The house at 45 HaKablan Street is expected to sell for 10 million NIS

April 27, 2014   

The end of "Contractor 45": The house of the late Rabbi Yosef, zt"l, was put up for sale.

 This is as the Gra ordered in his will, according to which the house, located on HaKablan Street in the Har Nof neighborhood, should be sold and the money divided between his children.

This will undoubtedly be one of the real estate deals of the year. The house of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, which for years served as Tel Talpiot from which the rabbi managed his extensive worldwide activities, will soon be sold for 10 million shekels. The deal is expected to go through after the negotiations between all the heirs are completed, who are supposed to approve the model that will divide the inheritance money among them. The house at 45 Hakablan Street, in the Har Nof neighborhood of Jerusalem, has become a magnet over the years. Rabbis and Torah gurus, along with heads of state and ministers of Israeli governments, rushed to the house whenever they were called by the rabbi. Representatives of states, businessmen, and not a few "people" from around the world also arrived there. The identity of the intended buyer has not yet been revealed, but according to a report by Chaim Greidinger In the newspaper'Weekend'' - who first revealed the deal being negotiated - the man has already given his word and is patiently waiting for the completion of the procedures that will allow the property to be transferred to him. With the disclosure of his identity, it will be possible to find out what he intends to do with the apartment. 

According to a report by Yaki Adamkar on the website Walla, In recent months, the family has received many offers from the rabbi's followers, who wish to win the apartment that served the rabbi for his last 25 years. Estimates are that the apartment will ultimately be sold for about 10 million NIS, even though the apartment's value on the real estate market is only about 6 million.

According to family sources, the house is intended for sale to a private individual, not for the purpose of turning it into a pilgrimage center and making money in the name and memory of the Gra.

Today, the apartment is occupied by the youngest son of the Gra, the Gaon Rabbi Moshe Yosef, and his family, after the family members agreed during the 'sheva' that Rabbi Moshe would continue to live in the apartment until the end of the year of mourning - after which the house would be sold.

There is a dispute among the boys over whether the money from the sale will be divided only between the boys, or whether the girls will also take a share. Most of the boys agree that the girls will receive their share, but there are some family members who refuse.