(A Sort of) Prayer for Election Day / Hanokh Daum

Hanokh Daum publishes a personal column in the form of a prayer for Election Day, including wishes for the winners, the losers, and the public. He calls on politicians to treat promises as dances, wishes for humility from the winner, mutual forgiveness, and warns against extremism in the final stretch. Daum expresses hope that the new Haredi party will succeed, and reminds that children are watching the behavior of adults.

Hanokh Daum publishes a personal column in the form of a prayer for Election Day, ahead of the elections. He opens with a wish that the winners not gloat, that the losers do so with dignity, and that the political poison dissipate quickly. Daum calls on politicians to treat promises made in studios as dances and permissible vows starting from the evening of Election Day, and to focus on forming a coalition. He wishes that the winner not feel they received the country as a gift, but understand they are a public servant and must act with humility. Daum calls for mutual forgiveness and a fresh start after the elections, and warns against incitement and extremism in the final stretch, arguing they actually deter undecided voters. He expresses concern about delays in results and calls to challenge them. Daum mentions hope that the new Haredi party will succeed, even if he does not vote for it, as a historical expression of Haredi independence. In conclusion, he reminds that children are watching the behavior of adults and hopes they will see kind involvement without hatred.