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GLOBAL
MIZRACHI

SUMMIT

Past, Present and Future

n Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Mizrachi elicited tremendous results Torah institutions operating gap year
5781, World Mizrachi held both as a lobby group of the yeshivot programs in Israel, which raised col-
Oits Global Summit, which and seminaries to Masa, as well as lectively $5 million for these institu-
takes place every five years – an functioning as a more effective way tions. This ensured funding not only
opportunity to reflect on the previ- for Masa to interact with the many to unlock the matching funding for
ous few years and to prepare for the schools. Masa scholarships but to also assist
future. As a lobby group, World Mizrachi yeshivot and seminaries themselves
It featured a presentation on Mizra- managed to ensure the replacement at this challenging Covid-19 time so
chi’s programs by Rabbi Doron Perez of significant money of intended that no deserving student be denied
and reports from Mizrachi branches Masa budget cuts, which would have the amazing Gap Year in Israel.
from around the world, as well as adversely affected the Masa subsidy Following the campaign, World Miz-
contributions from Chief Rabbi David grant to our schools. In the process, rachi launched a new department to
Lau, Minister for Diaspora Affairs World Mizrachi secured $1,500,000 continually serve and support yeshivot
Omer Yankelevitch, Rabbi Yosef Zvi in matching funds for students, and seminaries in Israel, which cater
Rimon and Sivan Rahav Meir. enabling hundreds of students in to overseas students. World Mizra-
One of the main focuses of the need of financial support to partici- chi intends to continue this annual
Summit was the vital work of World pate in their chosen programs. World campaign and is fully committed to
Mizrachi’s new Yeshivot and Semi- Mizrachi now needed to assist the strengthening Torah learning in Israel
naries Department: yeshivot and seminaries in raising and the immersive Gap Year experi-
World Mizrachi now serves as a rep- the matching funds, and much more. ence, which is critical to the Mizrachi
resentative body to Masa, on behalf World Mizrachi then launched its mission: nurturing a future generation
of the 65 Masa-accredited Torah Emergency Campaign for Yeshivot of Jewish leaders and influencing the
schools. Within a short time, World and Seminaries on behalf of over 50 destiny of global Jewry.

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