A monumental milestone has been reached with the completion of the largest Aron Kodesh ever constructed, now standing in grandeur at the Yeshiva Ateret Shlomo campus in Rishon LetZion.
This extraordinary endeavor, fully crafted by hand, is being hailed as an unprecedented feat.
The awe-inspiring Aron Kodesh, which took over three years to complete, spans 120 square meters, extending 20 meters in length and rising to a height of 6.5 meters. It is fashioned from more than two tons of pure silver, with sections adorned in magnificent 24-karat gold.
At its heart lies a precisely constructed inner chamber to house the Sifrei Torah, built by master artisans from Udaipur, India, whose expertise in fine craftsmanship brought this vision to life.
Gracing the inner aron kodesh is a regal paroches, woven from deep purple threads interlaced with strands of gold and encrusted with precious stones. This intricate masterpiece was painstakingly produced by premier textile artists in the region of Kashmir, completed over the span of several months.
One of the most remarkable details of the structure is the world’s smallest mezuzah, delicately measuring just 2.7 by 2.7 centimeters.
Encircling the entire Aron Kodesh is a majestic copper fence, weighing a full four tons. This was cast in a renowned foundry in Stuttgart, Germany.
The construction process brought together 350 artists and craftsmen from 12 countries across three continents. Components were shipped by sea and air in a complex logistical operation that overcame extraordinary challenges—including regional instability and threats posed by hostile forces—to arrive safely at the yeshiva.
This extraordinary endeavor was made possible through the generous support of an American baal tzedakah, a devoted chassid of Bobov who dedicated the project l’ilui nishmas Rav Shlomo Halberstam zt”l of Bobov.
Today, the yeshiva is hosting a majestic maamad, as the Aron Kodesh is formally inaugurated alongside a hachnasas Sefer Torah.
{Matzav.com Israel}
kavod hatorah
Will one yungerman or bachur be able to learn better/concentrate better because of the new tourist attraction aron kodesh that was built?
“At it’s heart lies a precisely constructed inner chamber to house the Sifrei Torah, built by master artisans from Udaipur, India”
“This was cast in a renowned foundry in Stuttgart, Germany”
Rachmana litzlan. How we have fallen. Sad.
And what kind of car do you lease?
And what make and model car do you lease?
Where do have our semi-custom suits made?
Do you wear a Borsolino or Trionfo on Shabbos?
Where is your Summer home located?
Where do you spend Pesach?
To answer all your questions, one by one.
We drive a 2018 Nissan Rogue, which we received, used, as a gift last year.
I wear my suit that I purchased, for under $100 dollars, from Suits of Kindness (David Herzka) here in Flatbush, before Pesach.
I bought an off brand hat a few years ago from the Hat Source. Very happy with it. They have good quality sechora.
We don’t have a summer home. We don’t even own a home bichlal. We rent an apartment.
We spend Pesach at home and our elderly mother comes and joins us for Yom Tov.
Any more questions your honor?
You started up with the wrong guy.
Response to “Oiy meh haya lanu” Get your head out of the sand. Shlomo hamelech partnered with Hiram king of Tyre to build the first Beth Hamikdash.
Magnificent! How many Sifrei Torah can it contain? Hope it’s well protected against fire and theft.
If the funds for this endeavor could have been directed to supporting kollelim would that be a better use of the funds from a halachic prospective?
Agreed how many Aniyim could be supported. We have lost the Middah of Compassion & Kindness. Hashemi Yerachaym
“mezuzah, delicately measuring just 2.7 by 2.7 centimeters”
Since when does an aron kodesh have a mezuzah? Is someone intending to live/sleep in it???
Is the mezuzah square?!?
Come to America to raise 100 million so that these over the top oron kodesh can be built?
I guess since aniyei ircha and aniyei eretz yisroel kodmim, there must no longer be any poverty in Israel. Baruch Hashem.
My thoughts exactly. A total waste of mamon hekdesh. A bizayon of the worst kind. Yungerleit can’t put bread and butter on their table and cry themselves to sleep at night from the stress, but hey, some misguided gvir wasted millions of dollars funding an aron kodesh built by tumadike goyim designers.
We might not like it. But he has the right.
Sorry
Seems that one person donated the whole thing.
What did the aron kodesh in Radin look like? Asking for a friend
my shul has to start buliding the new biggest aron
We might not like it. But he has the right.
Sorry