Circumstances didn't permit joining
our Simchat Beit HaShoeva?
We understand...
BUT, WHEREVER YOU FIND YOURSELF TODAY,
YOU CAN JOIN US VIRTUALLY. IT IS UP TO YOU!!
See our Torat Har Etzion website,
with our brand new curriculum - classes start Sunday October 10th - don't miss out!
Choref Tov from These Guys
Gush Shana Alef 5782
Learning. Teshuva. A variety of lessons for Rosh Hashana and Asseret Yemei Teshuva. We invite you to enter our 'Torat Har Har Etzion' website and see the dedicated content that has been prepared in advance of the Yamim Noraim and Tishrei holidays. To enter, click>>
Rav Nechemya Raanan visiting talmidim on their army base.
We take this opportunity to wish Rav Nechemya much hatzlacha
as he leaves Har Etzion to become Rosh Yeshiva
@ Yeshivat HaHesder Shadmot Mechola.
Gush Conversations on 'Life After Yeshiva' Leadership Seminar
These Conversations are a Revava Project.
In commemoration of the 11th yartzeit of Rav Yehuda Amital ztz"l,
we prepared a very special section highlighting his Torah.
BARUKH DAYAN HA-EMET
We mourn the death of our builder and founder,
visionary and activist Moshe (Moshko) Moscovic.
"The difference between a dreamer and a prophet is a small line - I want to complete the small line here."
MAY HAKADOSH BARUKH HU CONTINUE TO HAVE MERCY
UPON HIS PEOPLE AND UPON HIS LAND.
WE JOIN ALL OF AM YISRAEL IN MOURNING
THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDY IN MERON
AND IN WISHING REFUA SHELEIMA TO THE INJURED.
Click here for a sicha by Rosh HaYeshiva
Harav Mosheh Lichtenstein in the wake of the tragedy>>
WE HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFULLY QUIET CHAG.
GREAT FIGURES OF MODERN TORAH STUDY
MTA 2021 HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED!!
BeChasdei Hashem Gush's Newest South African Talmidim are here.
Join us in saying - 'Howzit Bru!'
CHADESH YAMEINU KE-KEDEM.
OUR BATEI MIDRASH
HAVE NEVER BEEN STRONGER!!
The joy, song and dance as the Migdal Oz Beit Midrash re-opens, post vaccine, without plastic dividers, without capsules or quarantine, as Limmud Torah can resume with all its power. Click on the picture above!
30 DAYS BEFORE THE CHAG OF PESACH
Now is the time to start preparing!
Enter the archives of the Israel Koschitzky Virtual Beit Midrash
Listen to a shiur by Harav Aharon Lichtenstein from 30 years ago!!
"The Three Things that Need to be Said at the Seder"
And for the latest recordings for Pesach 2021:
"Pesach Themes with Eli Weber and Rav Ezra Bick"
PESACH IS FAST APPROACHING
Monday, March 22nd, 2021 at 12:30 PM Eastern time
(Israel is now only 6 hours ahead),
Rosh Yeshiva Rav Mosheh Lichtenstein gave a Zoom shiur on
“Kadesh, Urchatz, Karpas – The First Three Innings of the Seder.”
The shiur was dedicated in memory
of our long-time friend of the yeshiva
Mr. Joshua (Yehoshua Moshe ben Chaya Rachel) Mermelstein z”l.
Click here to view the shiur.
BARUKH DAYAN HA-EMET
We mourn the death of our builder and founder,
visionary and activist Moshe (Moshko) Moscovic.
Sunday Feb 21st, 2021, we held a shloshim event
here at yeshiva, @6pm (Israel time) with hespedim
by the Rashei Yeshiva, ramim and family members.
For details...
"The difference between a dreamer and a prophet is a small line - I want to complete the small line here."
In his way of life, in establishing yeshivas and settlements and leading dozens of Torah and Chesed educational institutions, notably Har Etzion and the Beit Midrash for Women in Migdal Oz, Moshko educated us to believe, dream and fulfill. Ours and yours - his is.
Who will give us in return.
May his soul be bundled in the bundle of life.
Just a few short weeks ago, we celebrated Moshko's 96th birthday with a release of the following video, recorded a year ago. Thank you Moshko, from the bottom of our hearts. Yehi zikhrekha barukh.
