The chief rabbi for the police and the rabbi of the Jerusalem district strengthened the policemen stationed on the street of a city, who will not be allowed to be at home during the holidays | Extensive preparation in the capital for Rosh Hashanah prayers
Thousands of police officers, security forces and volunteers are stationed throughout the country in order to maintain the safety of the many worshipers who will come to the synagogues. The holidays without interruptions.
The presence of tens of thousands in the courts of rebbes and the arrival of the different communities in the ultra-orthodox cities, led the police to prepare special security features that would also take into account the nature of the public and the different cities. Thousands of police officers, MGB soldiers and volunteers are patrolling and will patrol all the cities for the next few days. In Jerusalem, the preparations of the police included field patrols, various coordinations, preparation meetings and plan approvals – the purpose of which is optimal preparation and careful planning of the operational activity throughout the Jerusalem district and the city of Jerusalem in particular.
As part of the special preparation, under the command of the commander of the Jerusalem district, thousands of Jerusalem district policemen, security forces and volunteers are operating throughout the city, with an emphasis on crowded places and the holy places. In addition, the security and police system will be increased along the traffic routes and the worshipers’ routes, all with the aim of providing an optimal response For every scenario and to maintain public peace and security. As part of the police activity, checkpoints and crowd regulation are also placed, with the aim of routing the large public expected to arrive at the Western Wall plaza according to the loads and the maximum crowd occupancy.
This morning, the chief rabbi of the Israel National Police, Rabbi Rami Barkiho, accompanied by the Rabbi of the Jerusalem district, Rabbi Shimon Shukron, toured the lines of policemen stationed in the streets. Rabbi Barkiho spoke with dozens of policemen and strengthened them for their steadfastness every day, especially on holidays when the policemen are in the field, thus enabling their conduct of the many events.
The rabbi moved from one deployment point to another and met policemen, soldiers and volunteers who are ready to carry on their backs the task assigned to them, to protect the people of Israel. Jerusalem district rabbi Rabbi Shimon Shukron reviewed the complexity of the security tasks in front of the chief rabbi of the police in the face of an especially large number of incidents.
The rabbis, who are in the field all year round with the policemen, sought to convey a strengthening message to the sons and daughters of the families, to the children of the fighting policemen and the volunteers, noting that “the great prayer in the holy virtues is a prayer in which you cancel your self for the good of the common good. The longing for fathers and mothers is great, but the ‘disadvantage’ By the side of the holiday table, it should be filled with the pride of kindness and faith. The Almighty protects his people Israel and you are the police officers, his faithful messengers, the ones who add rights to the Day of Judgment.”