New pashkavilim were seen in Meah Shearim targeting the kippa sruga community, timed ahead of Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av.

The posters read:

Those who wear kippot srugot (knitted yarmulkes) serve in the IDF

They learn in universities

They educate their children in compliance with Education Ministry directive

They send their children to regular high schools

Hence, they opt to wear a knitted kippa to accommodate the need to ‘filter’ some of the taryag mitzvos.

Therefore, today there are chareidim, which they wish to compel to abandon its tradition, to persuade them to serve in the IDF, to learn in universities and etc.

We are launching a campaign to all heads of organizations serving [in the IDF] and participating in efforts to change us, please, complete your own revolution first!

They are calling for total separation from anyone who might be on the fence, feeling any connection to the dati leumi community. Those in the frum community serving in the IDF are called upon to change their yarmulke to a kippa sruga!

The chareidi community will breath a sigh of relief when we separate from you

Those of you who are entangled, feel a lessening in the battle against you

The dati leumi tzibur will receive you with open arms

The secularists will be happy and rejoice over those joining them, and in the coming generation, they will receive the natural increase of the 50% that went from sruga to non-religious

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)