Minister Orit Strock Paid $2,500 for Tomb of the Patriarchs Opening

Minister of Settlement Affairs and National Missions, Orit Strock, personally purchased the right to open the "Heichal" (sanctuary) at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron on Yom Kippur for 2,500 shekels. She dedicated this act to the success of the legal battle concerning stalled government funds.

The funds, intended for national service programs and northern communities, were frozen due to a petition filed with the High Court of Justice (Bagatz). The delay had begun to impact services, with community coordinators reportedly being laid off.

Strock, frustrated by the delay, decided to take a unique step. On Yom Kippur, she used her own money to buy the privilege of opening the Heichal, hoping it would help resolve the legal dispute and release the funds.

Subsequently, during a High Court hearing, the justices recommended the petitioners withdraw their case. The petitioners accepted this recommendation, clearing the path for the funds to be released.

Following this development, Strock remarked, "It was worth every shekel," indicating her satisfaction with the outcome and the resolution of the budgetary struggle, which she linked to her personal contribution.