ABOUT US
Orchot Yosher was established upon the request and direction of Maran HaRav Chaim Kanievsky zatzal in Teves of תשע"ב, l’zaicher nishmas his beloved and pious Rebbitzen a'h.
The sudden passing of Rebbitzen Bat Sheva Kanievsky a”h was felt throughout Klal Yisroel – she was a loving mother to the thousands of women and young ladies who knew her and to the tens of thousands who came to her for direction, brachos, and advice.
Maran zatzal directed his grandson, Rabbi Aryeh Kanievsky shlita, whom he hand-chose to lead Orchot Yosher with the following mandate:
“Boruch Hashem, Torah, we have. There are also many in Klal Yisroel that are involved in Kiruv Rechokim. And there are many that do צדקה וחסד. But there is no one to strengthen the study of Mussar. There is no one actively working to help us in the growth of ethics and מידות.This is therefore an immediate Tzorech sha’ah! This organization was presided over and directly advised by Maran Sar HaTorah zatzal. Through its efforts, and its hand-picked Kollel members, over 800 daily mussar shiurim and Torah classes were established throughout the width and breadth of Eretz Yisroel. These shiurim were established along with the study of Torah, following Maran’s idea that Mussar and Torah must be studied together.
Under Maran zt”l’s direction, it also distributed kimcha d’Pischa to 1350 families throughout Eretz Yisroel who were affected by the pandemic and its accompanying economic devastation.
ABOUT US
Yom Tov Grants and Support for Needy Families Annual Budget: $700,000
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Support For The Needy
Over the years, another major and important branch has been added to the "Orchot Yosher" activity: financial support for the needy.
The management of "Orchot Yosher" has received many requests, both from rabbis and Torah scholars and from ordinary people, to alleviate the distress of needy families in difficult times.
Thus, "Orchot Yosher" mobilized for the cause with all their might, and formulated an orderly plan for the distribution of food every week to hundreds of needy families who were unable to buy the necessities of Shabbat.
Along with the distribution of food, there is also a financial distribution to families who are in heavy financial debts, in an effort to relieve them of the heavy burden.
There is another important and central chapter in the "Orchot Yosher" activity: the distribution of holiday grants. As mentioned, many requests are constantly coming to "Orchot Yosher" for financial help, so it was decided 6 years ago on the orders of the organization's president Maran Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky Shlita to go out on the "Holiday Grant" project. Twice a year, before Passover and before the Tishrei holidays, there is a distribution of money to more than 1,000 [thousand!] Needy families! The respectable distribution is done in the form of a distribution of money and not coupons that limit the recipients to a particular purchase, in order to honor the recipients so that they can buy their real needs for the holidays. "Orchot Yosher" formulated certain criteria’s under the guidance of the organization's rabbis, headed by Maran Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky Shlita, the organization's president, in order to determine who is eligible for the grant. In the organization's lists, as mentioned, more than a thousand families receive the honorable grant twice a year in amounts ranging from $300 to $1,200 per family, depending on the number of persons and the need.
Annual Budget: $700,000
Kollel Orchot Yosher Annual Budget: $300,000
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Kollel Orchot Yosher
Difficult economic situations affect Kollelim in Eretz Yisroel. Many of which have closed, others have reduced the total number of Kollel Avrechim, in addition to reducing scholarship amounts. As a result, many scholars are left without a Kollel framework. It was more than two years ago, that we were called by Gedolei Yisroel, headed by Maran Sar HaTorah Shlita, to open a Kollel Avrechim, and as directed, "Orchot Yosher" immediately opened a Kollel Avrechim with scholars that study the Holy Torah with wonderful perseverance and tremendous efforts.
Annual Budget: $300,000
Daily Musar Annual Budget: $400,000
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Daily Musar
Prior to the establishment of Orchot Yosher, learning of Musar for a Yeshiva student was for 15 minutes a day, and only few Kollel scholars studied Musar alone. Orchot Yosher began its way as a real Musar revolution that changed the study of Musar from end to end!
Firstly, Orchot Yosher established "Orchot Musar Institute" where scholars write insights and commentaries on Musar books in eye opening and easy to understand language. Their insights and commentaries are geared to attract the reader. Thus, shedding a new light on already accepted and studied Musar books.
Every month a מוסר booklet is published, which is divided into daily sections according to the days of the month, each daily section is geared for about ten minutes of study, it can be studied easily but also in depth for those who wish to do so.
These booklets are printed in about 35,000 [thirty-five thousand!] Copies and distributed to tens of thousands of learners from all Jewish sectors. Among those studying Musar are hundreds of Daf Yomi learners that include Orchot Yosher’s musar study as part of their Daf Yomi routine. In addition to hundreds of Yeshivot, Kollelim, Institutions and girls seminaries, there are thousands of individuals that study the booklets by themselves.
So far, the following Musar booklets were published and studied in the Orchot Yosher edition:
ספר שערי תשובה
ספר ארחות צדיקים
ספר מסילת ישרים
ספר ארחות יושר למרן שר התורה הגר"ח קניבסקי שליט"א
Annual Budget: $400,000
Yarchei Kalah Annual Budget: $200,000
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Yarchei Kalah
It is no secret that many yeshiva graduates find their way sooner or later in their lives in the job market. The job requires a lot of investment and dedication, and leaves little, if any, time for Torah study. But the longing for school days in the yeshiva does not pass, and this is where "Orchot Yosher" come into action.
Once a period, they announce "Beit Midrash Day" which, as its name implies, is a day when the workers return to their "Beit Midrash" for one day, to study and hear Torah lessons from morning to night without interruptions and nuisances.
These days are usually held in close proximity to special holidays, such as on עשרת ימי תשובה or near the holiday of מתן תורה - the holiday of Shavuot, and the like.
On this day, a special and secluded place is rented, a quiet and pastoral place, where hundreds of businessmen and laborers concentrate for one day and disconnect from the material world for one day. From the early hours of the morning until the late evening, heads of yeshivas, rabbis and preachers arrive one after the other, giving Torah lessons and Musar to the large crowd that gathered there. Distinguished businessmen can be seen gossiping about studying with yeshiva heads and arguing about a סברא with a factory worker ...
"Orchot Yosher" provides the variety of preachers and lecturers along with rich food and comfortable conditions for learning in peace.
There is no way to describe the much enjoyment and benefit caused to the learners from these days. The fact that they all come back year after year suggests that it’s a much-needed venue!
Annual Budget: $200,000
