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Housing Ministry in Million Shekel Renovation of Itzkowitz Shul in Bnei Brak

by A. Cohen

Last week, the Housing Ministry's Director General, Rabbi Meir Shlomo Greenberg, signed an official authorization of 986,000 shekels for the project of expanding and renovating the central Itzkowitz shul in Bnei Brak. This sum was transferred by the Ministry to the Bnei Brak Municipality.

Itzkowitz is the largest "minyan factory" of Bnei Brak. Located near a central intersection, it serves thousands.

The Deputy Minister said that he is very pleased at having been able to play a major role in the rebuilding of this mikdash me'at, and called the Itzkowitz synagogue a center of tefilla and Torah in the life of the world's greatest city of Torah and Chassidus, Bnei Brak.

Rabbi Porush praised the efforts of Rabbi Meir Shlomo Greenberg, who made great contributions towards the completion of this endeavor.

"Fortunate are we for having merited this," Rabbi Porush said. "We will continue our efforts with added vigor, despite the poisonous darts being aimed at us for having built `too many' synagogues and mikvaos throughout the country."

Rabbi Greenberg said that as a resident of Bnei Brak he is well aware of the urgent need to rebuild this synagogue which has been a beacon for the residents of the largest chareidi city in the world since its early years.

Rabbi Greenberg added that he regards it as a great privilege to be involved in the founding of botei medrash and synagogues throughout the country, and is especially gratified by his role in the rebuilding of this beis medrash and by the noteworthy sum his ministry was able to contribute. This sum will go a long way in providing those who daven in Itzkowitz with an appropriate place to pray and learn, he said.

The new building will contain a number of rooms in order to meet the great demand of the many people who seek to daven and learn there. The entire area is currently fenced-off and construction is proceeding at a rapid pace.

The entire project is expected to cost over NIS 3 million, not including the cost of the adjacent property that was acquired some time ago. Most of the funding is being raised from private donations.


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