Reports that the Agudat Israel had issued a “herem” (religious ban) against the World Conference of Ashkenazi and Sephardic congregations now in session here, were described today as incorrect and due to mistranslation of a Hebrew statement into English. Menachem Porush, an Agudist leader, explained that his organization had issued a stern warning to “Torah-true” rabbis to boycott the conference, but had not issued a religious ban. His statement was made in response to numerous inquiries resulting from the original report. Agudist sources expressed regret over the misunderstanding, which they ascribed to a faulty translation into English from the Hebrew.
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