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Migdal Oz There’S Been Lots of Change and Growth This Israeli Students Learning in the Beit Midrash בסד Winter 5772/2011 etzionUPDATE from Yeshivat Har Etzion THE NEW YEAR IN YESHIVA Welcoming the New Year In Elul, Yeshivat Har Etzion welcomed its 44th Machzor of talmidim to the Beit Midrash. In total, there are over 460 talmidim in the Yeshiva this year. Of these, 50 are currently serving in the army and over 400 are in the Beit Midrash, which resonates with the sounds of Torah learning. This winter, the Yeshiva is studying Masekhet Gittin. New Overseas Students arrive in Israel When Eli was offered a position as Director of the Overseas Program, it was a perfect Where are this year’s fit. Eli has been closely associated with the talmidim from? Yeshiva and the Etzion Foundation for 30 ■ The Dr. William Major Overseas years – as a talmid, board member, Dinner Program includes 68 first-year, 15 Guest of Honor, and now, as staff. second-year and 5 post-college Eli finds the new position more challenging talmidim from North America and than he imagined, yet very rewarding. England. The new group of talmidim is a large and ■ There are 24 talmidim from South Africa wonderful group, he says, who are very and Australia in the MTA Program. motivated to learn. “Our ultimate message ■ Six young men are in the Darkaynu to the talmidim is that everything is about Program for talmidim with special Eli Weber ’81 – our relationship with the Kadosh Barukh needs. New Director Hu,” explains Eli. “This message has always ■ In the Israeli Hesder Program, there of Overseas been implicit in the Yeshiva’s educational are currently 217 talmidim in the Beit approach, but now we are trying to make it Program Midrash and another 50 on active more explicit – to discuss it frontally.” army duty. When Eli Weber ’81 In his work with the Ramim, madrichim and ■ There are 78 post-Hesder talmidim in moved from Teaneck, administrative staff, Eli is actively involved, the Beit Midrash. NJ to Efrat with his energetic, and innovative. In addition family two years ago, he decided to take a to overseeing the program, he teaches break from his career in law and devote his afternoon chugim, delivers sichot and time to learning in the Yeshiva. Eli quickly spends one Shabbat a month with his family became a familiar face in Yeshiva, learning in Yeshiva. “This is my dream job, being in in the Beit Midrash, waiting on line with the Yeshiva. It’s a fantastic opportunity to make guys in the chadar ochel, joining tiyulim, a positive difference in the lives of others,” teaching afternoon chugim and interacting Eli says. We wish him much success in the Rav Donny Schreiber with talmidim with the talmidim from abroad. new position! Introducing New Ramim Program will be intensified, with a focus on relates, “Before I came to Har Etzion, I had kashrut. In the area of Tanakh, a new cycle heard of the Yeshiva's reputation, and Yeshivat Har Etzion of sefarim will be studied. New classes and I was eager to experience it firsthand, welcomes R a v chaburot have been added in the area of but nonetheless, I had not truly pictured Micha’el Edrei '90H, Jewish Thought and Halakha. In addition, an what life in Yeshiva would be like. Simchat who is teaching Shiur increased effort is being invested this year Torah in Yeshiva could not have painted Bet in the Hesder in guiding the talmidim in how best to use that picture any better. The dancing and program this year. the hours available to them in both the Beit singing throughout the Yom Tov were Rav Edrei previously Midrash and chabura segments of the day. more than just enjoyable and exciting; it served as a Ram at the Yeshivat Hesder in was an atmosphere of pure and intense Acco for four years. He is an alumnus of Yoni Jesner z”l love for Torah and Avodat HaShem, a sort of Yeshivat Har Etzion and served in the Golani Elul Program intensified version of the atmosphere that Unit in the IDF. Rav Edrei holds a degree in Over twenty alumni from around the world pervades the Yeshiva every day.” law and economics from Bar-Ilan University. came to visit the Yeshiva in Elul, to recharge In addition to his semikha studies, he studied Mazal Tov to Rosh Yeshiva HaRav Aharon their spiritual batteries before returning dayanut at the Eretz Hemda Institute in Lichtenstein, who was Chatan Torah, and to to university or work. They benefited from Jerusalem. Rav Binyamin Tabory, Chatan Bereishit. The the Yoni Jesner z”l Elul Program, which chatanim celebrated with an Oneg Shabbat Rav Nehemia Ra’anan subsidizes the stay of returning overseas on Parshat Noach. joined the Yeshiva last alumni who wish to study at Har Etzion in year and is currently the period leading up the Yamim Nora’im. teaching fifth-year The program exists thanks to the generous The Israel Koschitzky Hesder students. He support of Steve and Renee Adelsberg, Virtual Beit Midrash began his