Decisions made in meetings of the directors of 'Etz Chaim' Yeshiva and the Kollelim in Jerusalem, with the ...

Decisions made in meetings of the directors of 'Etz Chaim' Yeshiva and the Kollelim in Jerusalem, with the signatures of the Rabbis of Jerusalem and Rabbi Charlap – 1914
A page written on both sides containing two different documents. The documents were written during the outbreak of World War I, whose reverberations reached Jerusalem where the economic situation was most difficult.
The two pages are in the handwriting of the secretary of Etz Chaim, Rabbi Yehoshua Meir Reichman, one of the leading public figures in Jerusalem.
1. Side A: A description of the decisions reached during a special meeting between the managers of 'Etz Chaim' Yeshiva and the managers of the Prushim Kolelot in Jerusalem. April 1914.
The first decision is that the appointment of directors for the 'Etz Chaim' institution will be done by the managers of the Kolelot and they will choose "people suitable for this holy and honorable position, pious and truthful people". The authorities given to the directors are specified.
The second decision concerns the identity of the new 'Etz Chaim' directors. The meeting chose a representative of each Kolel in Jerusalem. The names of six of them are specified, among them Rabbi Yehoshua Shlank, Rabbi Ze'ev Shachor, Rabbi David Kamin and Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Charlap - the representative of the Sovlak and Lumza Kolel, "privileging him in his absence." The meeting decided that the Minsk Kolel should choose its representative, and as regards Chabad Kolel, the participants noted that "after G-d helps us see peace among them, they will also choose an honorable representative".
The third decision is that the chosen managers will be responsible for 'Etz Chaim' in its entirety, that is, both the Talmud Torah and the Yeshiva.
Several of the new directors are signed on this document, including Rabbi Charlap, as well as the managers of the 'General Committee' and the heads of the Kolelim in Jerusalem: Rabbi Zalman HaCohen Rubin, Rabbi Gedalya Nachman Broder, Rabbi Zerach Epstein (head of 'Torat Chaim' Yeshiva) and more.
Rabbi Ya'akov Moshe Charlap (1882-1951) was one of the leading rabbis in Jerusalem, a student of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook well-known for his piety. Served as the rabbi of 'Sha'arei Chesed' in Jerusalem and as head of 'Beit Zvul' Yeshiva and 'Merkaz Ha'Rav' Yeshiva. He was the president of Sovlak and Limza Kolel, and the author of many books on philosophy and Jewish thought.
2. Side B: Protocol of a meeting of the managers of the Tat U'Bach United Charities, 25.6.1914
The Tat U'Bach United Charities was a joint body of 'Etz Chaim' Talmud Torah and 'Bikur Cholim' Hospital – the main and largest Torah institution and kindness institution, respectively, in Jerusalem at the time.
The participants of the meeting were seven of the leading public figures in Jerusalem, who were also important Torah scholars: Rabbi Yechiel Michel Tukachinsky, Rabbi Zalman Rubin, Rabbi Yosef Ziv and others.
Among the decisions: "To the widow… will be given from the fund of the factories… for as long as she [honors her husband's memory] on Passover and Sukkot; Participation in the expenses of the fund-raising emissary R' Tzvi Aryeh Levy (1877-1937, author of the book 'Machaneh Shmuel') in England; A raise in salary for R' Leib Tudrus (Levine), a rabbi in Etz Chaim."
An especially interesting document.
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