The chairman of the anti-Zionist Satmar Rescue Fund, identified as Hershkovitz, arrived in Israel to distribute $5 million to Haredi institutions that do not receive state funding. He visited the home of leading Haredi posek Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch to ask for his blessing for the fund and the supported institutions. The fund distributes about $17 million annually to institutions nationwide that refuse government funding, according to reports.
The Satmar Rescue Fund (Keren HaHatzala), a charitable organization associated with the anti-Zionist Satmar Hasidic community, annually distributes about $17 million to Haredi institutions that refuse state funding. On Friday, its chairman, identified only as Hershkovitz, arrived in Israel with $5 million and visited the home of leading Haredi posek Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch to seek his blessing for the fund and the supported institutions.
The fund's support targets institutions that adhere to a policy of not accepting state budgets, a stance rooted in the community's anti-Zionist ideology. Rabbi Sternbuch, a prominent figure in the non-Zionist Haredi world, is the head of the Kollel Teshuvot VeHanhagot in Jerusalem.
The visit highlights the financial independence of certain Haredi circles from the Israeli state and the role of Rabbi Sternbuch as a spiritual authority.
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