Weekly Updates

Weekly Update 49

August 15, 2025 Hello, everyone. I am continuing my report from last week regarding the council meeting held on August 3, 2025. This week’s newsletter focuses on real estate because it is the most important issue for me, along with…

Weekly Update 53

August 12, 2025 Hello, everyone. First item: A review of the key decisions made at the last council meeting held on September 2, 2025—a budget was approved for the planning of some of the public areas in Neve Sharet. This…

Weekly Update 48

August 8, 2025 Hello, everyone. At this week’s council meeting on Tuesday, several issues important to every resident were raised, so I’d like to update you on them. I don’t want to overwhelm you, so next week I’ll continue with…

Weekly Update 47

August 1, 2025 Hello, everyone. Two topics in this newsletter, both related to the environment. First, some new information I discovered this week regarding the disappearance of the brown bins—specifically, the suspension of organic waste collection and the requirement to…

Weekly Update 46

July 25, 2025 Hello, everyone. Today’s newsletter will address one of the topics dearest to the residents of our community—garbage and recycling—and through it, I will attempt to highlight the management and planning failures that characterize the head of the…

Weekly Update 45

July 18, 2025 Hello, everyone. Three topics in this newsletter. The lack of transparency regarding the council administration’s financial affairs is also evident in the matter of the Mifal HaPais funds. We are constantly asked to approve the use of…

Weekly Update 44

July 11, 2025 Hello, everyone. This week’s newsletter will cover two topics: The story of the renovation of the kiosk in Gan Tiul, which previously faced Herzl Street and is known as “Nuri’s Kiosk,” named after its late operator, Moshe…

Weekly Update 43

July 4, 2025 Hello, everyone. Two topics in this week’s newsletter. First, a sharp increase in the prices parents pay for summer camps in our community. One of the main reasons for this is the budget passed a few months…

Weekly Update 42

June 27, 2025 Hello, everyone. This newsletter addresses the events of the “Am Kalvia” war in terms of community resilience and public communication.  First, we would like to thank the council staff who worked around the clock, manned the council’s…

Weekly Update 41

June 20, 2025 Hello, everyone. I hope you and your loved ones are staying safe during this difficult time. I debated whether it was appropriate to continue addressing Council matters during this emergency, which has turned the home front into…

Weekly Update 40

June 6, 2025 Hello, everyone. Four topics in this issue of our newsletter. Here is a summary: Council Member Ilan Amrani has left our party—the “For the Moshava” party—and joined the coalition. Families of Reserve Forces personnel—these are the initiatives…

Weekly Update 39

May 30, 2025 Hello, everyone. This newsletter will address two topics: First, how public funds are managed. Second, the apparent continued failure to adhere to proper governance within the council and its affiliated organizations regarding personnel recruitment. Topic 1: Public…

Weekly Update 38

May 23, 2025 Hello, everyone. Today’s newsletter will focus on just one topic—obedience to the law and equality before the law! Why does the council head flout the law, and the moment he’s caught, he immediately gives a false account…

Weekly Update 37

May 16, 2025 Hello everyone, This newsletter will focus on real estate in Zichron Ya’acov—how to turn a 1.4-dunam plot into a gold mine. The story I’ll share here is about a small plot, one of many in Zichron Ya’acov,…

Weekly Update 36

May 9, 2025 Hello, everyone. This morning we received the news of the passing of Yishai Elkayam Orbach, a resident of our community. A lovely young man, 20 years old, who had just gotten married a few months ago. Our…

Weekly Update 35

May 2, 2025 Hello, everyone. We spent Independence Day in the shadow of severe wildfires that destroyed entire forests. On Wednesday, we were all worried about what would happen if the fires spread to Zichron Yaakov. We are all still…

Weekly Update 34

April 25, 2025 Hello, everyone. First request—please follow my actions and support me. Thank you! But only your public pressure can stop the Zichrona plan from moving forward (top story in the newsletter). Go to this post in the Free…

Weekly Update 33

April 11, 2025 Happy Passover and Happy Spring to everyone, A month ago, it was brought to my attention that the council had erected a physical barrier in the form of a checkpoint on the road connecting Wine Park to…

Weekly Update 32

April 3, 2025 Hello, everyone. This week, as an exception, I am sending you the newsletter on Thursday evening because this information is urgent for me. I have been a council member for eight and a half months now, and…

Weekly Update 31

March 28, 2025 Hello everyone, Summary: The council chair already has a coalition of 9 council members—an absolute majority that will allow him to pass anything, including the budget I’ll be writing about this time. The coalition includes: 3 from…

Weekly Update 29

March 14, 2025 Hello, everyone. Each reader of this newsletter has at least five other friends who live in our community, and I would be happy if they received the newsletter as well. I’d like to ask for two minutes…

Weekly Update 28

March 7, 2025 Hello, everyone. I’d appreciate it if you could invite others to join the newsletter—please have them send me their email address. Summary: Topic 1: As of now, the quarry at Ein Ayala has been selected as the…

Weekly Update 27

February 28, 2025 Hello, everyone. Summary: Update regarding the event hall that the council head sought to build on the public open space adjacent to the “Ohel Yaakov” synagogue in the historic heart of the town. A series of cover-ups…

Weekly Update 26

February 21, 2025 Hello, everyone. Today’s newsletter will focus on an organization that those who do not lead a religious lifestyle are unfamiliar with. At most, you may have visited it before your wedding to register for marriage. However, it…

Weekly Update 25

February 14, 2025 Hello, everyone. Summary: We are an opposition committed solely to the residents—which is why we are reviewing plans submitted for approval to the Samaria Regional Planning and Construction Committee. Because what happens in the committee is not…

Weekly Update 24

February 7, 2025 Hello, everyone. Summary: The rule of law means the supremacy of the law. The law is the authority that dictates what is permitted and what is prohibited. How do we know what the law stipulates regarding the…

Weekly Update 23

January 31, 2025 Hello everyone, Summary: This week’s newsletter will cover four topics: Cancellation of the improper job posting for the position of Director of the Culture Department at the Zamarin Community Center Municipal Corporation, and publication of a new,…

Weekly Update 22

January 24, 2025 Hello, everyone. Below is a summary of Newsletter 22, An investigation by Haaretz reveals that the Ministry of the Interior, which oversees local government, has failed in its duties, and oversight of local authorities is weak. For…

Weekly Update 21

January 17, 2025 Hello, everyone. Updates regarding previous inquiries: 1) Inquiry to the State Comptroller regarding the appointment of the council’s security officer. 2) Construction of an event hall adjacent to the Great Synagogue Important information regarding scholarships for youth…