The beis din of HaGaon HaRav Nissin Karelitz issued an injunction order at the end of last week against the activities of the Imrei Baruch Shul in Elad, which is affiliated with the Vishnitz Chassidus. Following the beis din issuing the order, the sides reached agreement.

The issue deals with the Vishnitz Chassidim’s shul and the litvish beis medrash operating in the building in Elad.

Last Wednesday, the administration of the beis medrash and Rabbi Shimon Gafner received a letter from the secretariat of the Beis Din of Rabbi Karelitz, containing an injunction against shul activity on weekdays and during the yeshiva’s activities.

The plaintiffs, the litvish משאת המלך yeshiva in Elad, attached pictures of the rosh chodesh meal with the son of the Admor of Vishnitz, HaRav HaTzaddik Rav Yaakov Mordechai Hager, which was held in the beis medrash, as well as an announcement of davening times, beginning from Rosh Chodesh Nissin, including weekdays in the beis medrash, which according to them negates the agreement, which states the Vishnitz shul would only operate in the building of the yeshiva on Shabbatot and Yomim Tovim.

According to a Kikar Shabbos report, agreement was reached by the parties following the injunction issued by the Bnei Brak beis din.

The injunction reads: “Rabbi Naftali Ben Ze’ev came to us in the name of the Mishat HaMelech Yeshiva from 11 Rabbi Eliyahu Street. He claims that you are using the venue for a change from the situation that existed to this day, and to date, it was only used by you for Shabbos, and at present, the venue is used for limud, davening, or other purposes, including on weekdays, during yeshiva davening times while the yeshiva is operating, in such a way it severely disrupts the yeshiva’s activities”.

The beis din decided that the venue would serve the yeshiva exclusively on weekdays.

A notice posted by the administration of the Vishnitz Beis Medrash in Elad on this past erev Shabbos stated, “In light of the injunction received from the Beis Din headed by Rav Karelitz Shlita, we are informing members of the kehilla and mispallalim of the Elad Illit neighborhood that from today, tefilos will not take place in our beis medrash on weekdays until such time the matter is reviewed by Daas Torah”.

The report adds that on erev Shabbos, the administration of the yeshiva and representatives of Vishnitz have set days and times that are acceptable to all parties involved and as a result, the din torah in Rav Karelitz’s beis din set for Sunday was canceled.

Representatives of the Vishnitz Chassidim released a statement, that the agreement was reached in the spirit of the days of Sefiras Ha’Omer when we are to concentrate on matters between fellow man, and peace was reached.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)