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See: Torah Judaism dealing with an Orthodox Judaism term . United Torah Judaism ( Hebrew : יהדות התורה המאוחדת) (UTJ) is a small Haredi political party in the Israeli Knesset . It is actually a coalition of two factions: The Degel HaTorah ("Flag of Torah ") party that is guided by the rabbinic heads of Haredi Ashkenazi Jews who are Mitnagdim (those who were not, and were often historically opposed to, the Hasidism), together with the Agudat Yisrael ("United Israel") party that is guided by the followers of Hasidism in Israel, and also consisting of Ashkenazi Jews . Degel HaTorah's pre-eminent sage and guide is Rabbi Yosef Shalom Eliashiv , well into his 90s, who lives in Jerusalem . Policy decisions are also weighed and decided by a Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah (" Council of Torah Sages "), a council of experienced communal rabbis, made up of mostly senior and elderly heads of Yeshivas all very learned in Talmud , devoted to halakha classical Jewish law, and guided by their knowledge and application of the classical Code of Jewish Law, the Shulkhan Arukh . The Agudat Yisrael faction takes its directions from the Hasidic rebbes of Gur , Vizhnitz , and Belz also steeped in Torah law and mysticism, who wield a lot of control over the daily lives of their followers (the "Hasidim"). Originally the two factions were united under Agudat Yisrael , but the late mentor and supreme guide of the non-Hasidic group, Rabbi Elazar Shach decided to break away from the Hasidic wing when it was clear that the party was entirely controlled by Hasidic groups. At that point he split from them, and created the Degel HaTorah party for the "Lithuanian" Mitnagdim Haredi Jews. He chose the name "Flag of Torah" as it would be a contrast to the well-known flag of the State of Israel that was a symbol of secularity (an "anti-Torah" symbol) in his opinion. The UTJ party also has considerable influence on the Sephardic Jews Shas party. In fact, the Shas party was founded by Rabbi Shach at an earlier juncture when he was frustrated with the policies of the Hasidic rebbes, so he turned to the Sephardic Jews who voted for the new Shas party in record numbers. Later, Shas broke with Rabbi Shach as it adopted its own independent political stance under Rabbi Ovadia Yosef . Yet, Shas always "looks over its shoulder" to see what the Ashkenazi Haredi parties are up to, and usually goes in the same direction as it has similar needs and interests within the state.¹

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United Torah Judaism ( , Yahadut HaTorah HaMeukhedet ; UTJ ) is an alliance of Degel HaTorah and Agudat Israel , two small Israeli Haredi (Ultra-Orthodox) political parties in the Knesset . It was first formed in 1992. The two parties have not always agreed with each other about policy matters. However, over the years they have cooperated and united as a voting bloc in order to win the maximum number of seats in the Knesset , since many extra votes can be wasted if election thresholds are not attained under Israel's proportional representation parliamentary system. When UTJ joined Ariel Sharon's coalition in 2004 it split into its two constituent factions of Degel HaTorah and Agudat Israel . Before the 2006 election , Degel HaTorah and Agudat Israel agreed to revive their alliance under the banner of United Torah Judaism to not waste votes and achieve maximum representation in the 17th Knesset . The two factions again united for the 18th Knesset elections in 2009. The bloc won five mandates, a loss of one seat.

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United Torah Judaism ( , Yahadut HaTora HaMeuhedet ; UTJ ) is an alliance of Degel HaTorah and Agudat Israel , two small Israeli Haredi (Ultra-Orthodox) political parties in the Knesset . It was first formed in 1992. The two parties have not always agreed with each other about policy matters. However, over the years they have cooperated and united as a voting bloc in order to win the maximum number of seats in the Knesset , since many extra votes can be wasted if election thresholds are not attained under Israel's proportional representation parliamentary system. When UTJ joined Ariel Sharon 's coalition in 2004 it split into its two constituent factions of Degel HaTorah and Agudat Israel . Before the 2006 election , Degel HaTorah and Agudat Israel agreed to revive their alliance under the banner of United Torah Judaism to not waste votes and achieve maximum representation in the 17th Knesset . The party won 6 seats in the 20th Knesset elections in 2015 and 7 seats in the 19th Knesset elections in 2013.

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Israeli electoral alliance United Torah Judaism ( , Yahadut HaTora ) is an alliance of Agudat Yisrael , a Hasidic party, and Degel HaTorah , a Lithuanian Haredi party. Both are ultra-Orthodox political parties in the Israeli Knesset . It was first formed in 1992. The two parties have not always agreed with each other about policy matters. However, over the years, they have co-operated and united as a voting bloc , in order to win the maximum number of seats in the Knesset , since many extra votes can be wasted if election thresholds are not attained under Israel's proportional representation parliamentary system. When UTJ joined Ariel Sharon 's coalition in 2004, it split into its two constituent factions of Degel HaTorah and Agudat Israel . Before the 2006 election , Degel HaTorah and Agudat Israel agreed to revive their alliance under the banner of United Torah Judaism, to not waste votes , and to achieve maximum representation in the 17th Knesset . The party won 8 seats in the 21st Knesset elections in 2019, which was up from 6 seats in the 20th Knesset elections in 2015. This is, so far, the best result of the party ever, making them the 4th-strongest party in the Knesset. According to The New York Times , UTJ is notable for its embrace of technology and electronic communication systems, including the Internet, in contrast to what is erroneously believed to be Haredi tradition.

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Israeli electoral alliance United Torah Judaism ( , Yahadut HaTora ), often referred to by its electoral symbol Gimel ( ג ‎), is a Haredi , religious conservative political alliance in Israel . The alliance, consisting of Agudat Yisrael and Degel HaTorah , was first formed in 1992, in order to maximize Ashkenazi Haredi representation in the Knesset . Despite the alliance splitting in 2004 over rabbinical differences, the parties reconciled in 2006 , in order to prevent vote-wasting . In April 2019 , the party achieved its highest number of seats ever, receiving eight seats. Unlike similar religiously-oriented parties like Shas , The Jewish Home , Tkuma , and Noam , UTJ is non-Zionist . Unlike some other Haredim, the party is notable for its usage of technology and electronic communication. Central Election Committee for the Knesset (in Hebrew) .

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Israeli electoral alliance United Torah Judaism ( Hebrew : יהדות התורה , Yahadut HaTora ) is a Haredi , religious conservative political alliance in Israel . The alliance, consisting of Agudat Yisrael and Degel HaTorah , was first formed in 1992, in order to maximize Ashkenazi Haredi representation in the Knesset . Despite the alliance splitting in 2004 over rabbinical differences, the parties reconciled in 2006 , in order to prevent vote-wasting . In April 2019 , the party achieved its highest number of seats ever, receiving eight seats. Unlike similar religiously-oriented parties in Israel, like Shas , the National Religious Party–Religious Zionism , and Noam , UTJ is non-Zionist . Unlike some other Haredim, the party is notable for its usage of technology and electronic communication. Ne'emanei Torah Va'Avodah . המצעים והקמפיינים של ש"ס ושל יהדות התורה בבחירות האחרונות היו הכי סוציאל-דמוקרטיים מבין כל המפלגות היהודיות שהתמודדו לכנסת. חברי הכנסת גפני, ליצמן, מרגי ואחרים משתפים פעולה יום יום עם חברי הכנסת הסוציאל-דמוקרטים המובהקים ביותר במשכן; גפני אף נחשב במשך שנים לסמן השמאלי בוועדת הכספים, ולמי שעצר – לעתים בגופו – מהלכים ניאו-ליברליים של נתניהו. Central Election Committee for the Knesset (in Hebrew) .

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