Shas's secret headquarters: 1,300 rabbis in an unprecedented voter turnout operation
Shas party has established a "special secret headquarters" for election day, coordinating 131 centers in 83 cities, where approximately 1,300 community rabbis are deployed to mobilize voters in traditional and mixed cities. Party chairman Aryeh Deri convened an emergency call and warned of high voter turnout on the left and among Arabs.
Shas party has established an extensive and unusual field operation for election day, defined within the party as a "special secret headquarters" and a "community rabbis headquarters." According to sources in Shas, the operation includes a central headquarters operating approximately 131 sub-headquarters spread across 83 cities throughout the country, aiming to work directly with the traditional and religious public and drive record turnout on election day. Leading community rabbis, serving as spiritual leaders of large communities in secular, traditional, and mixed cities, staff all the positions. This morning, Shas chairman Aryeh Deri held a special Zoom call with all headquarters simultaneously, in which about 1,300 rabbis participated. Deri warned during the call of large voting gaps: "Massive voter turnout on the left and among Arabs. There is a real danger to all Judaism in the country! Go vote immediately!"
Shas's secret headquarters: 1,300 rabbis in an unprecedented voter turnout operation