By Daniela Berkowitz
Rav Bezalel Rudinsky, rabbi of Congregation Ahavas Yitzchok, and Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Ohr Reuven and Yeshivas Darchei Noam of Monsey, has joined in the development of a brand-new, American-style community in Ramat Givat Zeev, located minutes from Jerusalem.
Rav Rudinsky plans to help establish an American-style yeshiva in the neighborhood and assist in the overall religious and educational functions of the community, aiming to facilitate in the integration of American families moving to Eretz Yisrael—whether part-time or permanently.
“The idea, bezras Hashem, is to help members of our community here in the States to have everything that we have here but with the zechus of being in Eretz Yisrael, with a unique emphasis on building an all-inclusive community where everyone feels connected,” said Rav Rudinsky. While the community is still in the preliminary stages of construction and development, many families have begun to take an interest in relocating to Ramat Givat Zeev. In addition to helping establish chinuch institutions in the neighborhood, Rav Rudinsky plans to spend some of his time in the new community with his family while still continuing all of his responsibilities in the States.
“The concept is basically to create a unified communal lifestyle in Eretz Yisrael,” Rav Rudinsky explained. “And for the families with younger children, to have in place an educational system similar to what we have in the U.S.” According to Rav Rudinsky and many members of his community, Ramat Givat Zeev provides the perfect setting for this, aiming, bezras Hashem, to create a communal hashkafa of openness that integrates a frum family-centered lifestyle and quality of living in Eretz Yisrael.
Under the planning and management of Chish Nofei Israel, Ramat Givat Zeev will be an upscale, Torani community built to include high standards of construction and infrastructure located in the outskirts of Jerusalem. The neighborhood will blend Torah living with modern recreational and commercial centers, complete with all necessary services and amenities. With construction slated to finish in the next two years, Ramat Givat Zeev will be a gated neighborhood that includes schools, yeshivas, shuls, shops, and a country club.
In addition, the neighborhood will feature wide streets, walking paths and LED street lighting. There will several expansive parks and playgrounds, and beautifully manicured gardens, as well as fountains and sports clubs.
Some 200 families, including English-speaking families in Israel and North Americans planning for Aliyah in the near future, already have purchased private homes and luxury apartments in the neighborhood. Select apartments remain.
Ramat Givat Zeev is bound to be a magnificent, dream-come-true community for those looking to invest in a future in Eretz Yisrael.
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6 Responses
A neighborhood like this has been needed for the longest time.
Main question::: has the government, building department, contractors all AGREED on the parks, green open areas, lighting, etc???
The pre-hype & advertisiements. NEVER quite describe the finished product. As $$$ fills the pockets, blueprints & designs disappear.
1) Why is this not COMMUNICATED CONTENT?
2) The “open spaces” will be difficult to accomplish on such a steep incline.
3) Gated? Who are they trying to keep out? The entire Givat Ze’ev is already gated!
4) Apartments there start at around $600,000.
$600,000 cheap deal in comparison for Bklyn, queens, 5 towns, Teaneck& certain cul de sacs in Lakewwod.
Nothing for that price in Yerushalayim proper!
These units will be marketed for just over a million dollars (US) which is really a bargain for this area and the amenities it will provide. It is not meant for those without a good parnassah who will not appreciate these amenities nor be able to afford them
Sorry, #3, but to say that there is “nothing” for $600,000 in Yerushalayim proper is simply untrue.
If you mean to say that in the upscale, luxury projects like Tnuvat HaAretz and Meromei Yerushalayim there is nothing, that might be accurate, although I haven’t checked the prices there. But for that money – around 2,300,000 NIS – you can definitely find in Yerushalayim.
Also, 200 units is NOT enough for the “country club” they are promising, especially considering most of the town will most likely be a ghost town, like Rechavia. Which means they’ll have to rely on Israeli schooling in the Givat Ze’ev HaChadashah. Which may or may not work out for people wanting to move and live the “American lifestyle,” considering Givat Ze’ev HaChadashah is decisively NOT the “American lifestyle.”