Read about Moshko, the Dreamer here...For additional materials about Moshko... Condolences/hespedim may be sent here...
Special Shiur Series with Rav Yoel bin Nun
Second shiur Sunday January 31st, 2021 @9:30am
Click here for details Click here to watch the first shiur.
So difficult to say farewell to MTA 2020 (talmidim from Australia and South Africa) at the end their year In The Gush. Allow us to get emotional for a moment: MTA 2020 arrived in the Yeshiva in February of 2020. When the Corona Virus hit Israel at the end of February of 2020 - they had only been in the Yeshiva for a month. And yet, they were some of the very first overseas talmidim to return to Eretz Yisrael - some traveling more than 40 hours to get back. In the words of their Rebbe, Rav Pini Cohen, they have been on fire - learning, diligent, inspired and working hard ever since their return. Chasdei Hashem, many are staying In The Gush for another year - MTB! Let us take a moment at this time to recognize and salute their courage and commitment to Talmud Torah.
BE IT BY ZOOM OR IN PERSON,
HAR ETZION RABBANIM MAKE THE EFFORT
TO REACH THEIR TALMIDIM -
EVEN TO FAR AWAY ARMY BASES!
Click on the picture to see our 5781 Purim Package. Purim sameach!!
BARUKH DAYAN HA-EMET
We mourn the death of our builder and founder,
visionary and activist Moshe (Moshko) Moscovic.
"The difference between a dreamer and a prophet is a small line - I want to complete the small line here."
In his way of life, in establishing yeshivas and settlements and leading dozens of Torah and Chesed educational institutions, notably Har Etzion and the Beit Midrash for Women in Migdal Oz, Moshko educated us to believe, dream and fulfill. Ours and yours - his is.
Who will give us in return.
May his soul be bundled in the bundle of life.
THE LEVAYA TOOK PLACE IN MASSUOT YITZCHAK,
SUNDAY JAN 24TH, AT 3PM ISRAEL TIME.
https://youtu.be/Jr-VAjdwAao
SHIVA AT THE MOSKOVIC HOME IN MASSUOT YITZCHAK.
Just two weeks ago, we celebrated Moshko's 96th birthday with a release of the following video, recorded a year ago. Thank you Moshko, from the bottom of our hearts. Yehi zikhrekha barukh.
For additional materials about Moshko... Condolences/hespedim may be sent here...
Missed the session? Here is the link to the recording!
AS WE DO EACH YEAR!!
Wednesday - Thursday Dec 9-10, 2020 we will be hosting our Chanuka Yemei Iyun in memory of Riva Koschitzky z"l.
Torah - Mussar - Medinat Yisrael
In celebration of Harav Yaakov Medan's 70th Birthday
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Unfortunately, due to Corona, we will be unable to invite our alumni and friends to physically participate. Sessions will be uploaded to our KESHET audio site and to our youtube channel
over the course of Chanuka.
Click here for the complete schedule.
CHANUKA SAMEACH!!
Press on the picture above to see our Chanuka shiurim package...
Our Israeli students have left zoom
and joined the overseas talmidim for winter zman study
in the renewed beit midrash!
Glad you are back in good health.
We pray that the coming months be filled with Torah!
Can't Join Us in The Beit Midrash Now? That's OK!!!
The Gush Virtual Beit Midrash.... serving up Torah Online
for 25 years!!
Registration is Open for Zman Choref Online
Yeshivat Har Etzion in The Time of Corona:
The re-opening in May in a capsule system
Returning its overseas students all summer long.
Shana Alef Zman Elul in quarantine.
Gush soldiers drafting, including 10 lone soldiers in The Time of Corona
Zman Kayitz and Zman Elul 2020
And finally, the rest of the Beit Midrash returns!
In a shiur klali by Rosh Yeshiva Rav Baruch Gigi.
Our Israeli students have left zoom
and joined the overseas talmidim for winter zman study
in the renewed beit midrash!
Glad you are back in good health.
We pray that the coming months be filled with Torah!
Can't Join Us in The Beit Midrash Now? That's OK!!!
The Gush Virtual Beit Midrash.... serving up Torah Online
for 25 years!!
Registration is Open for Zman Choref Online
BARUKH DAYAN HA-EMET
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks zt"l
Just as Avraham's work did not cease with his death, but continued with Yitzchak, so we are confident that Rabbi Sacks' teachings will continue to inspire and guide us long into the future. "The righteous in their death are called living."
