Can you do a GoFundMe page and share it with your friends and their friends?
Or instead of writing here you can make a blog and have a link for PayPal donations.
Once a week update the blog about your life or what you learned in kollel so people feel invested in you and are pulled to support you and your family.
You can do all that from home or where ever you have access to internet. Also you wouldn’t be begging. It may feel more dignifying personally.
GoFundMe… Easy and Brief and Share Share Share:
I did a GoFundMe once when I wanted to attend a conference over seas. I got a few small donations and one big one that allowed me to go. Yay Baruch Hashem!
It felt way better to do that instead of begging. At the time it wasn’t something that I could afford without the donors’ help.
On the GoFundMe page, I posted a brief video of me explaining why it was important and how it would help me fulfill my passion (which was a good cause).
Using this site and other fund or crowdraising sites, I have friends who’ve raised a lot of money (thousands) for various medical treatments and probably other things that I cannot remember now.
I also have friends who own non-profits and online donations make a huge difference.
Maybe your friends in the US would love to personally support you and your family in this next step B”H. Every dollar makes a difference.
One thing is that you prob need to claim it as income but maybe it’s like that for the schnoring thing too.
OR you can also make two fundraising sites. Or give people options on how to help.
-Consider asking someone if he/she will help you make a down payment on your apartment in Israel. Though that is a big deal and the first option gives you more control.
-Maybe someone wants to help by donating food, diapers or children’s stuff, &/or clothes
-Maybe someone wants to sponsor your family every month for $50
Think about different ways to crowdsource.
If you’re wiling to be open and share your story then you’ll be making a bigger kli for parnassa b’esrat Hashem.