Yeshivat Har Etzion (YHE; ), commonly known in English as "Gush" and in Hebrew as "Yeshivat HaGush", is a

hesder yeshiva Hesder ( he, הסדר "arrangement"; also Yeshivat Hesder ) is an Israeli yeshiva program which combines advanced Talmudic studies with military service in the Israel Defense Forces, usually within a Religious Zionist framework. The program all ...

located in

Alon Shvut Alon Shvut ( he, אַלּוֹן שְׁבוּת) is an Israeli settlement located southwest of Jerusalem, one kilometer northeast of Kfar Etzion, in the West Bank. Established in June 1970 in the heart of the Etzion bloc, Alon Shvut became the ...

, an

Israeli settlement Israeli settlements, or Israeli colonies, are civilian communities inhabited by Israeli citizens, overwhelmingly of Jewish ethnicity, built on lands occupied by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. The international community considers Israeli se ...

Gush Etzion Gush Etzion ( he, גּוּשׁ עֶצְיוֹן, ' Etzion Bloc) is a cluster of Israeli settlements located in the Judaean Mountains, directly south of Jerusalem and Bethlehem in the West Bank. The core group includes four Jewish agricultural v ...

. It is considered one of the leading institutions of advanced

Torah study Torah study is the study of the Torah, Hebrew Bible, Talmud, responsa, rabbinic literature, and similar works, all of which are Judaism's Sifrei kodesh, religious texts. According to Rabbinic Judaism, the study is done for the purpose of the ''mi ...

in the world and with a student body of roughly 480, it is one of the largest

hesder Hesder ( he, הסדר "arrangement"; also Yeshivat Hesder ) is an Israeli yeshiva program which combines advanced Talmudic studies with military service in the Israel Defense Forces, usually within a Religious Zionist framework. The program all ...

yeshivot in the

West Bank The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...

History

In 1968, shortly after the

Six-Day War The Six-Day War (, ; ar, النكسة, , or ) or June War, also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab world, Arab states (primarily United Arab Republic, Egypt, S ...

, a movement was founded to resettle the

region, which had been abandoned by Jews following the

Kfar Etzion massacre The Kfar Etzion massacre refers to a massacre of Jews that took place after a two-day battle in which Jewish Kibbutz residents and Haganah militia defended Kfar Etzion from a combined force of the Arab Legion and local Arab men on May 13, 1948 ...

Yehuda Amital Yehuda Amital ( he, יהודה עמיטל, born Yehuda Klein; 31 October 1924 – 9 July 2010) was an Orthodox rabbi, the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion, and a member of the Israeli cabinet. The concept of a Hesder Yeshiva is attributed to ...

, a prominent rabbi and Jewish educator, was asked to head a

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in the region. In

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

, Rabbi

Aharon Lichtenstein Aharon Lichtenstein (May 23, 1933 – April 20, 2015) was a noted Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva. He was an authority in Jewish law (''Halakha''). Biography Aharon Lichtenstein was born to Rabbi Dr. Yechiel Lichtenstein and Bluma née Schwartz ...

moved from the United States to join Amital as

rosh yeshiva Rosh yeshiva ( he, ראש ישיבה, pl. he, ראשי ישיבה, '; Anglicized pl. ''rosh yeshivas'') is the title given to the dean of a yeshiva, a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primar ...

. First established in

Kfar Etzion Kfar Etzion ( he, כְּפַר עֶצְיוֹן, ''lit.'' Etzion Village) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a religious kibbutz located in the Judean Hills between Jerusalem and Hebron in the southern West Bank, established ...

, it moved to

, where it developed into a major institution. The current yeshiva building was finished in 1977. In 1997 a women’s beit midrash was established for Israeli and overseas students as a sister school in Kibbutz Migdal Oz, which goes by the name

Migdal Oz Migdal ( he, מִגְדָּל) is a Hebrew word for tower. It may refer to: People * Alexander Migdal (born 1945), Soviet, Russian and American physicist, son of Arkady Migdal * Arkady Migdal (1911–1991), Soviet physicist * Ted Migdal (1918–19 ...