For shiurim by Rav Sacks as well as tributes to him, click here...
Shiur Klali in The Time of Corona, with Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav Baruch Gigi.
Thanking the Roshei HaYeshiva, Rabbeim, Talmidim and 'kol Ovedei HaYeshiva' - all working to respect and uphold all Ministry of Health protocol at this time.
Excited to open Elul Zman at yeshiva!
The yeshiva staff has prepared for the new school year while thinking hard about solutions that would meet the challenges of Corona. As part of these preparations, great efforts have been made to bring in students from abroad and isolate them on the yeshiva campus. About two weeks ago, the first group of talmidim arrived in Israel, going straight to solitary confinement until Rosh Chodesh morning (Thursday Aug 20th). The shana bet students who arrived at the yeshiva early chose this in order to start the Elul zman after isolation, and will be able to study in the beit midrash while maintaining all guidelines (capsules, etc.). They have now been joined on campus by another 66 talmidim, entering their two weeks of isolation. An article was published about the assessments and preparations that were made, including an interview with Rabbi Eli Weber, head of our William Major Program for Overseas Students.
Praying for all those who need healing, sending comfort to those who are grieving, and courage for all those in need. Praying for the safe 're-entry' of our entire extended Gush family, Am Yisrael and Humanity. Link to the article >>
Can't Join Us in The Beit Midrash Now?
That's OK!!!
The Gush Virtual Beit Midrash.... serving up Torah Online
for 25 years!!
Registration is Open for Zman Choref Online
JOIN US VIRTUALLY!!
19:30 - 01:00 Israel Time, details here....
Asseret Yemei Teshuva Program recordings
available here, Har Etzion / Migdal Oz
Torah of Harav Aharon Lichtenstein About Teshuva:
The Four Chapters of Teshuva, Shiur by Rav Moshe Taragin
Lunch and Learn with Rav Mosheh Lichtenstein
"Divine and Human Sukkot -
The Relationship Between Mikdash and Sukka"
Tuesday, September 29th 12:30 - 1:30pm EDT.
The program included a short Q & A session.
CLICK HERE FOR THE RECORDING.
A Big Gush Chazak VeEmatz to The Gush's newest IDF Commanders!
JOIN US VIRTUALLY!!
details here... recordings will be available.
* Lunch and Learn with Rav Mosheh Lichtenstein
"Divine and Human Sukkot -
The Relationship Between Mikdash and Sukka"
Tuesday, September 29th 12:30 - 1:30pm EDT.
There will be time at the end for a Q & A session.
CLICK HERE FOR ZOOM LINK.
* Leil Hoshana Rabba 19:30 - 01:00 Israel Time,
details here....
Selichot Motzaei Menucha
In light of the situation, unfortunately, it was not possible for the yeshiva graduates and friends to join us in the beit midrash.
With that in mind, selichot and the introductory sicha of the Rosh Yeshiva were broadcast online on the yeshiva's YouTube channel. The sicha may be viewed here.
We encourage you to attend
and support this special occasion!
Watch the azkara here, remembering
Rav Binyamin Tabory z”l, marking one year since his passing.
The azkara took place on Sunday, August 23, at 8 PM Israel time,
with speeches in both Hebrew and English.
With profound respect for their fierce dedication to the Yeshiva and Talmud Torah we welcome back Gush Shana Bet who immediately went into 'Gush Dorm Quarantine' for their mandatory 14 day bidud - three pods of six talmidim quarantining together. Praying for all those who need healing, sending comfort to those who are grieving, and courage for all those in need. Praying for the safe 're-entry' of our entire extended Gush family, Am Yisrael and Humanity.
BLESSED ARE YOU THE COMFORTER OF ZION
AND BUILDER OF JERUSALEM
Click here for this year's 9 Days Package
Tuesday, July 14th, the yeshiva, ramim and its students celebrated the 70th birthday of our Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Yaakov Madan. May Hashem bless him with many years of teaching Torah, sound health and nachat from his family and the yeshiva. [Photo: Naaman Kam]
Mazal tov!
