So 295 approvals out of 3,838 applications in 2015 has risen to 1,800 out of 12,000. This may be an increase of x6, but the rate of approval has slowed from 7.6% to 6.7% What the article does not clarify is whether 12,000 is the number of applications made to the Jewish communities or the number of those passed to the government for ratification.