The halukka, also spelled haluka, halukkah or chalukah was an organized collection and distribution of charity funds for Jewish residents of the Land of Israel.
Rabbi Shmuel Salant, head of the Central Committee in Jerusalem
Shmuel Salant served as the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem for almost 70 years. He was a renowned Talmudist and Torah scholar.
c. 1903
Rabbi Salant, as photographed for Pearson's Magazine in July 1909