Rabbi Gershon Hirsch, a leading Lithuanian Torah figure, departed for the US tonight on a fundraising trip for yeshivas and kollels whose students are “shirking” military service, according to a report on Channel 12 by Eli Hershman. Before his flight, kollel directors who receive foundation funds came to the airport to bid farewell.
Rabbi Gershon Hirsch, a leading figure in the Lithuanian (non-Hasidic Haredi) community, departed Saturday night for the United States on a fundraising mission for yeshivas and kollels whose students are not serving in the IDF. The trip follows a series of tensions over military draft exemptions for Haredi yeshiva students. As The Zioneer reported on June 7, Rabbi Dov Landau led a similar delegation to North America to raise funds for yeshivas whose government budgets were frozen over the draft issue. The Hirsh departure was covered by Channel 12 journalist Eli Hershman. Kollel directors who manage institutions receiving money from Rabbi Hirsch’s Torah World Fund gathered at the airport before his flight. No further details are available on the trip’s schedule or expected duration.
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