An official document of the nomination of Rabbi Elazar Menachem Man Shach as a member of the United Charities

The protocol of a members' meeting of the United Charities from 30.9.1965, which describes, among others, the election as a member of the Association of Rabbi Elazar Menachem Man Shach. In addition, the protocol specifies the names of senior members of the Association, among them Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Zelzenik (who was appointed head of Etz Chaim Yeshiva a year later), Rabbi Nissan Aharon Tukatchinsky, head of Etz Chaim Yeshiva, Rabbi Yitzchak Arieli, rabbi of the Bezalel and Knesset Yisrael neighborhoods, author of 'Einayim La'Mishpat' and the supervisor of Merkaz Ha'Rav Yeshiva; a teacher and adjudicator for 'Bikkur Cholim' Hospital.
The document also describes the election of an executive committee for the United Charities, which included three representatives of each of the institutions.
The document, which is typewritten, is signed by the executive committee: Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Zelzenik, Rabbi Nissan Aharon Tukatchinsky, Rabbi Avraham Ya'akov Zelzenik, Rabbi Yitzchak Arieli, Rabbi Aharon Cohen and Rabbi Shimon Bookshpan.
Rabbi Elazar Menachem Man Shach (1898-2001) was born in Lithuania. He was only 23 when he was appointed Ram in a Yeshiva. Ever since, he served as a teacher and head of Yeshiva in many yeshivas in Lithuania and later, in Israel. During the sixties, he became a public figure and for three decades he constituted the supreme halachic, spiritual and public authority of the Haredi-Lithuanian community. He served as the head of Ponevezh Yeshiva and the president of Moetzet Gdolei Ha'Torah of Agudat Yisrael and Degel Ha'Torah.
“The United Charities” is an institution that brought together the largest Torah and medicine institutions of the time in Jerusalem: Talmud Torah “Etz Hachaim” (established in 1840) and the “Bikkur Cholim” Hospital (established in 1855). These institutions were established by Rabbi Shmuel Salant (1816 – 1909), the Rabbi of Jerusalem, who conceived the idea to unite the “United Charities” and headed it. The "United Charities" were active for over a hundred years, even after the establishment of the State.
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