THE MAKING OF THE GUSH
A Special 4-Part Series by Rosh HaYeshiva Rav Yaakov Medan
on 'Who We Are'
The Founding of the Yeshiva, The Crying Baby Story and its Ideological Meaning; The Tanach Revolution; The Development of Rav Amital's Approach to Religious Zionism; The Differing Impacts of Rav Kook zt"l and Rav Soloveitchik zt"l on our Yeshiva
Sunday, the 27th of Tammuz marked the tenth anniversary of the passing of Moreinu veRabbeinu Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l.
On Shabbat Parashat Matot-Maseo, more than a hundred lessons were given in Israel and in the Diaspora by yeshiva alumni and talmidim of the rav. These lessons were kicked off by Rav Yuval Cherlow, in a zoom session on Friday 7/17 at 5pm (Israel time) on the subject: 'Not Everything is Halakha' - the Moral Teachings of our Teacher and Rabbi".
In light of the special situation, we held a memorial on Sunday, 27th of Tammuz (19.7), from 6pm to 7pm (Israel time) via live broadcast from a special studio set up for this event. Included will be a broadcast from the cemetery and the beit midrash, an open studio with the heads of the yeshiva, conversations with alumni about their relationship with Harav Amital and his influence on their lives, as well as a special film produced for the event describing Harav's philosophy.
The memorial was broadcast here on the website, and on the Yeshiva's YouTube channel. Here is the complete schedule...
FOR SHIURIM IN ENGLISH
with Rav Mordechai Friedman, Rav Dovid Gottlieb,
Rav Moshe Taragin, Rav Tzvi Kaye, Tani Bednarsh,
Eli Weber, Rav Menachem Leibtag and more!
AS WELL AS SHIURIM IN HEBREW...
GEMARA, TANAKH, PHILOSOPHY,
ALL FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME!
Thursday June 11th, we commemorated the 38th Memorial Day to Zecharya Baumel, which in many ways is his first Memorial Day. Last year, the anniversary was too close to the burial to properly mark it while sitting with family members. This year, the family has requested a memorial service in the Beit Midrash. This request is a right and a duty.
In light of the instructions, the memorial was held by zoom. In addition to the excellent speakers in the schedule, one of our graduates (Samson Steinmetz) who was a dear friend to Zecharya shared memories.
All those who Zecharya's story touched over the years are invited to take part in the memorial service. It is another step in entering the accepted memory channels after his tragic fate prevented him from doing so. The recording has been uploaded to our youtube channel.
We were delighted to resume the teaching of all our remaining Yeshiva students this week. The Beit Midrash received significant reinforcement upon the return of shiurim alef, dalet and heh, as well as students of Kollel, all settling into their designated areas.
The dorms and general grounds were also divided into areas marked by different colors. The gradual return is monitored according to strict guidelines and procedures set by the yeshiva. Watch here Harav Medan's emotional sicha upon their return.
With joy and thanksgiving, the yeshiva opened its doors this week to our Shana Bet students. The return is being done gradually and in accordance with strict guidelines and procedures. The Beit Midrash has been divided into three areas using nylon partitions. The entrance to the beit midrash is conducted through three entrances according to an orderly division. We are all hoping that the trend of improvement will continue and that more talmidim will be able to come back. Watch here Harav Medan's emotional sicha upon their return.
Israeli Ministry of Health Protocols
now allow outdoor meetings of up to 19 people!
Gush Rabbeim sent out sign up sheets to Shiur Alef and Bet talmidim and set up shiurim in Yerushalayim, Alon Shevut, Petach Tikva and Modiin to meet with Gush Talmidim. Thank you!
YOM BAT MITZVA! SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 2020 DELAYED DUE TO CORONA
January 2nd, we had the pleasure of hosting
the 15th Bat Mitzva Day at yeshiva, with roughly 85 guests - alumni with their daughters/granddaughters in attendance!
MAZAL TOV.
AND ON THE HEELS OF
THAT CELEBRATION
WE ALSO HOSTED A
LUNCH CELEBRATION / SIYUM SHAS!
For pictures and videos of the siyum...
HOPE YOU WERE ABLE TO JOIN US FOR OUR SPECIAL
PRE-SHAVUOT PROGRAM
WITH RAV MOSHEH LICHTENSTEIN, RABBANIT ESTI ROSENBERG, DR. YAEL ZIEGLER, RAV YOEL BIN NUN, RAV MOSHE TARAGIN, RAV EZRA BICK, RAV MORDECHAI FRIEDMAN,
MRS. SHAYNA GOLDBERG, AND RAV NETANEL BUCHS
Sunday MAY 24TH, AND Monday MAY 25TH
MORE DETAILS HERE...
