Did Israel’s Chief Rabbi, David Yosef, write a condolence letter to the family of Charlie Kirk on September 2, 2025 — more than a week before Kirk was killed? No, that’s not true: The letter was written on Sept. 12, 2025, but it was shared publicly online with a typing error — it was dated September 2, 2025. In an email to Lead Stories, the office of the Chief Rabbi said this was a technical error in typing, and <\/span>emphasized that the letter was written on September 12th.<\/span><\/p>\n One example of a post<\/a> calling attention to the date on the letter (archived here<\/a>) was published on X by @jacksonhinklle on Sept. 17, 2025. It was captioned:<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 BREAKING: ISRAEL’S CHIEF RABBI wrote a condolence letter about CHARLIE KIRK’S DEATH on September 2nd, 8 days BEFORE the ASSASSINATION.<\/p>\n The Hebrew calendar date 9 Elul, 5785 corresponds with September 2, 2025.<\/p>\n The letter is still LIVE on Israel Heritage Foundation (@IHF_Heritage) X account.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n The post contained three images, a portrait photo of Charlie Kirk, The Israel Flag, and a screenshot (pictured below) of a now-deleted post by @EYakoby which includes the image of the condolence letter. This screenshot shows the date on the letter is typed as:<\/p>\n In the Bible, 9 Elul, 5785 Image Source: Lead Stories screenshot of x.com\/jacksonhinklle\/status\/1968221132588257543\/photo\/3.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The @jacksonhinklle post notes that the letter is still live on the Israel Heritage Foundation (@IHF_Heritage) X account. That Sept. 15, 2025 post<\/a> (archived here<\/a>) contains a screenshot of the same letter (pictured below) with the September 2, 2025 date, but the image extends further down to include the official seal, signature and address information at the bottom of the letter.<\/p>\n\n
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September 2, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n