Shas to Finance Nationwide Memorial Events Following Canceled State Service

Following the cancellation of the central memorial event for the late Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the full list of cities and localities hosting upcoming commemorations funded by the Shas party has been revealed.

Municipal Memorial Events Nationwide

Earlier, the Attorney General ruled that the Ministry of Religious Services could not fund the official annual state memorial event due to concerns over political propaganda by Shas. Consequently, the party decided to pivot and finance dozens of localized events across the country.

Shas organizers estimate that tens of thousands of participants will attend these gatherings, surpassing the scale of the originally planned central convention at the International Convention Center (Binyanei HaAuma) in Jerusalem.

Full List of Host Cities

The events will span numerous cities and towns, including Beersheba, Ashdod, Elad, Beit Shemesh, Bnei Brak, Ashkelon, Rehovot, Ramla, Lod, Sderot, Acre, Kiryat Motzkin, Haifa, Afula, Kiryat Yearim, Ganei Tikva, Givatayim, Yehud-Monoson, Kiryat Gat, Maalot, Netanya, Kiryat Yam, Karmiel, Hadera, Rishon LeZion, Migdal HaEmek, Bat Yam, Emmanuel, Modiin Illit, Holon, and Rosh HaAyin.

Additional localities on the schedule include Safsufa, Kiryat Ata, Nesher, Tirat Carmel, Dimona, Kfar Saba, Tiberias, Safed, Rechasim, Nahariya, Beer Yaakov, Gan Yavne, Kiryat Shmona, Or Akiva, Maale Adumim, Yavniel, Or Yehuda, Pardes Hanna, Kadima-Zoran, Petah Tikva, Nof HaGalil, Tel Aviv, Kiryat Ekron, Kiryat Ono, Kiryat Malachi, Givat Ze'ev, Beit Shean, Yokneam, Eilat, Beitar Illit, Kfar Tavor, Hatzor HaGlilit, Ramat Gan, Mevaseret Zion, Herzliya, Ramat Hasharon, Beit Aryef, Shlomi, and Shoham.

Meanwhile, a massive event will still be held next week at Binyanei HaAuma in Jerusalem at the very same venue where the canceled state-sponsored ceremony was initially scheduled, fully funded this time by Shas.