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Chief Rabbis Protest Train Service on Shabbat Amid Crisis

3/6/2026

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Israel's Chief Rabbis Kalman Ber and David Yosef protested to Transportation Minister Miri Regev against plans to run trains from Ben-Gurion Airport to Tel Aviv on Shabbat, saying the decision bypassed the Chief Rabbinate.
The Transportation Ministry plans to run trains on a "fill-and-go" basis to help 120,000 Israelis stranded abroad amid the conflict with Iran.
The operation is expected to last 7-10 days, depending on security and air traffic.

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Israel's Chief Rabbis Kalman Ber and David Yosef protested to Transportation Minister Miri Regev against plans to run trains from Ben-Gurion Airport to Tel Aviv on Shabbat, saying the decision bypassed the Chief Rabbinate.
The Transportation Ministry plans to run trains on a "fill-and-go" basis to help 120,000 Israelis stranded abroad amid the conflict with Iran.
The operation is expected to last 7-10 days, depending on security and air traffic.