. On January 4, 2006, Rabbis

Yaakov Medan Yaaqov Medan (sometimes spelled, Yaakov or Ya'acov) ( he, יעקב מדן) (born 1950) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi, co- Rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion, a respected leader in the Religious-Zionist community, and a lecturer in Tanakh, Gemara, ...

and

Baruch Gigi Official picture of rav Baruch Gigi Baruch Gigi ( he, ברוך גיגי) is a co-Rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion in Gush Etzion. Biography Baruch Gigi was born in Morocco and immigrated to Israel at the age of 11. He first attended Yeshivat ...

joined Amital and Lichtenstein as rashei yeshiva in anticipation of Amital's upcoming retirement. Amital's involvement in the yeshiva effectively ended due to illness in the later months of 2009, and he died in July 2010.

Mosheh Lichtenstein Mosheh Lichtenstein ( he, משה ליכטנשטיין; born July 7, 1961) is a co-rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion located in Alon Shvut. He is the eldest son of Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein and Dr. Tovah Soloveitchik. Biography Mosheh Lichtenst ...

, son of Aharon Lichtenstein, was appointed as rosh yeshiva alongside and to eventually replace his father in 2008; Aharon Lichtenstein died in April 2015. The current rashei yeshiva are Rav

, Rav

and Rav

. Most of the students are Israelis in the

program, which integrates intensive yeshiva study with at least 15 months of active service in the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

, an idea developed by the founding

Rosh Yeshiva Rosh yeshiva ( he, ראש ישיבה, pl. he, ראשי ישיבה, '; Anglicized pl. ''rosh yeshivas'') is the title given to the dean of a yeshiva, a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primar ...

, Rav

. There is a post-high school overseas program which receives students from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and France. There is also a Southern Hemisphere program for students from South Africa, New Zealand and Australia under

Bnei Akiva Bnei Akiva ( he, בְּנֵי עֲקִיבָא, , "Children of Akiva") is the largest religious Zionist youth movement in the world, with over 125,000 members in 42 countries. It was first established in Mandatory Palestine in 1929. History B ...

's MTA program. Yeshivat Darkaynu, a yeshiva program for students with

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is housed on the YHE campus. Several of the overseas students join the Israeli Hesder program and make

aliyah Aliyah (, ; he, עֲלִיָּה ''ʿălīyyā'', ) is the immigration of Jews from Jewish diaspora, the diaspora to, historically, the geographical Land of Israel, which is in the modern era chiefly represented by the Israel, State of Israel ...

. Most return to university outside of Israel. Some students eventually come back to the yeshiva to study for the rabbinate in the yeshiva's

Semicha Semikhah ( he, סמיכה) is the traditional Jewish name for rabbinic ordination. The original ''semikhah'' was the formal "transmission of authority" from Moses through the generations. This form of ''semikhah'' ceased between 360 and 425 C ...

Program (Semicha given by the Israeli Rabbanut) and affiliated

Herzog College Herzog College ( he, מכללת הרצוג, ''Mikhlelet Herzog'') is an Israeli teachers' college with campuses in Jerusalem, Alon Shvut and Migdal Oz. History Herzog College is named for Yaakov Herzog, an Israeli diplomat, scholar and son of Isr ...

. Many alumni, both overseas and Israeli, have gone on to become rashei yeshiva or to take on other rabbinical positions in Israel and abroad. Over 550 alumni from overseas have made

and a high percentage are involved in Jewish education. Others have gone on to prominent academic careers in fields such as science, law, medicine, engineering and mathematics.

Educational and religious philosophy

Yeshivat Har Etzion advocates a combination of Torah study and a love of the Jewish people and the

Land of Israel The Land of Israel () is the traditional Jewish name for an area of the Southern Levant. Related biblical, religious and historical English terms include the Land of Canaan, the Promised Land, the Holy Land, and Palestine (see also Isra ...

