Arad City Hall Plans To Remove Contents Of Gerrer Shul In Miklat
After Gerre Chassidim were evicted from a miklat (bomb shelter) shul in Arad, losing their appeal to the High Court of Justice last week, Arad City Hall padlocked the miklat to keep them out.
The city insists they broke into the miklat without authorization, and that led to the eviction order. The chassidim insist they have permission from the IDF Homefront Command.
Despite the call of the rabbonim to avoid violence, a large police presence was ordered to the scene to maintain order.Arad City Hall on Monday announced the miklat would be cleared of its contents during the afternoon hours Monday. This refers to the items brought in for the shul and beis medrash. Rabbonim affiliated with Gerre called on their tzibur to hold an atzeres tefilla as an outcry to the city’s actions. The rabbonim stressed to refrain from any verbal and/or physical violence.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

After Gerre Chassidim were evicted from a miklat (bomb shelter) shul in Arad, losing their appeal to the High Court of Justice last week, Arad City Hall padlocked the miklat to keep them out.
The city insists they broke into the miklat without authorization, and that led to the eviction order. The chassidim insist they have permission from the IDF Homefront Command.
Despite the call of the rabbonim to avoid violence, a large police presence was ordered to the scene to maintain order.Arad City Hall on Monday announced the miklat would be cleared of its contents during the afternoon hours Monday. This refers to the items brought in for the shul and beis medrash. Rabbonim affiliated with Gerre called on their tzibur to hold an atzeres tefilla as an outcry to the city’s actions. The rabbonim stressed to refrain from any verbal and/or physical violence.