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NEWS
Jerusalem Municipality to Build 10 New Mikvo'os
By Betzalel Kahn
The Jerusalem Municipality is launching a project to build
ten new mikvo'os around the city after Mayor Rabbi Uri
Lupoliansky managed to secure tens of millions of shekels for
the project, which calls for the construction of
mikvo'os in Ramat Shlomo, Mekor Boruch, Ein Kerem,
Ramat Eshkol, Baka'ah, the Old City, Talpiot and other
locations.
To prepare the plans, the municipality's Authority for
Religious Buildings, headed by Rabbi Yitzchok Hanau,
contacted an internationally renowned team of architects
thoroughly conversant with the halachic aspects involved in
constructing mikvo'os and who are now working under
the close supervision of rabbonim and morei horo'oh.
Through a unique approach of addressing the halachic elements
before the structural elements — which allows the
engineers to invest all their efforts into the physical
aspects of the projects using more professional tools —
the level of planning has been improved and the process has
been shortened considerably.
The Authority for Religious Buildings at the Jerusalem
Municipality, which initiated the precedent-setting process,
is considered the leader in its field and makes its
experience available to international organizations involved
in the construction of mikvo'os in Eretz Yisroel and
other parts of the world. The new mikvo'os in
Jerusalem, like the other mikvo'os it has built, are
being planned to meet the highest standards of
construction.
After the Mayor recommissioned the Locating Committee, the
Authority for Religious Buildings has been working — in
addition to building mikvo'os — on the task of
designating additional lots not currently zoned for public
facilities. Changes are being made to the City Building Plan
to meet the needs of kehillos in various
neighborhoods. Among those who benefit from these rezoning
efforts are chareidi families who migrated to changing
secular and mixed neighborhoods in recent years.
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