A major distribution of five million dollars will take place this coming week for Chinuch institutions in Israel that do not receive any government funding. The funds are being allocated through Keren Hatzalah, the philanthropic organization established decades ago by the Satmar Rebbe, Rav Yoel Teitelbaum Zatzal.
The distribution will be held at the offices of the Badatz Eidah HaChareidis in Kikar Zupnik, Jerusalem.
Bichadrei reports that four million dollars of the current sum were donated by prominent Satmar (Reb Zalman Leib) philanthropists:
R’ Chaim Pesach Goldstein, one of the senior members of the fund’s leadership;
R’ Berel Weiss of Los Angeles;
R’ Yechezkel Schwimmer of Williamsburg;
R’ Yoeli Landau of Williamsburg;
R’ Mordechai Kahn of Montreal;
R’ Avraham Yirmiyash of Kiryas Yoel.
An additional one million dollars was delivered last night (Sunday) by the Satmar Rebbe, who personally handed a check to Badatz member HaRav Avraham Yitzchok Ullman during a ceremony of Hafrashas Terumos U’Maasros in Or HaGanuz.
This portion of the donation was contributed by Satmar (Reb Aron) philanthropists R’ Menachem Gershon Leibowitz, R’ Yechezkel Berkowitz, and R’ Shalom Yakubovitz of Williamsburg.
Keren Hatzalah, founded by the Satmar Rebbe Zatzal, is dedicated to raising and distributing funds exclusively to Chinuch institutions in Eretz Yisroel that refuse all Israeli government funding, and is jointly supported by both Satmar courts.
At the center of the Satmar Rebbe’s uplifting visit to the community of Or HaGanuz, near Meron — where he arrived to perform Hafrashas Terumos U’Maasros on the past year’s local wine — an unexpected and emotional moment unfolded.
During the visit, the Rebbe met with members of the Badatz of the Eidah HaChareidis. As the gathering reached its peak, and with all eyes on him, the Rebbe suddenly drew a sealed envelope from his pocket. Inside was a check for an astounding one million dollars.
He handed the check to Rav Ullman, directing that the full amount be distributed to “mosdos al taharas hakodesh in Eretz Yisroel,” institutions that steadfastly refuse any funding from the Zionist government.
This remarkable step was carried out with complete discretion. Even the Rebbe’s closest confidants were unaware of his intention. He made the decision on his own — after already having left Jerusalem — to give the enormous sum quietly, without publicity, without any requests for honor, and without the usual ceremonies that typically accompany donations of this magnitude.
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Great. Halevai he should give $50,000,000.00
For comparison, the March 2025 state budget allocated approximately 1.27 billion NIS for Yeshivas, 75 million NIS for Seminaries, and 60 million NIS for Yeshivas for overseas students.
This is a tremendous Kiddish Hashem. May every Yeshiva reject Zionist money.
How much of it will go to Netura Karta?
Being a Rebbe is AWESOME!!
1) We never know where the Geulah comes from. Chazal tell us from a frye Yid or from a frume Yid! Our job is to love every Yid 2) Let’s be Makir Tov to the “zionist government” who has supported us with billions of dollars so that we can learn Torah. This sum is much much much greater than the Sathmar donation. Thank you “Zionist”. By the way I am not a “Zionist” 3) Shame on all of us! Shame! We forget very quickly. Before WWII it was ok to call us in the streets of Europe and middle east dirty Jews. After the WWII, it was politically incorrect to use such terms. Instead, Great Britain coined a new term call Zionist, a term that u can be politically correct when you say that you are anti Zionist. Shame on me that I forgot my true name. My true name is Yehudi ( it comes from Hodaha). No I do not need a foreign entity to call me Zionist or anti-Zionist. I do not buy into this hate rated ideology. Whether you are Zionist or anti Zionist, I love you as a Yid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Full Stop.
Joseph Goebbels,
You should be tuned over to Germany for prosecution as an anti-Semitic Nazi, just like your close relative was. You’re not even Jewish.
So please come in clear
Reb Zalman gave 4 million
Reb Aaron gave 1 million
I believe the headline is misleading
That’s very nice. But what I never understood, is why in America-NYC they have the exact opposite approach and are happy /comfortable taking money/supporting democrats whose views are very antithetical to Torah? Is that “Al taharas hakodesh”?
Not taking their money still doesn’t get any draft exemptions for satmar bachurim
SharonPR – The fake Neturei Karta you see in the news don’t have Yeshivos. They are a handful of mentally disturbed individuals who have each been kicked out of Satmar long ago. They don’t get money from Satmar as a group. If private individuals donate to them, that’s their problem. The historical Neturei Karta movement founded by Rav Amram Blau ז״ל and led by him until about 1965, was a “kanoi” group whose protests were primarily against desecration of Shabbos and Tzniyus issues. They did build a Yeshiva and several Shuls, but those mosdos (some of which still exist) are not connected in any way to the nuts who plagiarized the NK name decades later.
$6 million won’t change my opinion of the szatmars.
ujm says:
November 24, 2025 7:56 pm at 7:56 pm
This is a tremendous Kiddish Hashem. May every Yeshiva reject Zionist money.
you are innumerate!!
They receive over 1.4B shekalim from the Zionist state. 20M shekel from Satmar goes along way. Halevi, they receive nothing from the Zionist state; it should all go to hesder yeshivot and other whose students serve in the IDF.
Screw header their rabbanim go on television to bash rav shternbuch that’s not a place where torah is practiced apparently
ahava:
Please consult with your nearest competent LOR.
No, our job is not to love every Jew. There are significant limitations. As to “hakaras haTov” to the Zionists, as the Satmar Rav pointed out, the Zionists are (infinitely worse, but) like the arsonist who burns down a magnificent palace but then comes running with a fire-hose.
And Yoily Landau is MIA
RebEmes, your comment about Hesder RY will give you an extra chelek of Gehinnom
The mosdos may not take funds but the roads to the mosdos, the public busses and trains rgar many take to the mosdos, the healthcare provided to those that learn and teach in these mosdos, the neighborhood parks that are used by many in these mosdos, to say nothing of the security provided whenever there is a chaefetz chashud or other threat are all made possible by the government of medinas yisrael. It is important that hakoras hatov not be diminshed
Dear Hakatan: I have consulted with my nearest competent LOR. You are very wrong 1) You are too super-confident in your opinion 2) Who are we to judge who is a Rasha and who is not? Are you perfect? maybe Chas ve shalom you are the Rasha in the eyes of Hashem? I would focus on my own self-refinement, rather than judging other people. 3) There are NO significant limitations to Hakaras Hatov. Rav Moshe was seen getting off of his seat for a frye Yid, who ate Chazir. they asked him why? He said because his great great grand father did me A ( just one) Tova for over 50 years ago in Russia. 4) Perhaps if you learned the Haftara every week, you would be a little different so that you won’t become self obserbed in your own ideology and judging others: Hashem severely punished Elyahoo Hanavi and the Yeshayahoo Hanavi when they spoke bad about the Yiden who were Osek in Avoda Zara. Hashem told Eliyahoo Hanavi: Is it your Beis Hamikdash that they contaminate, is it your korbanos that they disrespect? No. On the other hand, you eliyahoo Hanavi, disrespected my children. These are the children that come from holy fathers. I hope you understand that this is Judaism and not the fake baseless (Hakatan) ideology in your brain! Your job is to focus on Veahavta Leeracha Kamocha. If you do not do that you push the children of Hashem further and further away! I am sorry!