The visit of six senior roshei yeshiva to the U.S. last week ignited an extraordinary display of Kavod Hatorah, with tens of thousands turning out to welcome the gedolim to their towns and show support for limud hatorah in Eretz Yisroel, which is under severe threat due to drastic funding cuts by the Israeli government.
Over the course of the gedolim’s short visit, a staggering $83 million was donated by philanthropists to Keren Olam Hatorah, the fund established by the roshei yeshiva, bringing the ambitious goal of raising $107 million to fill the gap left by the spending cuts within reach. However, there is still $24 million left to be raised.
Now, the broader public has been given a mandate by the gedolei hador: It is our collective responsibility to close the gap and ensure the continuity of Torah study in yeshivos and kollelim across Eretz Yisroel. Rayze.It/olamhatorah
The urgency of the moment cannot be overstated and the chovas hasha’a is clear: We must come together, rallying k’ish echad b’lev echad to support our colleagues in limud hatorah. The gedolim’s call demands every member of Klal Yisroel to step up and contribute to this crucial cause
Now is the time to act. Here is how you can help:
Create Fundraising Teams: Forming a fundraising team is one of the most impactful ways to support this initiative. Gather friends, family, and members of your kehilla to join you in raising funds. This collective effort not only amplifies your impact but also builds a sense of camaraderie and shared purpose.
Spread the Word: Awareness is key. Use your personal and professional networks to share the importance of Keren Olam Hatorah. Encourage others to create their own fundraising teams or to contribute directly to the cause.
Personal Contributions: Every donation counts, whether large or small. Your personal contribution will directly impact the sustainability of Torah learning in Eretz Yisroel.
Corporate Involvement: Business owners and executives can play a pivotal role by encouraging their employees to join the fundraising initiative. Creating a company team can significantly boost fundraising efforts.
By investing in Keren Olam Hatorah, you will be investing in the future of Klal Yisroel and ensuring that the light of Torah continues to shine brightly. Your efforts will not only benefit the yeshivos and kollelim but will also undoubtedly bring Shefa Bracha to you, your family, and all your endeavors.
Donations can already be made by visiting Rayze.It/olamhatorah. Shuls, companies or other groups that want to create a team can do so by emailing [email protected]
Do you really want to enable tens of thousands of young yeshiva students to shirk their military obligations and attend schools that refuse to teach secular subjects that would enable them to earn a living? Please, just say NO.
So someone pays.all this money just so these guys can set and read all day? Amazing. I need this job. Such stupidity.
Bench warmers. They sit, drink, ponder, while our young men go in this unbearable heat and danger to fight so we ( including the cowards) have a country – say NO!!!!! Give those millions to the widowed parents so they can raise, educate their fatherless orphans!!!
Get off your lazy rear ends and enlist in the milchemet mitzvah which takes precedence over your studies. You can help farms,produce weapons or other needs of army including combat but you have no right to sit back and not join IDF.
Kollel participants are not lazy. They study/learn/teach Torah, and pray for our collective connection to Hashem for 18 hours or more a day. They live in the spiritual, so that we can live in the physical.
There are many tools to fighting our enemies, yes the mighty IDF is one of them which comes with much danger and loss of our beloved soldiers; but another important tool is the learning of Torah that passes down our love and fear of Hashem, our religion, beliefs, identity, and heritage to future generations. If it were just up to the average assimilated Jew, there would be no Jews left and no need for a Jewish country or army to defend it.