. It is known for a more moderate and open approach to the role of religion in the modern world. The yeshiva encourages serious study, creative thought, intellectual rigor, and a universal,

humanistic Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and agency of human beings. It considers human beings the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry. The meaning of the term "humani ...

outlook. The central focus of study is the

Gemara The Gemara (also transliterated Gemarah, or in Yiddish Gemo(r)re; from Aramaic , from the Semitic root ג-מ-ר ''gamar'', to finish or complete) is the component of the Talmud comprising rabbinical analysis of and commentary on the Mishnah w ...

Talmud The Talmud (; he, , Talmūḏ) is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law (''halakha'') and Jewish theology. Until the advent of modernity, in nearly all Jewish communities, the Talmud was the cente ...

and the yeshiva is known in Israel and abroad for its rigorous standards of Talmud learning. However other areas of Jewish learning are also taught, including

Tanach The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
''

Mussar'' ( ethics and character development), ''Machshava'' (

Jewish Thought Jewish thought ( he, מחשבת ישראל, ''Machshevet Yisrael'', or ''machshavah''), also known as Judaic thought or Hebraic thought, is a field of Jewish studies that deals with the products of Jewish thought and culture throughout the ages, an ...

), and ''Halakha LeMaaseh'' (practical

Jewish law ''Halakha'' (; he, הֲלָכָה, ), also Romanization of Hebrew, transliterated as ''halacha'', ''halakhah'', and ''halocho'' ( ), is the collective body of Judaism, Jewish religious laws which is derived from the Torah, written and Oral Tora ...

). The study of Gemara at the yeshiva "trains talmidim tudentsto analyze, explore and evaluate differing opinions in the hope that they will grow to be discerning individuals ndsophisticated thinkers..."Prospective Students FAQ
haretzion.org In particular, the Yeshiva emphasizes the

Brisker method The Brisker method, or Brisker ''derech'', is a reductionistic approach to Talmud study innovated by Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk (Brest, Belarus), as opposed to the traditional approach which was rather holistic. It has since become popula ...

of Talmud study, a method innovated by Rabbi

Chaim Soloveitchik Chaim (Halevi) Soloveitchik (Yiddish: חיים סאָלאָווייטשיק, pl, Chaim Sołowiejczyk), also known as Reb Chaim Brisker (1853 – 30 July 1918), was a rabbi and Talmudic scholar credited as the founder of the popular Brisker appr ...

; see . Some have argued that the complexity with which the yeshiva's students regard both Jewish and global matters can be seen as a product of the Brisker methodology, emphasizing as it does the compounded and dichotomous nature of many issues and subjects. The yeshiva's relatively liberal and open worldview is also seen as a product of this Brisker approach, viewing the world as complex, a composite of many different dichotomous principles, whose inherent tension needs to be recognised. The yeshiva actively encourages ethical and philosophical study, both academically, and especially so as to cultivate the student's love of

and religious commitment. Numerous formal ''

shiurim Shiur (, , lit. ''amount'', pl. shiurim ) is a lecture on any Torah topic, such as Gemara, Mishnah, Halakha (Jewish law), Tanakh (Bible), etc. History The Hebrew term שיעור ("designated amount") came to refer to a portion of Ju ...

'' are offered in these areas daily, "Vision of the Yeshiva"
etzion.haretzion.org and students are encouraged to also study these areas privately. However unlike a classic ''Mussar'' yeshiva, there is no formal ''Mussar seder'' (a study session set aside for learning moral-ethical texts). The yeshiva is also well known for its pioneering and continuing role in the study of

Tanach The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
''

and the Yeshiva thus pioneered the "Bible Revolution", "מהפכת התנ״ך", a renaissance in the status of and approach to Tanach study in the

Religious Zionist Religious Zionism ( he, צִיּוֹנוּת דָּתִית, translit. ''Tziyonut Datit'') is an ideology that combines Zionism and Orthodox Judaism. Its adherents are also referred to as ''Dati Leumi'' ( "National Religious"), and in Israel, the ...

(and broader religious) public, led by Rabbis Medan and

Yoel Bin-Nun Yoel Bin-Nun (Hebrew: יואל בן נון; born May 9, 1946, 8 Iyar 5766) is an Israeli religious Zionist rabbi and one of the founders of Yeshivat Har Etzion, Gush Emunim, Michlelet Herzog and the settlements of Alon Shevut and Ofra. He is a ...

