ABOUT HASDEI AVOT

Hasdei Avot was formed in 1996 by brothers Tzvi and David Edrei with the support and blessing of Harav Dov lior Shlit'a. The organization is active in assisting families experiencing financial distress, with new immigrants, Avreichim and Bnei Torah throughout Kiryat Arba, Hebron and district. Please click on the side buttons to read more about our wide range of activities.

PRINCIPLES

We aim to help financially strapped families to stand on their own two feet. Each needy family is asked to show complete financial transparency to our fieldworkers, so that each family gets the assistance it truly needs. This targeted approach means that resources really hit the mark! Where required we provide families with services of professionals such as attorneys, social workers, and psychologists etc. We even provide childcare and afternoon activities to encourage women to enter the workforce.

VISION

There should be no more hungry people. The Torah of Israel should be loved by all Jews. Our deeds and actions are inspired by the Holy Torah in sanctification of G-d's name.

HISTORY

As a young family man and senior student at Yeshivat "Nir" in Kiryat Arba, Tzvi Edrei became acutely aware of the financial difficulties of fellow students. He took it upon himself to organize food packages in an effort to alleviate their distress. Meanwhile his brother David, also a student at the Yeshiva had begun to organize various charitable projects for avreichim in another part of the city. These students in distress, with young families to support found themselves having to subsist on a stipend of only 850 NIS per month, because they were in a joint army-yeshiva program and were forbidden to work. While Tzvi organized packages of food, David organized furniture, and baby supplies and hot tea or coffee for soldiers serving in the area. Although the brothers felt the tremendous benefit their actions were having on the community, both knew that more needed to be done. Harav Dov Lior intervened and counseled the brothers to focus their energies and set up a registered charity. Thus Hasdei Avot was born. From humble beginnings in a storage facility donated by the local municipality, Hasdei Avot has blossomed to the leading aid organization for welfare in the area.

HARAV DOV LIOR

Renowned Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat "Nir" and Chief Rabbi of Kiryat Arba he is well known for his unassuming manner, his stature as a Posek and his hands on approach with the community at large. He is a leading Rabbi in the wider National-Religious camp but is well connected to all streams of Jewish life. People of all ages and persuasions seek out his advice. David and Tzvi Edrei are proud of Harav Lior's involvement which includes oversight of the financial management and direct involvement with every case of assistance.

TZVI EDREI

Hasdei Avot's General Manager. Tzvi studied and was ordained as a Rabbi at Yeshivat "Nir". He specializes in marketing and logistics, and has vast experience in fundraising with official governmental institutions as well as commercial enterprises. Tzvi assisted by his wife and children work day and night (literally) for Hasdei Avot on a purely voluntary basis. He earns his living by managing a housing project in Kiryat Arba.

DAVID EDREI

Chairman of Hasdei Avot. David also studied for the Rabbinate and also became a Shochet. He is the face of the Organization. He too is supported in his purely voluntary efforts by his wife and children. In fact their home is sometimes called "the train station" for the amount of traffic flowing in and out. David earns his living as a Kashrut Inspector and is considered Harav Dov Lior's right hand man. The brothers grew up in a family of eight children in Ashdod and get their inspiration from their family background. The family hails from Morocco where they were well-off and were known for their involvement in charitable deeds.

MOSHE KAUFMAN

A founder of Hasdei Avot and "Nir" graduate. Moshe is innvolved in projects with public institutions such as schools, yeshivas, and synagogues etc. Always ready to Help with any task however menial, Moshe's efforts are also purely voluntary.

VALERIE MAIMON

In charge of Public Relations and Fundraising outside of Israel, primarily with France.