Kupath Rabbi Meir Baal Hanes

{{Short description|Jewish charity founded in 1796}}

{{Primary sources|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox organization

| name = Kupath Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess Kollel Polin

| formation = {{start date and age|1796}}

| logo = File:Kupath_Rabbi_Meir_Baal_Hanes_logo.png

| logo_size =

| logo_caption =

| image = Harav Moshe Feinstein.png

| image_size =

| image_alt =

| caption = Rabbi Moshe Feinstein speaking on behalf of Kupath Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess in Jerusalem, 1964

| founder = Rabbi Abraham Kalisker

| founding_location = Poland

| purpose = Charity

| headquarters = Tiberias, Israel

| region = Israel

| services = * Medical Assistance

  • Unemployment Fund
  • Ezer Nisu’in
  • Almanah Support
  • Newborn Fund

| website = {{URL|kupathrabbimeir.org}}

}}

Kupath Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess Kollel Polin, known also by the initials Kupat RaMBaN{{cite web |date= |title=Kupath Rabbi Meir Baal Hanes |url=http://www.kramban.org/ |accessdate=2019-07-08 |website=Kupath Rabbi Meir Baal Hanes |publisher=Kramban.org}} is a charity founded in 1796 in Poland. It is named after the Rabbi Meir the tanna.

It was founded by Abraham Kalisker, a rabbi living in Tiberias.

21st century

Leaders of the organization include rabbis Yitzchak Meir Alter, Meir Auerbach, Chaim Elozor Wax, and Jacob Meir Biderman.

Programs include:

  • Medical Assistance – Individuals facing medical challenges who cannot afford to pay their bills receive financial assistance.
  • Unemployment Fund – Financial assistance is given to those facing temporary unemployment.
  • Ezer Nisu’in – Stipends are given for families marrying off children.
  • Almanah Support – Widows receive regular stipends.
  • Newborn Fund – Those with newborns are given financial assistance.

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