Kuppat Rabbi Meir Baal Haness’ was founded by Gedolim of the previous generations, who wished to see that the Kollel would be a constant companion to all generations of Jews in the holy Land, until the final Redemption. These Torah giants, with their eyes into the distant future, determined the landmarks by which the organisation would orient itself, so that the appropriate support would be offered at the right times and towards the right destinations. To that end, they instated various ‘Chalukos’ (distribution funds) whereby the Vaad haRabanim, the board members of the Kollel, would judge the need of each request and decide how to deal with them.
The relief funds, projects and the central ‘Gemach’ (free loan society) are the life-line that is extended towards the outstretched hands of our needy brethren.

The Quarterly ‘Chaluka’ – Distribution Fund

The Chaluka encompasses the entire country, over the entire year. 5,500 families are sustained by these lifesaving grants.
The enormous sums involved are the collective contribution of Jews from all over the world, and are distributed at times of greatest need. The recipients are young Kollel families, families with many children, orphans and widows, and those who dwell in the tents of Torah – enabling them to continue conducting their lives in a manner befitting the members of our Chosen People.
Each year the Kollel sustains over 25,000 souls, at the expense of $6,000,000.

Keren ‘Ezer Nissuin’

A vital issue that concerns many of our Gedolim is the Mitzvah of ‘Hachnassas Kallah’ – supporting needy brides, and thereby guaranteeing the continuation of generations since the beginning of time.  For this purpose Kollel Chibas Yerushalayim set up the ‘Keren Ezer Nisuin’, which offers support in two areas:

1. Grants for parents marrying off their children, and
2. A free loan society which offers substantial loans with a long-range payment date.

The fund exists in the merit of its many contributors, who assist in bearing this heavy responsibility.

Keren ‘Ezer l’Yoledes’

The arrival of another link in the glorious chain of the Jewish People is cause for celebration for the entire nation. The relief fund ‘Ezer l’Yoledes’ grants a fixed one-time sum on the occasion of a birth, enabling the family to weather the onslaught of new expenses involved in this joyous occasion.

The Central ‘Gemach’

A ‘Gemach’ (free loan society) is one of the trademarks of the Jewish nation, who are constantly on the lookout for opportunities to give to another in times of need.
The Central Gmach of Kollel Chibas Yerushalayim includes a wide range of free loan societies, set up specifically for those in need of financial assistance that will enable them to get back on their feet.  The Gemach lends out approximately $500,000 a year.

Subsidized Dental Services

One of the most impressive accomplishments of the Kollel is the founding of a network of dental practices, servicing the religious public in various locations around the country. Dental treatment, which is not included in the government ‘Health Basket’ and is also not part of most insurance plans (Kupat Cholim), present an enormous burden to those in need. Many suffer in silence and are forced to ignore the pain, often endangering themselves by neglecting to seek treatment. Dental practices which include grants offer a solution to young Kollel families and those on a low income, who are unable to obtain the huge sums generally required.
The three dental practices established by the Kollel are situated in three major cities across the country: Bnei Brak, Yerushalayim and Ashdod.

	Bnei Brak- The ‘Sender Lipa’ Dental Clinic	Yerushalayim- ‘Zichron Miriam’	Ashdod
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The Clothing Enterprise

Another one of the Kollel’s groundbreaking ventures is the clothing enterprise – a tremendous achievement, considering that it provides hundreds of needy families with respectable, quality clothing at subsidized prices.
Most parents wish to buy their children new clothes for Pesach, or a new hat for Rosh haShana, but many do not have the wherewithal to even honor the Shabbos with special clothing. It is precisely in this particular area where the full glory of Am Yisrael’s compassion for one another is exposed. Thanks to the thousands of contributors who support this cause, Kollel Chibas Yerushalayim has succeeded in establishing a thriving clothing project for needy children.

The ‘Clothing Outlet’ has brought about a revolution of its kind: quality children’s clothing in tasteful designs, sold at very low prices that are affordable to almost anyone. In this way the beginning of each season becomes a blessing instead of a nightmare, as the parents of hundreds of children are able to come and outfit their children in a respectable way, for Shabbos, Yom-Tov and weekday.

The parents of these contented children are deeply grateful, and thank us with all their hearts.
The annual budget involved in running the Clothing Outlet is a staggering $50,000

The address: 120 Meah Shearim St., Yerushalayim (in the building of the Kollel)
Telephone: 02-6284883

The Kollelim

“Since time immemorial, Yeshivos have never ceased to exist in the nation of Israel”. Never has the gem ceased to shine with that radiant glow: the crowning glory of the world of Torah – our finest scholars who sit and toil strenuously in the tents of Torah, ensuring that the ‘voice of Yaakov’ is heard constantly, throughout the world.
Kollel Chibas Yerushalayim, guardians of our ancient Mesorah, established Kollels for these very Torah scholars without whom the world would cease to exist.
The students of the Kollel, outstanding scholars, are partners in a contract that was sealed centuries ago in the days of the twelve tribes, the ‘Yissachar Zevulun’ agreement. They immerse themselves in their studies without pause, stand up to high scholastic demands and spiritual heights, and thereby bring merit to the entire nation – including those who do not sit amongst them but are intrinsically bound up with them with the spiritual threads of Torah and Tzedaka.  And ‘the threefold string - is not quickly severed’…

'Kollel Beis Yitzchak'

The Beis Yitzchak Kollel was dedicated in the memory of The Admor Rav Yitzchak of Pshevorsk-Antwerp zt’l. The students undergo rigorous tests delivered by Gedolei Yisrael, and acquire ‘Semicha’ (Rabbinic ordination) under them.
Kollel Chibas Yerushalayim supports this holy tent of Torah with a monthly stipend for each member, thereby glorifying the sound of Torah for eternity.