Tzeirei Hashluchim Tzfas Has 30 Days to Buy Abandoned Hotel
This past week, Rabbi Zalman Kaplan, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Tzeirei Hashluchim, signed the purchase agreement for a new building, marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the yeshiva and the city of Tzfas.
Each year, bochurim from around the world come to spend the year at Tzeirei Hashluchim, and the numbers continue to grow steadily. Despite the ongoing war in Eretz Yisroel, enrollment has not slowed down. The need for additional space has become increasingly urgent.
In 5782, the yeshiva inaugurated a new facility featuring a beautiful and spacious Beis Medrash, classrooms, a mikvah, multiple reinforced security rooms, lounges, and more. While the building was a major step forward, it quickly proved insufficient for the growing student body.
The recent announcement of a new Yeshiva Gedola under the Tzeirei Hashluchim umbrella further intensified the need for expansion. The hanhala began searching for an additional building that would support the yeshiva’s continued growth and development.
They recently located an abandoned hotel that had been sitting vacant for years. Though currently in disrepair, with renovation and dedication, it is poised to become a fitting home for the new Yeshiva Gedola. This move will also free up the existing building for exclusive use by the Yeshiva Ketana, allowing both divisions to benefit from expanded space and facilities.
The signing for the building was held just this week, and the yeshiva is now launching a campaign to raise the funds for the purchase.
“Beyond acquiring a building for the yeshiva, we are contributing to the rebuilding of Tzfas, which was hit hard during the first stages of the war,” says Rabbi Kaplan. “Transforming this long-abandoned property into a vibrant makom Torah will make a deep impact on Tzfas and the entire northern region of Eretz Yisroel.”
Rabbi Kaplan and his brother, Rabbi Chaim Kaplan—Head Shliach of Tzfas—see this effort not just as a local development project, but as an investment in the spiritual and physical rebuilding of Eretz Yisroel.
“Fifty-one years ago, just before the Yom Kippur War, the Rebbe sent our father, Rabbi Leibel Kaplan, to Tzfas to help revitalize the Chabad community there,” says Rabbi Chaim Kaplan. “Today, as we face similar challenges, we see the opportunity to expand the yeshiva as a powerful way to build and strengthen Eretz Yisroel—both spiritually and physically.”
The yeshiva will soon be launching its “Everlasting BUILDing” campaign, aimed at securing the funds needed to renovate and develop the newly acquired building. This campaign presents a powerful opportunity: by supporting the yeshiva, you’re also investing in the rebuilding of the war-affected north of Eretz Yisroel and strengthening the Land as a whole.
Join us today—Build the Yeshiva. Build Tzfas. Build Eretz Yisroel.