. This approach emphasises the literal meaning (''

peshat ''Peshat'' (also ''P'shat'', ) is one of the two classic methods of Jewish biblical exegesis, the other being Derash. While ''Peshat'' is commonly defined as referring to the surface or literal (direct) meaning of a text,Goldin, S. (2007). Unlocki ...

'') of biblical verses, but also takes into account the overall structure of the relevant section, the context and any intertextual references. It includes a more psychological and literary approach to character and narrative analysis, often known as " תנ"ך בגובה העיניים" ("Tanach at Eye Level"), all the while incorporating the views and ideas of the

Midrash ''Midrash'' (;"midrash"
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and later Rabbinical commentaries. In the past, Rabbi

Mordechai Breuer Mordechai Breuer ( he, מָרְדְּכַי בְּרוֹיֶאר; May 14, 1921 – February 24, 2007) was a German-born Israeli Orthodox rabbi. He was one of the world's leading experts on Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), and especially of the text of the A ...

, the founder of the ''Shitat Habechinot'' ("The Aspects Approach"), also taught at the yeshiva. Many of the yeshiva's teachers and alumni have published ''sefarim'' on Tanach. For example, the "''Torah MiEtzion''" series presents essays on the five books of the

Torah The Torah (; hbo, ''Tōrā'', "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. In that sense, Torah means the s ...

from the rabbis of the yeshiva. The approach of the series is "centered on learning the 'simple meaning' of the text but also incorporating the disciplines of literary theory, geography, archeology and history in order to better understand the text." Together with

, the Yeshiva produces several formal publications in the field, including the

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''Megadim''.

Libraries

The

Yeshiva A yeshiva (; he, ישיבה, , sitting; pl. , or ) is a traditional Jewish educational institution focused on the study of Rabbinic literature, primarily the Talmud and halacha (Jewish law), while Torah and Jewish philosophy are s ...

operates two

libraries A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...

. The Torah Library is the largest of any yeshiva in Israel, with over 90,000 volumes, as well as CDs,

microfilm Microforms are scaled-down reproductions of documents, typically either photographic film, films or paper, made for the purposes of transmission, storage, reading, and printing. Microform images are commonly reduced to about 4% or of the origin ...

s, rare Judaica and antique books, including the personal collection of Rav collection and a four-hundred year-old collection from the Etz Chayim community of Amsterdam. The Pedagogic Resource Center of the

supplements the central Torah library, providing

audio-visual Audiovisual (AV) is electronic media possessing both a sound and a visual component, such as slide-tape presentations, films, television programs, corporate conferencing, church services, and live theater productions. Audiovisual service prov ...

material for teachers of Judaic studies in Israel and worldwide.

Online platforms

The Israel Koschitzky Virtual

Beit Midrash A ''beth midrash'' ( he, בית מדרש, or ''beis medrash'', ''beit midrash'', pl. ''batei midrash'' "House of Learning") is a hall dedicated for Torah study, often translated as a "study hall." It is distinct from a synagogue (''beth kness ...

provides yeshiva-style courses and

(lectures) in Torah and Judaism to students of all ages online. Over 18,000 subscribers around the world subscribe to weekly shiurim, in English,

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and Russian covering subjects such as

Tanakh The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
''

Halakha ''Halakha'' (; he, הֲלָכָה, ), also transliterated as ''halacha'', ''halakhah'', and ''halocho'' ( ), is the collective body of Jewish religious laws which is derived from the written and Oral Torah. Halakha is based on biblical commandm ...

Jewish philosophy Jewish philosophy () includes all philosophy carried out by Jews, or in relation to the religion of Judaism. Until modern ''Haskalah'' (Jewish Enlightenment) and Jewish emancipation, Jewish philosophy was preoccupied with attempts to reconcile ...

and various other Jewish topics. KMTT is a daily

Podcast from Yeshivat Har Etzion which is sent out every day of the week.

