As is the case in North America, the global economic crisis is beginning to sink its teeth into the Israeli economy, manifesting itself in the form of layoffs, salary cuts, and of course in the frum community, in the Kollelim where money is generally tight, even when things are good.
The Mir is one example, where some avreichim are not receiving payments on schedule and the sharp drop in donations is evident in the cafeteria, where the meals are far simpler than seen weeks ago, including on Shabbos.
Some wives of avreichim who teach in seminaries are also learning they are not going to receive salaries on time, as is the case with rabbonim who are melamdim in yeshivos.
Assistance programs for yungerliet are being curtailed or eliminated, and the current realities experts warn are still the "good days".
Last week, YWN reported that a kollel affiliated with Rav Ovadia Yosef Shlita may be compelled to close its doors, and gedolim have recently called for increased tefillos in response to the situation.
(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=26305
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