In a major blow to the chareidi effort in Charish, the Tender Committee disqualified the bids from chareidi non-profits. The bid submitted represents no less than 13 chareidi non profits vying for a piece of the city. The chareidi actions regarding Charish have resulted in a probe sometime ago amid allegations of foul play.
The bids for Charish were announced a number of months ago as thousands of housing units are being offered. Once dubbed the first chareidi planned and built city, the future of Charish is now questionable from the chareidi point of view as many secular activists have decided to vie for the affordable housing too. The non-frum organizations representing potential homeowners challenged the actions of the chareidim, alleging efforts to regulate pricing and advance the agenda of interest groups.
The decision of the Tender Committee represents a real blow to the Bnei Torah tzibur that has been banking on Charish to significantly alleviate the housing shortage. Rav Meir Porush, who was an original vaad member and has been actively involved in Charish from the infancy stage understands the significance of the committee’s decision. He will now have to plan a next move as he continues efforts to make Charish the future Modi’in Illit or Betar Illit.
It is likely that the representatives of the chareidim will take their case to the High Court in the hope of having the committee’s ruling overturned, but in the interim, the names of thousands of chareidim who have registered for apartments may be removed from waiting lists to clear the way for others to register.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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7 Responses
Why cant Religious and Secular share the large city?
Don’t be shocked if the government decides to give first priority in housing to veterans. The bottom line is the zionists are making clear that Eretz Yisrael is not for hareidim. They are making it clear that “it’s my way, or the highway”.
When the neighborhood of Neve Yackov was built, it was intended to be Judenrein. No Mikvah, no Beit Knesset, no Religious anything. So what happened? It attracted the absolutely worst elements of society and became a major center for crime. Eventually the few normal people living there began an effort to bring religious people into the neighborhood. It was a similar story with Har Nof. I was supposed to be a nice, modern, none religious community. Then there was Rammot and neighborhoods in Ashdod and dozens of other small and big cities around the country.
The haters of Torah can no longer build, they can only hurt and destroy. How are they gong to fill up an entire city with non religious Jews? What do they thing they will do? Maybe they will bring in another half million Russian Goyim or a million African illegals? Even Tel Aviv will be a city for the Torah community in the near future.
#1- Because Hareidi want totally different types of building. Should a building have a covered balconey (to keep the rain out) or an open (to build a sukkah). Is the ideal apartment designed for a family for at most two children, or designed for at least six children. Do you need one synagogue in the community, or space for many shuls? Do you secular schools or multiple yeshivos as well as schools for the girls? What sort of stores do you want? Do you leave room for and plan to build secular entertainment?
And that’s without getting into the issue that Israeli hilonim don’t like hareidim, and frankly, hareidim are so thrilled with the hilonim (who from our perspective are seriously under -dressed, lewd, vulgar and disrepsectful).
#4 Rechovot, Petach Tikvah, Givot Zev and Rananna have Religious and Secular Jews in their community.
There can be sechunos of Religious with the buildings, schools and stores that they need and across the road there can be secular/traditional Jews living (can use the same medical clinics & parks, if Modiim park is full of frum&religious on Yom Tov,,it can work there too). It can be done…..if there is a desire and williness from each side.
Got to keep out the zealous extremists from both sides who enjoy destroying Lshem Hashem rather than building Lshem Hashem.
# 4 akuperma – who appointed you to speak for me, speak for yourself. Especially when you are saying L”H on an entire segment of Klal Yisroel,I don’t find secular Israelis, lewd, vulgar, or disrespectful.
4 & 6 Maybe underdressed but not lewd, vulgar or disrespectful. Those qualities are found in several groups in Israel (religious included, unfortune!)