Kolel Shomrei HaChomos
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Kollel Shomrei haChomos is the financial charity institute or kollel
to hand support to the Hungarian-Jews who went up to the Holy Land
, hence it is called by many the Hungarian Kollel. The Hungarian Jews separated themselves in 1858 from its mother institute Kolel Chibas Yerushalayim
which included the Jewish communities of the entire Austrian Hungarian Kingdom, and the Kollel stood under the presidency and leadership of the Ketav Sofer.
and helped build the Jewish community over there. These houses are called Batei Ungarin
, in Yiddish Ungarishe Hoiser - the Hungarian Houses.
When the Jewish community had to flee the Old City during the 1938 riots, the Kollel moved its operations to other neighborhoods, including Meah Shearim, Givat Shaul
and Ramat Shlomo
.
The kollel is still active with Pushka
and Halukka
money gatherings in America and Europe for the benefit of Jerusalem, and is managing many Torah
institutes of the Yishuv haYashan of Jerusalem. Usually it is adherent to the rulings of the Edah HaChareidis; both Grand Rabbis of Satmar
, Rabbi Aron
and Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum are on the presidency board among others.
Kollel
A kollel is an institute for full-time, advanced study of the Talmud and rabbinic literature. Like a yeshiva, a kollel features shiurim and learning sedarim ; unlike a yeshiva, the student body of a kollel are all married men...
to hand support to the Hungarian-Jews who went up to the Holy Land
Holy Land
The Holy Land is a term which in Judaism refers to the Kingdom of Israel as defined in the Tanakh. For Jews, the Land's identifiction of being Holy is defined in Judaism by its differentiation from other lands by virtue of the practice of Judaism often possible only in the Land of Israel...
, hence it is called by many the Hungarian Kollel. The Hungarian Jews separated themselves in 1858 from its mother institute Kolel Chibas Yerushalayim
Kolel Chibas Yerushalayim
Kolel Chibas Jerusalem , also known as the Charity of Rabbi Meyer Ba'al Ha-Nes — named after the great 2nd century Jewish sage Rabbi Meyer — is a large charitable organization based in Jerusalem's Meah Shearim neighbourhood.-History:-Founding:...
which included the Jewish communities of the entire Austrian Hungarian Kingdom, and the Kollel stood under the presidency and leadership of the Ketav Sofer.
History
By the year 1881 the kollel had built up many apartment buildings to provide housing for its members. This was accomplished in great part thanks to donations by Rabbi Yitzchok Zvi Ratzersdorfer, a Hungarian Jew who later translocated to Antwerp, BelgiumBelgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
and helped build the Jewish community over there. These houses are called Batei Ungarin
Batei Ungarin
Batei Ungarin is a Haredi neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel. It was built by Kolel Ungarin, a Hungarian Jewish charity supporting Jews living in the Land of Israel.-History:...
, in Yiddish Ungarishe Hoiser - the Hungarian Houses.
When the Jewish community had to flee the Old City during the 1938 riots, the Kollel moved its operations to other neighborhoods, including Meah Shearim, Givat Shaul
Givat Shaul
Givat Shaul is a neighborhood in western Jerusalem named after the Rishon Lezion, Rabbi Yaakov Shaul Elyashar, the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, and not, as commonly believed, for the biblical King Saul, whose capital was probably located on the hill Gibeah of Saul near Pisgat Ze'ev, on the way...
and Ramat Shlomo
Ramat Shlomo
Ramat Shlomo Heights) is a large Jewish housing development in northern East Jerusalem. The population, mostly ultra-Orthodox, is 18,000-20,000....
.
The kollel is still active with Pushka
Pushka
Pushka may refer to:* Pushka is Russian for cannon and is used to characterize the Russian Tsar Cannon*Kolel Chibas Yerushalayim, charity box* A taluka in the Barabanki district of Northern India, in the Awadh region of the State of Uttar Pradesh...
and Halukka
Halukka
The halukka was an organized distribution and collection of funds for the residents of the Yishuv haYashan in the Holy Land; which were organized into Kolelim...
money gatherings in America and Europe for the benefit of Jerusalem, and is managing many Torah
Torah
Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five books of the bible—Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus , Numbers and Deuteronomy Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five...
institutes of the Yishuv haYashan of Jerusalem. Usually it is adherent to the rulings of the Edah HaChareidis; both Grand Rabbis of Satmar
Satmar (Hasidic dynasty)
Satmar is a Hasidic movement comprising mostly Hungarian and Romanian Hasidic Jewish Holocaust survivors and their descendants. It was founded and led by the late Hungarian-born Grand Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum , who was the rabbi of Szatmárnémeti, Hungary...
, Rabbi Aron
Aaron Teitelbaum
Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum is one of two Grand Rebbes of Satmar, and the chief rabbi of the Satmar community in Kiryas Joel, New York...
and Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum are on the presidency board among others.