Gedolei Yisroel are continuing their historic efforts to support the Olam Hatorah in Eretz Yisroel amid draconian budgets cuts by the Israeli government affecting tens of thousands of Lomdei Torah. This coming week, seven Gedolei Torah will embark on trips to North and South America in furtherance of these efforts, YWN has learned.
Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsh, Rav Don Segal, Rav Yaakov Hillel, Rav Avraham Salim, and Rav Shimon Galai, all of Eretz Yisroel, will join Rav Malkiel Kotler of Bais Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, for a trip to South American countries. Beginning Sunday and lasting until Thursday, they will fundraise for Keren Olam Hatorah, the foundation established to assist Yeshivos and Kollelim across Eretz Yisroel who have had their government funding drastically cut.
Over the course of their trip, the Gedolim are scheduled to meet Jewish communities and philanthropists in Brazil (Sunday and Monday), Panama (Tuesday), and Mexico (Wednesday), with the Gedolim set to return home on Thursday.
A similar trip to North America will be made by Rav Dovid Cohen, Rosh Yeshivas Chevron. Rav Dovid is scheduled to come to Lakewood this coming Wednesday, spend Thursday through Shabbos in Monsey, followed by a trip to Passaic on Sunday, Toronto on Monday, Miami on Tuesday, and back in Lakewood again on Wednesday, where he will deliver a shiur in Bais Medrash Govoha.
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How much have they made so far?
Do they plan on doing this each year? After all, the Israeli government had an annual budget that went to support the Yeshivos – so if that budget has now been cut off, these leaders will need to replace the amount each year.
Sometimes something is not appreciated until you don’t have it anymore. Perhaps these Rosh Yeshivas should have been more appreciative all these years of all the money Israel government had given them maybe it would have made a difference?
Panama and Mexico are in North America
disgusting what the government has made our choshuva and elderly gedolim have to do for pennies, traveling for days just to make ends meet. How can anyone support a medina that treats Torah with contempt.
Adlc: Panama is in Central America.
The headline says North & South America
A follow-up trip coming so soon on the heels of the previous trip? I thought they collected over $83M on the previous trip. What is the target dollar amount they are aiming to reach?
> disgusting what the government has made our choshuva and elderly gedolim have to do for pennies,
R Kotler travelled across America to fundraise and asked himself what did he do to deserve this? He attributed it to him being harsh to a student (I don’t recall whether he meant a particular individual or in general). I am sure other gedolim think along similar lines and not like the poster ^.