LOOKING FORWARD TO LEARNING TOGETHER!!
Shiurim by
Harav Mosheh Lichtenstein, Aveilut of Sefirat HaOmer - Halakhic and Hashkafic Principles, click here.
Rav Moshe Taragin, HaRAL zt"l and the Concept of Bitachon, click here.
and Rav Yair Kahn, A Present or a Promise, click here.
To see our Program in Israel, Thursday April 23... (hebrew)
STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION
REGARDING EXCITING SHIURIM
WITH RAV MOSHEH LICHTENSTEIN, RABBANIT ESTI ROSENBERG, DR. YAEL ZIEGLER, RAV YOEL BIN NUN, RAV MOSHE TARAGIN, RAV EZRA BICK, RAV MORDECHAI FRIEDMAN, MRS. SHAYNA GOLDBERG, AND RAV NETANEL BUCHS -
MAY 18TH, MAY 21ST, MAY 24TH, AND MAY 25TH
MORE DETAILS SOON...
LOOKING FORWARD!!
Moreinu HaRav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l would host a 'Seudat Mashiach' as is the hassidic custom on 'Shevii Shel Pesach.' Here is the Niggun 'Yam LeYabasha' that the Rosh Yeshiva zt"l would sing at that seuda. Credit to Yoni Genuth and Ehud Banai. Click here for the full story and piyut as told by Rav Rami Yanai and Rav Amichai Gordin (hebrew).
Join Us 'Live" in The Gush!
Starting Sunday March 22nd,
join us for live shiurim in English,
with Rav Mordechai Friedman, Rav Dovid Gottlieb,
Rav Moshe Taragin, Rav Tzvi Kaye, Tani Bednarsh,
Eli Weber, and Rav Menachem Leibtag!
In a talk given by the head of the yeshiva on Thursday March 12th, Rabbi Yaakov Medan clarified the importance of continuing the curriculum these days. At the same time, the rabbi emphasized the importance of keeping the rules with caution, but made clear the need to make sure that the changes would not lead to the cancellation of limud Torah but to the understanding that the yeshiva house creates the safest environment for each of us.
AS OF MOTZAEI SHABBAT, HOWEVER, THE YESHIVA HAS DECLARED CLOSURE, in light of the most recent precautions taken by the government. Arrangements for the bnei chul are being made. Read more...
A LETTER BY ROSH HA-YESHIVA HARAV MOSHEH LICHTENSTEIN IN LIGHT OF THE CORONA CRISIS...
Go in peace, multiply in prayers and Torah study. Join Us in Learning @The Beit Midrash Live! May we hear only good news.
Click above for a variety of shiurim.
And for the latest in Divrei Torah Publications for Nissan 5780:
Celebrating with Gush Kollel Talmidim Aminadav Grossman, Avigdor Rosensweig and Chaim Metzger who will be receiving YU Semikhah at this years YU Chag HaSemikhah! Click above to see the full list!
Beruchim HaBaim to our newest Gush talmidim from The Southern Hemisphere - Australia and South Africa - who begin their year now!
Happy Birthday Moshe (Moshko) Moskovics!
This video was produced in celebration of his 90th birthday (5 years ago!) and we are sharing it to honor his love and dedication to The Gush.
Yom Iyun Honoring the Memory of
HaRav Aharon Lichtenstein ztl
"Women's Contribution to the World of Torah"
VIDEOS and AUDIOS of the event (5779)!
Click here for more pictures.
HAR ETZION OVERSEAS!
With Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Menachem Leibtag
on the East Coast
Thursday March 5th - Sunday March 15th, 2020
Click here for details.
HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL PURIM!
UPDATES FROM THE YESHIVA:
Purim events took place as usual, following careful instructions and principles regarding the Corona virus. During the day, students of the yeshiva attended the Purim feasts with their rebbeim. On Shushan Purim, groups of yeshiva students joined the ramim living in Jerusalem.
In a talk given by the head of the yeshiva, Rabbi Yaakov Medan today (Thursday March 12th) in the Beit Midrash, the rosh yeshiva clarified the importance of continuing the curriculum these days. At the same time, the rabbi emphasized the importance of keeping the rules with caution, but made clear the need to make sure that the changes would not lead to the cancellation of limud Torah but to the understanding that the yeshiva house creates the safest environment for each of us.
