Across Eretz Yisroel, thousands of avreichim spend their days immersed in Torah, living with extraordinary dedication and extremely limited means. They and their families willingly make sacrifices throughout the year so that limud Torah can remain at the center of their lives.

Today, even this has become increasingly difficult to sustain.

A weak American dollar has reduced the value of support arriving from overseas, while at the same time, government funding cuts and the rising price of groceries, clothing and other necessities have put growing pressure on kollel families. The regular monthly checks upon which many households depend simply no longer stretch as far as they once did.

This financial strain is especially painful before Sukkos. Making Yom Tov brings unavoidable expenses, from stocking the kitchen to purchasing clothing and other basic necessities. In previous years, many Roshei Kollel distributed special Yom Tov bonuses to help their yungerleit meet those costs. This year, numerous kollelim are struggling to provide them.

In response, Adopt-a-Kollel has launched its Mind the Gap campaign, a one-time effort to ensure that these families can enter Sukkos with the dignity they deserve.

Donations of every size will help place food on a table, purchase much-needed clothing, and relieve the anxiety weighing on a home steeped in Torah.

The Adopt-a-Kollel revolution has connected kehillos around the world with individual kollelim in Eretz Yisroel. They are our kollelim and our yungerleit—families with whom our own kehillos have built a genuine and lasting bond.

Now, they need us to go the extra mile. CLICK HERE.

Please support the Mind the Gap campaign today and help a Torah family make Yom Tov.

Help a kollel family make Yom Tov: CLICK HERE
To donate by phone, call 732-314-7866