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Tel Aviv Court Upholds Arbitration Ruling Ending Long-Standing Ponovezh Yeshiva Dispute

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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 4 hours ago

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The Tel Aviv District Court upheld an arbitration ruling that ends a long dispute over Ponovezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak, requiring Rabbi Shmuel Markovitz's faction to vacate by September 30 and pay 10 million shekels. The ruling affirms Rabbi Eliezer Kahaneman's leadership and prohibits Markovitz's group from using the yeshiva's name or logo.

01Tel Aviv court upholds arbitration ruling in Ponovezh Yeshiva dispute.
02Rabbi Shmuel Markovitz's group must vacate premises by September 30.
03Markovitz's faction ordered to pay about 10 million shekels in fees and maintenance.
04Markovitz barred from using Ponovezh name or presenting as head of yeshiva.
05Rival factions led by Rabbi Eliezer Kahaneman and Rabbi Shmuel Markovitz split since 2005.
06Court rejects challenge to arbitrator's authority and orders legal cost payment.

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