Netivyah Building Project

Update: More images of the new building coming soon, stay tuned!

Netivyah has been fighting the zoning and planning boards of the city of Jerusalem in order to get a building permit for more than ten years. We must expand our building because at this time there are many times when the place is full and there are people who have to stand all through our service that normally is at least two hours long. The expansion that we are planning is to enlarge the auditorium to hold our entire congregation, and to add an additional floor that will serve the needs of our congregation, and also to strengthen the foundation of the building since it was built in the 1920's and there is no iron incorporated into the structure and if there would be even a slight earthquake the building might not stand.

Netivyah has won a judgment in the district court of the State of Israel and the judge actually gave us all that we have asked for and more. The opposition appealed the judgment of the district court and the case was heard in the supreme court of Israel on October 11th, 2011. We are currently awaiting the verdict.

The building project includes the expansion of the auditorium and the remodeling into a proper Synagogue, an addition of a safe-room (bomb shelter on every floor) a basement for storage, and a new floor with library, offices, and classrooms. The whole project will cost about 2,000,000.00 US dollars (if the dollar keeps its value). Right now we have 400,000.00 dollars for the building project. We need to raise as soon as possible at least 1,600,000.00 dollars. The issues in this case are not only financial and real-estate issues. The main issue is our presence and equality and civil rights before the law of Israel. Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East and it has freedom of religion and conscience written in the declaration of the State of Israel. We have to win this battle for the sake of the future of the State of Israel as a democracy and also for the civil rights and building rights of Jewish Disciples of Yeshua in this land.

Please pray for this project and do your utmost best to support it financially. We hope that as soon as the Supreme Court of Israel rules in our favor we will be able to start the building project and build the first Synagogue of Jewish Disciples of Yeshua in the city of Jerusalem for near 2000 years.