Chut Shel Chessed Institutions

Chut Shel Chessed Institutions (Hebrew: מוסדות חוט של חסד, "Institutions of the Thread of Kindness") is a Breslov Hasidic organization based in Jerusalem, Israel. It was founded in 1985 in the Katamon neighborhood of Jerusalem by Rabbi Shalom Arush and his wife Rabbanit Miriam Arush, acting on the instruction of their teacher Rabbi Eliezer Berland. The organization is dedicated to the Breslov Hasidic path and focuses particularly on baalei teshuva — Jews returning to religious observance — offering them a framework of study, prayer and community life. The institutions operate a network of yeshivas and Talmud Torah schools conducted in the Breslov Hasidic style. The main yeshiva is located in the Shmuel HaNavi neighborhood of Jerusalem, adjacent to the Mandelbaum Gate area, and since 2005 the kollel has also been housed in the same building. Study is organized in two daily sessions, morning and afternoon. Rabbi Arush delivers classes in the mornings and on Shabbat, while students engage in outreach by distributing the books of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov along with other publications and recorded discs. Beyond formal schooling, Chut Shel Chessed runs several programs. The central kollel is headed by Rabbi Yehoshua Cohen, author of the book "Kerem Yehoshua"; in the past Rabbi Yaakov Yosef taught halakha classes in the kollel. The organization also offers a rabbinical ordination track (semicha) and a marriage preparation course. A further major activity is the dissemination of the teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, carried out through publishing and media. The organization additionally arranges travel to the graves of tzaddikim (righteous figures) in Israel and Eastern Europe, serving the Breslov pilgrimage tradition centered on Uman. Chut Shel Chessed is a private religious non-profit enterprise rather than a commercial company, but it functions as a recognizable institutional brand within the Breslov world, associated with the Arush family and the broader Breslov Hasidic movement. Its Hebrew-language website and its presence in the National Library of Israel reflect its public profile. The organization remains active, continuing its educational, publishing and pilgrimage activities from its Jerusalem base.

Chut Shel Chessed Institutions was established in 1985 in the Katamon neighborhood of Jerusalem by Rabbi Shalom Arush and his wife Rabbanit Miriam Arush. According to the organization's account, the founding followed the instruction of their teacher, Rabbi Eliezer Berland. From its beginnings the institution was oriented toward the Breslov Hasidic path and toward baalei teshuva — Jews who were adopting religious observance — providing them with a structured environment for study and spiritual growth. In its early years the enterprise combined regular study with active outreach. Rabbi Arush gave classes in the mornings and on Shabbat, and students took part in spreading the books of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, together with other publications and recorded discs. Study was organized into two daily sessions, morning and afternoon, a pattern that continued as the institution grew. The main yeshiva came to be located in the Shmuel HaNavi neighborhood of Jerusalem, adjacent to the Mandelbaum Gate compound. In 2005 the kollel was also moved into the same building, consolidating the central institutions on one site. Over time the organization developed distinct study tracks, including a central kollel, a rabbinical ordination program and a marriage preparation course. The central kollel was headed by Rabbi Yehoshua Cohen, author of the book "Kerem Yehoshua"; at an earlier period Rabbi Yaakov Yosef delivered classes in halakha at the kollel. Alongside education, Chut Shel Chessed built a publishing and media dimension dedicated to disseminating the teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. It also developed a travel operation organizing visits to the graves of tzaddikim in Israel and in Eastern Europe, reflecting the Breslov movement's tradition of pilgrimage, most famously to the grave of Rabbi Nachman in Uman. These activities gave the institution a public profile beyond its Jerusalem classrooms, and it is listed as a Breslov organization in reference sources such as Wikidata. The institution remains active under the leadership associated with its founders.

• 2005

  The kollel moved into the same building as the main yeshiva in the Shmuel HaNavi neighborhood.

• 1985

  Founded in Katamon, Jerusalem by Rabbi Shalom Arush and Rabbanit Miriam Arush on the instruction of Rabbi Eliezer Berland.

A Breslov Hasidic educational and outreach institution serving baalei teshuva, rooted in the teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov.

• Main Jerusalem yeshiva

  Breslov-style yeshiva in the Shmuel HaNavi neighborhood, with morning and afternoon study sessions.

• Central kollel

  Advanced adult study program headed by Rabbi Yehoshua Cohen, author of "Kerem Yehoshua".

• Rabbinical ordination track

  A study track preparing students for rabbinical ordination.

• Marriage preparation course

  A course preparing students for marriage.

• Publishing and media outreach

  Distribution of the books of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, other publications and recorded discs.

• Pilgrimage travel programs

  Organized travel to the graves of tzaddikim in Israel and Eastern Europe.

1. 1Chut Shel Chessed Institutions — Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2מוסדות חוט של חסד — Hebrew Wikipediahe.wikipedia.org
3. 3Official websitebreslevmeir.com