24.09.2012                      08.Tischrei. 5773

Jüdische Welt:

Senior haredi rabbi to followers: Burn your iPhones

Apple’s smartphone market share in Israel suffers potential blow after public censure by Rabbi Haim Kanievsky.

Apple’s smartphone market share in Israel has suffered another potential blow, following public censure by one of the most senior haredi rabbis in the country.
Rabbi Haim Kanievsky, who ranks in some estimations among the five most influential rabbinic authorities, issued a public notice on Sunday saying that anyone who owns the company’s iPhone device should burn it….