Notable faculty

– Founding

, founder of the

Meimad Meimad ( he, מימד, an acronym for ''Medina Yehudit, Medina Demokratit'' (), lit., ''Jewish State, Democratic State'') is a moderate to left-wing religious Zionist political party in Israel. Founded in 1999, it is based on the ideology of the ...

party * Amnon Bazak – ''Ram'' and lecturer at Herzog College *

– co-founder of Yeshivat Har Etzion and

Gush Emunim Gush Emunim ( he, גּוּשׁ אֱמוּנִים , ''Bloc of the Faithful'') was an Israeli ultranationalist Orthodox Jewish right-wing activist movement committed to establishing Jewish settlements in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and the Gol ...

– leading expert on

Tanakh The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
''

–

, *

–

Hanan Porat Hanan Porat ( he, חנן פורת, 5 December 1943 – 4 October 2011) was an Israeli Orthodox rabbi, educator, and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Tehiya, the National Religious Party, Tkuma, and the National Union between ...

Notable alumni

* Michael Abraham – Rabbi and physicist at

Bar-Ilan University Bar-Ilan University (BIU, he, אוניברסיטת בר-אילן, ''Universitat Bar-Ilan'') is a public research university in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is Israel's second-largest academic i ...

Zechariah Baumel Zechariah Baumel ( he, זכריה באומל; 17 November 1960 – 1982), also known as Zachary Baumel, was an American-Israeli soldier in the Israel Defense Forces. On the night of 10-11 June 1982, during the Battle of Sultan Yacoub in the 19 ...

– American-Israeli IDF soldier * Assaf Bednarsh –

Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS ) is the rabbinical seminary of Yeshiva University (YU). It is located along Amsterdam Avenue in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Named after Yitzchak Elchanan S ...

Shalom Berger Shalom Berger (born February 4, 1960) is an Orthodox Jewish scholar and educational activist. Rabbi Berger was born and raised in the United States. He studied in Yeshiva Chaim Berlin high school in Brooklyn under Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner, in Yeshiv ...

– Scholar and educational activist * Ari Berman – Fifth President of

Yeshiva University Yeshiva University is a private Orthodox Jewish university with four campuses in New York City."About YU
on the Yeshiva Universit ...

Joshua Berman Joshua Berman (born February 29, 1964) is an Orthodox rabbi and professor of bible at Bar-Ilan University. He is known for his views on the history of Jewish belief, and on biblical source criticism, arguing that "knowledge of the cultural contex ...

–

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* Eliahu Birnbaum – Former

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and

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, rabbi of

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, head of th
Straus-Amiel Institute
* Eliyahu Blumenzweig –

of Yeshivat HaHesder Yerucham *

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– Mayor of

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Yuval Cherlow Yuval Cherlow (born 1957) is a Modern Orthodox rabbi and posek. He is Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Hesder Amit Orot Shaul in Tel Aviv, Israel. Cherlow was one of the founders of Tzohar, an organization of religious Zionist Orthodox rabbis in Israe ...

–

of Yeshivat Orot Shaul * Shmuel David – Rabbi of

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, former rabbi of

Rosh Tzurim Rosh Tzurim ( he, רֹאשׁ צוּרִים, eng. Top of the Rocks) is an Israeli settlement and religious kibbutz in the West Bank established in 1969. It is located about south of Jerusalem, 3.9 km east of the Green Line, inside barr ...

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– Israeli

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– Venture capitalist and author * Ron Yitzchok Eisenman – American Orthodox rabbi *

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– State Comptroller of

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– Israeli right-wing activist *

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– American-Israeli social historian *

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– Rabbi of Jewish Center of Teaneck * Yehuda Gilad –

of Maale Gilboa * Yehudah Glick – Israeli

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and

* Tamir Granot –

of Yeshivat Orot Shaul * Steven Greenberg – First openly homosexual

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rabbi *

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– Assistant to the President and Special Representative for International Negotiations under

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* Aviad Hacohen – Israeli attorney and professor of law * Gershon HaCohen –

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in the

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–

of Yeshivat Otniel, rabbi of

Otniel Otniel ( he, עָתְנִיאֵל) is an Orthodox Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the southern Judaean Mountains, south of Hebron, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. In , it had a population of . Th ...

