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The crowdfunding by talmidim and friends of Harav Nissan Kaplan to build a new shul for the renowned�Magid Shir and mechanech is still $250,000 short of the $1 million necessary to build the Bais Medrash.�In a remarkable show of support and affection for the Magid Shir in Yeshivas Mir in Yerushalayim, over�$500,000 was raised in the first week of the campaign with an additional $250,000 to be covered by a�matching grant. Yaakov Neiman, a talmid of Harav Kaplan�s (2005-2009) and one of the key talmidim�involved in the effort says that the campaign will now be extended to Tuesday night January 3 rd to�enable more talmidim and friends to meet the goal of $1 million to build the shul. The unprecedented�campaign was launched after Harav Kaplan accepted a community request to become the Mara D�asra�of the Kehilla Givat Hamivtar in the Ramat Eshkol area of Yerushalayim.

�This demonstration of hakoras hatov is unprecedented and is a reflection of the incredible bond that�his talmidim have well after they have left the yeshiva,� says Mr. Neiman. The shul is currently located in�trailers, which the talmidim hope will be replaced by the beautiful shul. Some of his talmidim daven in�his new shul and many have no doubt that his influence will be felt even by the secular Jews who live in�the Ramat Eshkol area. Neighborhood residents are extremely excited about having a Rav of such caliber�in their midst, expressing the view that he will have an impact on the entire community.

For so many who studied at Yeshivas Mir, Harav Kaplan�s home was a �home away from home.� They�bonded with their beloved rebbe and those years became the basis for an enduring relationship. Harav�Kaplan frequently travels to different parts of the globe to maintain his strong bond with his talmidim.��Irrespective of what stage in life we are in,� says Mr. Neiman, �Harav Kaplan is always there for us. It is�amazing how our families become so much a part of his extended family.� Harav Kaplan is considered�one of the great �mashpiim� of our generation, inspiring so many young men and their families to follow�the Torah derech that he is well-known for.

Harav Kaplan is a marbitz Torah revered worldwide, often giving shiurim and divrei chizuk to thousands.�He meets often with Gedolei Yisrael on a host of topics. His shiur at Yeshivas Mir attracts hundreds of�bachurim often filling some of the largest halls at the Yeshiva. Talmidim and others who wish to be part�of this historic undertaking can click on to https://www.duvys.com/simple/kehilatgivathamivtar?aff=pr142