(given the premise).
Jewish Rabbis in Israel, arguing that abortion delays the redemption, support increased efforts to discourage abortion.
Chief Rabbis Shlomo Amar and Yona Metzger pointed to the Book of Exodus account of midwives Pu’ah and Shifra, who feared God, and would not comply with orders of the Egyptian king to kill the male Jewish babies.
Local rabbis were encouraged to speak on this topic, and that the Halacha severely prohibits abortions, in this weekend’s (1/9) Shabbat sermons at the time when the reading of Exodus begins.
Not to be unexpected were the usual protests and outcry from the pro abortion groups.
