Rabbonim in the Ramot area of Yerushalayim are called for urgent Kinnos on Monday night to address what they call “the ongoing disregard for the chareidi population”.

The urgent gathering is to be hosted in the kollel in the Meoros Moshe Shul, and rabbonim from the litvish, chassidish and sephardi communities are expected to participate along with Degel Hatorah, Shas and Agudas Yisrael city councilmen.

In Ramot A, the residents feel they are being discriminated against regarding a shul, as most area residents are without a proper shul and they are forced to daven in makeshift structures, including storage rooms and bomb shelters. Residents also shout “discrimination” when it comes to schools for the chareidi tzibur, both boys and girls.

It is also pointed out that there are ongoing efforts to change the demographics in the area, for the non-chareidi tzibur, as in the country neighborhood, where former mayor Nir Barkat decided to allocate space for the construction of 600 housing units to be sold to policepersons and soldiers, viewed as a move by City Hall to dilute the chareidi population in the area.

During the kenos, askanim are expected to address the building of an auditorium near the shopping center, a new building that will not be run by the chareidim, which the rabbonim fear will present a major danger to the chareidi tzibur and it will host events on Shabbos R”L and expose the frum community to immodest productions.

There is also the issue of the mixed swimming pool in Ramot, which operates on Shabbos. Another pool was built in the country neighborhood near the chareidi area, but it is reported that this pool will also be mixed and operate on Shabbos.

Over the years, the demographics in Ramot have shifted considerably to favor the chareidim, but they continue fighting as they feel despite this reality, City Hall continues fighting to reverse the trend in favor of the non-chareidi public.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)