* Moshe Halbertal – Israeli

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Nathaniel Helfgot Nathaniel Helfgot (born April 30, 1963) is an American rabbi. He leads Congregation Netivot Shalom of Teaneck, New Jersey, and served as president of the International Rabbinic Fellowship. Early life Helfgot studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion for ...

– President of

International Rabbinic Fellowship The International Rabbinic Fellowship (IRF) is a Modern Orthodox rabbinical organization founded by Rabbis Avi Weiss and Marc D. Angel in 2007 and soon elected Rabbi Barry Gelman as its president. The group is open to graduates of Yeshivat Chovevei ...

* Howard Jachter – American

rabbi, Dayan, educator, author and communal leader, expert on the laws of Jewish divorce *

Dov Kalmanovich Dov Kalmanovich (Hebrew language, Hebrew: דב קלמנוביץ') is an Israeli activist and terrorism survivor, who founded the Organization of Victims of Hostilities. He served as chairman of the board of the governmental company for the rehabil ...

– Israeli politician *

Moshe Koppel Moshe Koppel is an American-Israeli computer scientist, Talmud scholar and political activist. Koppel was born and raised in New York, where he received a traditional Jewish education. He studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion, received a B.A. from Yes ...

– American-Israeli computer scientist *

Amichai Lau-Lavie Rabbi Amichai Yehuda Lau-Lavie (born April 22, 1969) is a social entrepreneur, human rights activist and LGBT, conservative rabbi, founder and spiritual leader of the Lab/Shul community in New York. Biography Lau-Lavie is the fourth son of Naph ...

– Israeli-American

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rabbi *

Binyamin Lau Binyamin Tzvi (Benny) Lau, (born October 20, 1961, Tel Aviv) is an Israeli rabbi, community leader, activist, author, and public speaker who lives in Jerusalem. He is the head of 929: Tanach B'yachad and headed the Kehillat Ramban synagogue in J ...

– Israeli

rabbi, Rav of Kehillat Ramban in

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Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

* Shamai Leibowitz – American lawyer *

Shlomo Levi Shlomo Levi ( he, שלמה לוי) was an Israeli footballer, who played for Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Ramat Gan, among others, and for Israel Career League football Levi played youth football for Maccabi Tel Aviv from the age of ...

– former head of

Kollel A kollel ( he, כולל, , , a "gathering" or "collection" f scholars is an institute for full-time, advanced study of the Talmud and rabbinic literature. Like a yeshiva, a kollel features shiurim (lectures) and learning ''sedarim'' (sessions); ...

at Yeshivat Har Etzion, President of the Yeshivat Hesder Gavoa Kiryat Gat * Avraham Lifshitz – Israeli rabbi, former head of State Religious Education of the

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Dov Linzer Dov Linzer (Hebrew: דב נתן לינזר; born September 16, 1966) is the President and Rabbinic Head (Rosh HaYeshiva) of the Modern Orthodox Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School in Riverdale, New York. He is a teacher, lecturer, podcaster, ...

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Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School (YCT) is an Open Orthodox yeshiva, founded in 1999 by Rabbi Avi Weiss. Currently located in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx, New York, its mission is to educate and place rabbis who are "open, n ...

* Jacob Ezra Merkin – American investor *

Avraham Michaeli Avraham Michaeli ( he, אברהם מיכאלי, born 29 March 1957) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for Shas between 2006 and 2015. Biography Born in Kulashi in the Soviet Union (today in Georgia) as Abraam Mikhela ...

– Member of Knesset * David Mintz – Israeli

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who currently serves on the

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Ephraim Mirvis Rabbi Sir Ephraim Yitzchak Mirvis (born 7 September 1956) is an Orthodox rabbi who serves as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. He served as the Chief Rabbi of Ireland between 1985 and 1992. Early life and ...

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of the UK and Commonwealth *

Menachem Penner Menachem (Marc) Penner (Hebrew: מנחם פעננער; born 1971) is an American Modern Orthodox rabbi who is the Max and Marion Grill Dean of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University. He is also the Dean of Men's Underg ...

