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Jerusalem: Demolition Orders for 2 Neveh Yaakov Shuls and Construction of Ramat Beit Hakerem Mikveh Halted

By Yechiel Sever

Hundreds of mispallelim at the main botei knesses in Jerusalem's Neveh Yaakov neighborhood were stunned upon learning that demolition orders had been issued for two major botei knesses in the neighborhood. Meanwhile construction has been halted on a mikveh in Ramat Beit Hakerem.

Jerusalem's chareidi residents are voicing deep distress over municipality officials' new trend of undermining tzorchei tzibbur for the chareidi sector as the new secular mayor prepares to take office. Bais Yaakov schools in Ramot Alef had new legal troubles, followed by the demolition order in Neveh Yaakov.

One of the two botei knesses is a large building and the other is a large prefab. Both required extensive resources and funding by their respective members to make available worthy places of Torah and tefilloh. Hundreds of Neveh Yaakov residents were astonished by the demolition order, which cut short the legal proceedings surrounding the two shuls.

Municipality officials were also responsible for ordering the halt to construction on a mikveh in Ramat Beit Hakerem, despite High Court decisions to go ahead with the project.

 

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