Tzilo Shel Heichal (aka Kollel Kotel) is a special and unique Torah institution in the heart of the Old City in Jerusalem. Founded almost 7 years ago by Rabbi Avigdor Nebenzahl, the goal of Kollel Kotel is to bring Torah back to the holy city of Jerusalem and serve as a place of learning for Jews of all backgrounds. Today, there over 500 students learning with intensity just steps away from where the Beis Hamikdash once stood.
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As Rav Nebenzahl’s brilliance and Torah knowledge spread quickly, he was called to teach Torah widely in the institutions in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem. Inside its walls, he raised up thousands of students, who thirstily drink in his words to this very day. He also connected thousands of teenagers[…]
Yishuv Eretz Yisroel
The idea of the Jewish nation returning to Eretz Yisroel is extremely special to Kollel Kotel. There are hours where the streets of the Old City seems like a hallway to our Yeshiva. Even in challenging times of constant terror attacks in the Old City, the Kollel members have shown a courageous Jewish[…]
Heart of the Old City
In 5732 (1972), the Nebenzahl family built its home in the Old City, on the plot of land that was closest to where the Temple had stood. They did so on the strength of a legal assurance that nothing would stand between their home and the site of the Temple.[…]
Creating Unity
Realizing that the Redemption will come to all the tribes of Israel as one, Rav Nebenzhal’s way has always been to unify Klal Yisrael. His Beit Midrash, in the shadow of the Sanctuary, is adorned with the pictures of important sages from all movements and communities. Its window looks out[…]
Rav Nebenzahl calls upon you to be a partner in his life’s mission, and in that of Judaism itself. You hold in your hand the merit and the ability to fulfill the request “And build Jerusalem… and may our eyes behold Your return to Zion in compassion.” This is a rare opportunity that not all generations have been privileged to have: to take part in the spiritual defense and construction of the Jewish people’s holiest site.
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