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of the

, Rabbi

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of Holliswood * Alex Pomson –

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of Rosov Consulting * Shabtai Rappaport –

of Yeshivat Shvut Yisrael * Yosef Zvi Rimon – former ''ram'' at the yeshiva, Rabbi of the

Gush Etzion Regional Council The Gush Etzion Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית גוש עציון, ''Mo'atza Azorit Gush Etzion'') is a Regional council (Israel), regional council in the northern Judean Hills, the northern part of the southern area of the West B ...

and leading expert in

* David Shlomo Rosen – Former

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Jonathan Rosenblatt Jonathan I. Rosenblatt (born August 31, 1956) is an American Modern Orthodox rabbi, teacher, lecturer, and counselor. Biography A native of Baltimore, Rosenblatt served for more than thirty years as the Senior Rabbi of the Riverdale Jewish Center i ...

– American

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* Shlomo Rosenfeld – Founder and

of Yeshivat Shadmot Neria, rabbi of the Emek HaMaayanot Regional Council * Itamar Rosensweig – Rabbi and maggid shiur at

Yeshiva University Yeshiva University is a private Orthodox Jewish university with four campuses in New York City."About YU
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and

dayan (rabbinic judge) A beit din ( he, בית דין, Bet Din, house of judgment, , Ashkenazic: ''beis din'', plural: batei din) is a rabbinical court of Judaism. In ancient times, it was the building block of the legal system in the Biblical Land of Israel. Today, it ...

at the

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Michael Rosensweig Michael Rosensweig (born December 22, 1956) is a Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University and the Rosh Kollel of the Beren Kollel Elyon. Education Michael Rosensweig studied with Joseph B. Soloveitchik ...

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Yehuda Sarna Rabbi Yehuda Sarna is the Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Council of the Emirates. He is also the Executive Director of the Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at New York University (NYU), the University Chaplain and an Adjunct Assistant Profes ...

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of Jewish Community of the

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* Hanan Schlesinger – American-Israeli Orthodox rabbi, co-founder of

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, a joint Palestinian-Israeli grassroots peacemaking initiative *

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– British-Israeli entrepreneur * Elliot Schrier – '' Mara d'asra'' of Congregation Bnai Yeshurun in

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– Senior C''hazzan'' (cantor) of the Park Avenue Synagogue *

Sharon Shalom Rabbi Dr. Sharon (Zewde) Shalom (born in Ethiopia, 1973) is a rabbi, lecturer and Jewish author. He is a Rav of one of the Tzohar "Open Communities" in Kiryat Gat. He was born Zaude Tesfay in a Jewish community in the North of Ethiopia. He work ...

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community Rabbi * Scott J. Shapiro – Professor of Philosophy and Law at

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* Eli Baruch Shulman –

at the

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– Israeli

judge * Moshe Tur-Paz – Israeli

Ben-Tzion Spitz Rabbi Ben-Tzion Spitz (born 1969) was the Chief Rabbi of Uruguay. He was born in Queens, New York, United States. In May 2013 he was appointed as Chief Rabbi of Uruguay, a position he held until October 2016. Early life and education Ben-Tzio ...

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and

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– American historian, academic and author *

Kalman Topp Rabbi Kalman Topp is an American Modern-Orthodox rabbi, educator and author, currently serving as the Senior Rabbi of the Beth Jacob Congregation of Beverly Hills, California. Early life A native New Yorker, Topp was raised in Kew Gardens Hi ...

– American rabbi, Beth Jacob Congregation of

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* Zev Weitman – Rabbi of

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, Rabbi of

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* {{Authority control Educational institutions established in 1968 Gush Etzion

Har Etzion Yeshivat Har Etzion (YHE; ), commonly known in English as "Gush" and in Hebrew as "Yeshivat HaGush", is a Hesder, hesder yeshiva located in Alon Shvut, an Israeli settlement in Gush Etzion. It is considered one of the leading institutions of advan ...

Yeshivas in the West Bank

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