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Jerusalem Municipality Overcomes Talmudei Torah Budget Obstacles

By Yechiel Sever

After years of legal directives preventing unrecognized talmudei Torah from receiving funding, the Jerusalem Municipality recently made it possible to complete the transfer of millions of shekels earmarked for substantial renovations, equipment purchases and operational costs at chareidi educational institutions.

The payments went through after Jerusalem Mayor Rabbi Uri Lupoliansky formulated new criteria that allow the municipality to legally support the institutions.

Deputy Mayor and Chareidi Education Commissioner Rabbi Uri Maklev, who took part in reformulating the criteria, said the move is an important building block in implementing the Municipality's policy of providing full funding equality for exempt institutions and schools that are "recognized but unofficial." He said in light of the new criteria the Chareidi Education Department has made arrangements to increase its budget and is working to inform institutions of the new budgeting opportunities now available.

Recently dozens of institutions where funding was cut off have submitted budget requests. At this stage 58 institutions meet the criteria and according to planning estimates a similar number are expected to receive funding during the next few months. Based on the new arrangement Mayor Lupoliansky has been working to increase the Chareidi Education Department budget to close the funding gap that has formed in education over the years.

 

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