The largest delegation of gedolei Yisroel ever to travel on behalf of Keren Olam HaTorah will embark on a trip to the United States next week on a seven-city mission to be mechazek the olam haTorah and rally Klal Yisroel on behalf of the lomdei Torah in Eretz Yisroel.
The delegation traveling for the mission will include the Roshei Yeshiva of Slabodka,? Harav Dov Landau shlit”a and Harav Moshe Hillel Hirsch shlit”a; Harav Yaakov Hillel shlit”a, Rosh Yeshiva, Ahavat Shalom; the Mashgiach Harav Don Segal shlit”a; Harav Shimon Galai shlit”a; Harav Avraham Salim shlit”a, Rosh Yeshivas Maor HaTorah, ; Harav Asher Weiss shlit”a, Rosh Yeshivas Darchei Torah; Harav Yosef Chevroni shlit”a, Rosh Yeshivas Chevron; Harav Yisroel Bunim Schreiber shlit”a, Rosh Yeshivas Nesiv Hadaas; the Rachmastrivka Rebbe shlit”a, and Harav Chaim Mordechai Ausband shlit”a, Rosh Yeshivas Ateres Shlomo.?
The trip comes as the olam haTorah continues to be assailed from two directions: the sweeping government funding freeze that has crippled yeshivos and kollelim for more than two years, and the intensifying gezeiras hagiyus, with bochurim now being arrested for refusing to enlist. The gedolim convened earlier this week in Bnei Brak to deliberate next steps, and the consensus was that the time for action had come.
The current itinerary is scheduled as follows:
- Sunday, June 7: Baltimore
- Monday, June 8: Lakewood
- Tuesday, June 9: Chicago
- Wednesday, June 10: Brooklyn
- Thursday, June 11: Lakewood
- Friday, June 12: Monsey
- Sunday, June 14: Florida
Specific details for each stop, including event locations and times, are expected to be released in the coming days. Additional information about the gedolim’s plans after Sunday, June 14, are also set to be released in the near future, with the delegation expected to remain in the US until Sunday, June 21.
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I doubt there was ever a more important fundraiser in history. This is a chance for the Jews who care about the Torah and the greatest rabbis of the generation to come through for them on a massive scale like never before. Even someone who doesn’t have money, that $20 will at least show that you are at a great distance from the scoffers and wicked people that we find here all the time speaking badly against them. It is important to show support when they are down because eventually they will be the ones who are Standing Tall and the ones who speak against them have zero chance whatsoever. Hashem is not leading the world into a situation where the rabbis who are sacrificing so much are going to fail and the people who laughed at them are going to come out on top, anyone with the smallest brain knows how this is going to end. Buy some life insurance
Stay home! Fix your achdus-with-the-Am Yisrael problems first!!
Stop the disgusting anti-police/government riots
Rofeh,
The only reason the מכשפה of an AG has any power is because the police follow her orders
They are no different than her
You call yourself a Jew watching rabbis in there 80s and 90s getting on a plane to raise money for their dying institutions because of people like you who want them to starve and that’s your reaction? What do you think the next world is going to do with someone like you who hates the friends of Hashem that much?
Is it ok to organize demonstrations in support of IDF near the asifot?
R Kotler was pondering why he had to ravel so much to collect funds for his yeshiva (maybe more than other rabbonim?). He concluded that this is because he was sometimes not showing chesed to the students. I would add that this was also because he discouraged students going to college, thus reducing donations; reducing student interest; reducing alumni donations. Of course, it worked out in a long term …
So, if you feel that Rabbonim are for some reason suffering a need to travel that far to collect for their students – maybe consider why yoshvei EY are not supporting them enough. Maybe some are learning and not working; others are working but do not see the good side of the yeshivos for some reason. So, fix those reasons.
Or maybe it’s because Hashem wants to see who’s going to help even though so many are against helping, the Torah is always at a struggle. It’s to give you a chance to earn massive merits there’s no other reason