United Together
Building A Bet Knesset In Alei Zahav
Please join us in attaining this dream of building a communal Bet Knesset (synagogue) and Bet Midrash in Alei Zahav, bringing together and representing our diverse community.
Alei Zahav is a settlement situated in the Shomron with a unique community and a diverse population, including secular and religious, older and younger idealistic Jews who share a deep-rooted love for the Land of Israel, and who all aspire to live in 'Achdut' and mutual cooperation.
There are currently 320 families (1,500 residents) in Alei Zahav, with an additional 140 families projected to join in the next 3-6 years. Currently, the Bet Knesset (synagogue) is made up of a few caravans which cannot support the daily needs of the community which include prayers and many shiurim throughout the day. We are in the process of building a Bet Knesset complex which will include a Bet Midrash (hosting shiurim and Torah study throughout the day) and separate Teimani, Sephardic and Ashekanzi prayer halls all meeting together in one large lobby to represent the Achdut 'togetherness' of the community. The complex, containing the Bet midrash and 3 Batei Knesset, is 1,572 meters with a cost of 12 million shekel. The Alei Zahav Residents have put in a total of 5 million shekel and are now working on a campaign to raise additional monies to complete the building. We are also looking for a generous donor who will be granted the honor of naming the Bet Knesset.