The Sadigura Rebbe lashed out at WhatsApp and other social media, saying what the apps are used for is nothing more “gossip and wasting time that should otherwise be used for Torah study.”
Above: The Sadigura Rebbe Rabbi Yisroel Moshe Friedman
Sadigura Rebbe To Hasidim: Immediately Stop Using WhatsApp And Other Social Media
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com
According to a report in Yeshiva World, during a recent ethics talk the Sadigura Rebbe, Rabbi Yisroel Moshe Friedman of Bnei Brak, lashed out at WhatsApp and other social media, saying what the apps are used for is nothing more “gossip and wasting time that should otherwise be used for Torah study.”
“Just this week,” the rebbe continued, “I had to address a difficult marital issue in a family and I am well aware just how far one can fall spiritually and of the damage that can be caused [by using these apps]. I am asking everyone connected to our holy court and [to the] Rozin and Sadigura dynasty to completely and immediately disconnect from [using] all of [these apps]!”