�It is certainly an unparalleled mitzvah�. This unusual and powerful�statement was written in a recent letter of Harav Chaim Kanievsky shlita,�that was written to assist in the building of a mikvah for the large�community that was built in the northern section of Afula, Israel that�already has approximately 2800 families.
It is well known that the main organization involved in the building�as well as repairing mikvaot in Israel is Hamercaz Haartzi Lmaan Taharat�Hamishpacha, THE ISRAEL CENTRAL COMMITTEE FOR FAMILY�PURITY ; working in conjunction with Israel’s Ministry of Religious Affairs�as well as the local municipalities. This organization has been in existence�for over seventy five years, even before the establishment of the state and�has already built 979 mikvaot in almost every city and community in�Israel.
The community is pleading: Having to travel on lonely roads at night�is dangerous. Having no mikvah available on Shabbos and Yom Tov is a�serious problem.
With a small contribution from the municipality of Afula and the Israel�Ministry and $200,000 from the residents of Israel, which we have raised;�we are still missing $50,000 in order to start construction.
Two of the leading rabbanim of our generation, Rav Chaim�Kanievsky shlita and Rav Aharon Leib Steinman shlita both have given�substantial donations towards the building of this mikvah in Afula, and are�encouraging others to recognize the importance of this endeavor.
In order not to delay the construction, we are dividing this important�task between 278 families who will donate at least $180, and through�these donations we hope to be able to complete this important project as�soon as possible.
Please join us in saving the purity of families in the holy land. The�opportunity is holy and great and the merit is unfathomable.
All donations to Hamercaz Haartzi Lmaan Taharas Hamishpacha,�are tax deductible both in Israel as well as in America. The number for�recognition in America is 13-3244347.
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE CAMPAIGN
To view a map of the neighborhood “Yizrael Park”, as well as�the location where the Center for Family Purity, Hamercaz�Hartzi Lemaan Taharas Hamishpacha will build the mikvah,�click here.
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Why are they living there?? & now it’s kllal Yisroel’s problem??
A simple search reveals that there is a Mikve on Rechov Koresh, a 2 minute drive from this neighbourhood. There are an additional 3 Mikvaos in Afula all within a 10 minute drive of this neighbourhood. It is not clear how you can suggest that these families are “living without a Mikve”