60,000 places? Moetzet journey gears up

Officials of the Steering Committee prepares the historical journey of the members Council of Torah Sages of Agudath Yisrael convention which protests in the U.S. against conscription law , working hours so that the journey will take place smoothly.

Since the beginning of the journey, we reported on the ups and downs in the design, and sometimes it seemed that the judgment of the journey should be dismissed, but it seems now - any situation journey will take place as planned, those who are working tirelessly for the success of the journey is the Governor Shlomo R. Vardiger, president of the board of trustees of Agudath Yisrael U.S. and the first meeting was held in his Manhattan office.

First place, a meeting was held on Wednesday at Avenue Plaza, it was decided that the rally will be held in the Park Floyd Bennett Field in New York, located in southeastern Brooklyn and within three quarters of an hour away Borough Park. But after last night, it became clear that the administration and the police did not allow the establishment of the Tent of the order of tens of thousands of people, and approval was given for only about 15 thousand people.

Consequently, the Steering Committee checked last night and found a new place in Adisan New Jersey, containing sixty thousand seats, the place will be covered with a roof - but without walls . Committee hopes that this is the most ideal place for the protest rally on Tuesday BeShalach – 7th Shevat.

Last night two members returned to Israel on behalf of the Ger steering committee: Bnei Brak Mayor Rabbi Chanoch Zeibert and Rabbi Yonathan Bornstein. Immediately after landing the two men approached the residence of their master which initiates a journey - the Admor of Gur .

B'Chadrei Charedim has learned that according to plan tickets have been booked with travel agencies for the Admorim and their escorts on Sunday night BeShalach .

Status ' Go in peace ' will take place at Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday evening, when Torah Sages Council members leave for the journey. Status is expected to be attended by rabbis and public figures.

Meanwhile, the Belz Hasidim are underway for the historical journey of the Rebbe in particular, after more than 12 years have passed since he visited the U.S. Near the hostel of the Rebbe, at Rabbi Berish Webber 45th Street Borough Park neighborhood trees were trimmed last night and began setting up an elevator for the convenience of the Rebbe. Thosein charge of the team trip of Hasidism is Rav Shimon Wolf Klein, Rabbi Mordechai Brisk and Rabbi Yehoshua Weinberger.

Secretary of the Council of Torah Sages, Rabbi Mordechai Stern said this morning talking to Hamevaser, in the context of the importance and necessity of the journey: "a war for the home. Government is managing a brutal crushing economic and moral campain against the Torah world."

'בחדרי' גם ברשתות החברתיות - הצטרפו!