Many Roshei Yeshivos and heads of kollelim in Israel are facing a financial crisis following the orders of Israel’s Attorney-General and Supreme Court to halt funds for talmidei yeshivah eligibile for the draft and to begin recruiting them to the IDF.
The head of the Va’ad HaYeshivos, HaGaon HaRav Chaim Aharon Kaufman, went to the home of HaGaon HaRav Landau on Tuesday evening to consult with him regarding the plight of yeshivos and kollelim.
Following the meeting, HaRav Landau called for an emergency gathering of all Roshei Yeshivos in Eretz Yisrael. The Rosh HaYeshivah will deliver the main address at the gathering, which is scheduled to take place this Friday in Bnei Brak.
Earlier this week, HaRav Landua called on ba’alei tzedaka from Chutz L’Eretz to seize the opportunity to support the Olam HaTorah in Eretz Yisrael.
“We are all thankful to the generous of heart outside of Eretz Yisrael – who donate their wealth with generosity of heart for the maintenance of kollelim -which is the ikar of the kiyum of Yahadus in our generation,” the Rosh HaYeshivah said. “Apart from the tremendous reward to those who uphold the Eitz Chaim by increasing the number of avreichim, they benefit themselves and the members of their household to live a life of Torah in an atmosphere of Torah, in a kehal of yirei Hashem, lomdei Torah, and those who uphold it in its character and taharah.”
“And especially now that those who hate us have raised their heads, our call will go out from here to our generous brothers with yiras Hashem in the US – those who love the Torah and lomdeha – now is your great hour. Take upon yourselves the lofty and kodesh mission to uphold Torah in Eretz Yisrael – this is the kiyum of Yahadus.”
“At the same time, caution should be taken that donations are only given through Roshei Yeshivos and Roshei Kollelim and the heads of mosdos as has always been customary, and not in any other way.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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I don’t understand why it’s important to do our hishtadlus for money if we don’t need to do any hishtadlus to protect the lives of bnei Yisrael living in Israel. Or, if leaning is enough to keep everyone safe, then על אחת כמה וכמה it will be enough to protect Torah learning and the yeshivas.
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@M: Those who don’t learn need to do hishtadlus to defend the country [which the orthodox community never asked for and never wanted] and those who work are being given the z’chus to support those who learn.
But some kofrim commentators like M do not do the minimum hishtadlus to understand and honour our Gedolim and Bnei Torah because they DO NOT WANT TO UNDERSTAND.
They need to start giving out kolel id cards that is you go to this place and study all day you get to go to this warehouse and take such amount per month or for this price
Like clothing you can get at this warehouse for the kolel people only and food also at no profit cost
Or it’s running from Lion to snake most wealthy people get safety from the state of Israel at least they think
If they make non profit warehouse for only them the people that get no government and we can trust the much mercifully family rabbi to give the correct people that study many people will give to the warehouse
Following the accidental killing of 7 aid workers [on the day Israel stopped funding Yeshivas and Kollelim], there is an increasingly strong voice in UK parliament and around the world to stop selling arms to Israel.
THIS A CLEAR AND UNDENIABLE MIDDOH K’NEGED MIDDOH PUNISHMENT FOR THE A-G, THE LOWLY KANGAROO COURT & CO TO HURT THE TORAH WORLD!
HASHEM YISHMOR, BUT MORE IS LIKELY TO COME – TORAH HATERS YOU ARE PLAYING WITH FIRE!
M i dont understand why you and many likeminded modox philosophers, keseder feel that they know better than widely acknowledged gaonim and gedolei hatorah.
another thing to consider is that being dass baal habayit is hepecah daas torah so by being in the opposition keseder, you may be revealing yourself as dass baal habayit
Loving the Torah means supporting it with כל מאודך
Not just your own money for your own learning, it also means supporting others when you can’t be involved full time.
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