yeshiva whose son, David ’01 was a chevruta and The new curriculum for 2011/12 has studies at Merkaz close friend of Yoni z”l. In September of 2002, been posted, featuring 16 weekly written HaRav Yeshiva, continued at Yeshivat Hesder Yoni, an exceptional talmid from Glasgow, courses. We are pleased to offer several Ma’alot Yaakov and served in the IDF Nahal Scotland, was mortally wounded on a bus exciting new courses, including: Unit. In 1996 he became a founding member traveling to Tel Aviv that was attacked by a The Book of Daniel with Rav Yaakov of Yeshivat Siach Sadeh and in 2001 he joined suicide bomber. It is a fitting memorial that Medan, Great Biblical Exegetes with the Kollel Gavoha of Yeshivat Har Etzion. in Yoni’s name many talmidim join us in the Dr. Avigail Rock, Principles of Faith In addition to receiving his semikha while Beit Midrash every Elul. with Rav Joshua Amaru '85, and Ethics at Yeshiva, Rav Ra’anan earned a Bachelor of Interpersonal Conduct with Rav of Education degree from Herzog College. Yom Kippur Binyamin Zimmerman '96, as well as He previously taught in the Yeshiva High As in previous years, the Yeshiva welcomed continuing courses in Talmudic Aggada, School Mekor Chaim in Kibbutz Kfar Etzion. many alumni and other guests from Israel The Temple, Topics in Halakha, The Laws and abroad for the inspiring Yom Kippur of Shabbat, Parashat HaShavua, Sefer Revava: The Riva davening in Yeshiva. Ba’alei tefilla included Shmuel, Gemara Gittin, Gemara Megilla, Koschitzky z”l Torah Rav Shlomo Brin for Kol Nidrei, Rami Yanai and Talmudic Methodology. The VBM for Mussaf, and Rosh Yeshiva Rav Yaakov attracts 75-100 new subscribers every Enrichment Program Medan for Ne’ila. Among the guests were: month. Come see what it’s all about at The Revava Program gives both Israeli Julius Berman, Marcel Weber, Leon and www.vbm-torah.org. The Hebrew Israel and overseas students the opportunity to Marilyn Moed, Steve and Adina Fredman, Koschitzky VBM site can be accessed at complement their intensive Talmud study Lenny Gross '92PC, Mark and Susan Weisen, www.etzion.org.il with in-depth study of Tanakh, Halakha and Tobi and Gerson Schapiro '84, Rabbi Jewish Thought. As a secondary benefit of David and Miriam Shapiro, Eliezer and KMTT the program, the afternoon classes provide Yitty Glaser, Marty Kaufman and Kalman A new semester of KMTT is online now, an ideal venue for talmidim to interact in Schoor ’01 with sons Micah and Saadya. with a half-hour daily of audio shiurim an informal way with the Roshei Yeshiva to accompany you while commuting and Ramim, which adds tremendously to Simchat Torah or exercising, including shiurim from Rav Binyamin Tabory and Rav Ezra the Yeshiva experience and their personal Simchat Torah was celebrated in Yeshiva Bick. Check out the course offerings at development. According to Rosh Yeshiva with much joy. New student Shua Katz, son www.kimitzion.org Rav Baruch Gigi, this year the Halakha of Avi ’76 and Rivi Katz from Teaneck, NJ, 2 etzion UPDATE FIRST YAHRZEIT OF MOREINU VE’RABBEINU HARAV YEHUDA AmITAL ZT”l On the first yahrzeit since the passing of social philosophy. They were delivered by in HaRav Amital’s memory by Rav Yirmi Yeshivat Har Etzion’s founding Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav Amital’s son-in-law, Rav Yehuda Stavisky ‘82H, Principal of Himmelfarb HaRav Yehuda Amital zt”l, hundreds of Gilad ‘76H, Prof. Shalom Rosenberg and Yeshiva High School in Jerusalem and Uri students, alumni and friends gathered for an Prof. Binyamin Ish-Shalom ‘72H. Ofran ‘92H, Director of the Chevruta Beit evening of Torah study and memorial at the A moving video made by talmidim was Midrash at Ben-Gurion University. The last Yeshiva on Thursday, 26 Tammuz, June 28th. screened, after which the main memorial mishna was recited by Yekutiel Fogelman, In the first half of the evening, threeshiurim ceremony took place in the Beit Midrash. great-grandson of HaRav Amital, grandson were delivered by Roshei Yeshiva Rav Rav Shlomo Brin’74H, son-in-law of HaRav of Rav Yoel Amital ‘70H. Yaakov Medan, Rav Baruch Gigi and Amital, moderated the event. Rosh Yeshiva Rav Mosheh Lichtenstein, who shared HaRav Aharon Lichtenstein and Chairman On Friday (27 Tammuz), an azkara took place HaRav Amital’s teachings on topics related of the Board Moshe Moskovic both shared at the kever in Har HaMenuchot, Jerusalem. to the Yamim Nora’im. Afterwards, three memories and insights from their long, close simultaneous shiurim took place on various relationships with HaRav Amital and the תהא נשמתו צרורה בצרור החיים aspects of Rav Amital’s ideological and evening ended with learning of mishnayot Yekutiel Fogelman A plaque was erected at HaRav Amital’s makom in the Beit Midrash to commemorate the spot where the Rosh Yeshiva zt”l was so often seen engrossed in his learning, and where his absence is so sorely felt.
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