A New York yeshiva coordinated the donation of $25,000 to Israeli soldiers in a reserve army unit. The Yaakov Krenchel Memorial Fund, named after a soldier killed during the intifada, is being spearheaded by Rabbi Yotav Eliach, principal of the Rambam Mesivta on Long Island.
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