Following the Kaan Beiti project in which the Constructing
and Housing Ministry allowed public housing tenants purchase
their apartments at discounts of up to 85 percent, chareidi
philanthropists from the US have agreed to assist bnei
Torah and kollel families living in these
apartments and eligible to purchase them at special
prices.
During his visit to the US, HaRav Yissochor Meir, rosh
yeshiva of Yeshivas HaNegev and Yeshivas Zorei'a, met with
gedolei Torah and roshei yeshivos including HaRav
Aharon Shechter, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Chaim Berlin, with
philanthropists and with Rabbi Shmuel Bloom, executive vice
president of Agudas Yisroel of America, in order to secure
their assistance in starting yeshivas and kollelim in
the Negev as part of efforts to make the spiritual desolation
of Israel's southern towns and moshavim bloom.
Rabbi Moshe Leibovitz, who joined the trip to the US, met
with a number of chareidi philanthropists, presenting them
with his ideas on how to foster the Negev's spiritual
development. He succeeded in locating philanthropists
prepared to assist chareidi families interested in purchasing
their housing-project apartments under the terms of the
special Housing Ministry sale before it ends in the coming
days.
US donors said they are prepared to make very substantial
sums of money available for the purchase of the apartments
— in certain cases up to 100 percent of the price of
the apartment.
Tenants interested in purchasing their apartments are invited
to fax contact information and relevant documents as soon as
possible to Rabbi Moshe Leibovitz at 02-5888105.