Here is an update sent to the students' parents last night, regarding how to deal with the Corona virus.
MAY WE HEAR ONLY GOOD NEWS.
HAR ETZION OVERSEAS!
With Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Moshe Taragin
at Congregation Ohav Emeth in Highland Park, NJ
Shabbat Parashat Teruma
Click here for details.
HAR ETZION OVERSEAS!
With Rabbi Mordechai Friedman
in England and the USA
and Rabbis Yair Kahn, Moshe Taragin and Eli Weber in the USA.
Click on the links above for details.
They are BACK!
Over 30 Gush Alumni from Australia and South Africa back in The Gush Beit Midrash learning Torah during their 'summer break'!
Farewell to MTA 2019, come back soon!
WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED OUR SPECIAL
Chanuka Package of Shiurim...
We started this month with the tragic news
of our alumnus Ephraim Rimel ’02H.
We mourn the loss of his wife Tzipi and daughter Noam Rachel. Ephraim and his son Itai still need your tefillot.
Please click here to join the group recitation of Tehillim.
RABBIS DOVID GOTTLIEB AND MOSHE TARAGIN
SHABBAT PARSHAT VAYISHLACH, DEC 13-14, 2019
HOPING TO SEE YOU!
SHABBAT Nov. 22-23, 2019 in Teaneck, NJ.
It was great getting together!
THIS SHABBAT IN GIVAT SHMUEL!!
Many of our recent olim will be joining Rabbi Doniel Schreiber and Eli Weber for Shabbat in Givat Shmuel. Anyone who happens to be in the neighborhood
should feel free to join for a shiur or tish.
CHODESH TOV!!
IT WAS A WONDERFUL DAY FOR ALL
Celebrating our Thanksgiving
with 40 alumni who have come back to the Beit Midrash
with their children/grandchildren for Bar Mitzva Day!
and another 80 Bnei Chul returning
for a special Mishmar
"And start from the beginning"
With the chagim over, we are enjoying Choref Zman!
THIS SHABBAT Nov. 22-23, 2019, Join us in Teaneck, NJ!
RAV MENACHEM LEIBTAG IN THE USA
November 14th - 24th 2019
Giving a multitude of shiurim in NY, NJ, CT and PA
Looking forward to seeing you...
Right on schedule the first day of the month of Elul in Eretz Yisrael, the summer break is over, talmidim are returning to the Yeshiva, and the "Sea Squill" is blossoming.
May we be blessed with a year that unfolds and flourishes just as beautifully as this flower.
Chag sameach to you and your family!
ALON SHEVUT. DAGAN, EFRAT. HEICHAL SHLOMO. BAR ILAN.
MODI'IN. NECHUSHA. MAZKERET BATYA. SHIURIM IN ENGLISH AND HEBREW.
COME JOIN US! CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS.
YOM IYUN ASSERET YEMEI TESHUVA 5780
LeIluy Nishmato shel Mordechai David Katz z"l
MONDAY 8 TISHREI (October 7th, 2019)
Click here for the complete program. Thank you for joining us!
Listen to Rosh Hayeshiva Rav Mosheh Lichtenstein explain
the surprising presence of Noah in the midst of the Rosh Hashana prayer...
KETIVA VE-CHATIMA TOVA.
YOM IYUN ASSERET YEMEI TESHUVA 5780
LeIluy Nishmato shel Mordechai David Katz z"l
MONDAY 8 TISHREI (October 7th, 2019)
GIVAT SHMUEL. RAANANA. CHASHMONAIM. PETACH TIKVA. LOD. SHOHAM.
Baruch Dayan Emet
It is with great sadness that
the Yeshiva family mourns the passing of
Rav Binyamin Tabory z"l
Rebbe in Yeshivat Har Etzion for more than 30 years
Eulogies took place Tuesday, September 3rd,
10:00am in The Gush Beit Midrash.
Burial followed at the Kfar Etzion Cemetery.
To watch the levaya...
AUDIO RECORDINGS OF HERZOG'S ENGLISH PROGRAM, COURTESY OF KMTT...
AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS OF THIS SUMMER'S GALA YEMEI IYUN BE'TANAKH
ARE GOING UP TO THE INTERNET GRADUALLY. HERE IS THE HERZOG LINK, ENJOY!
SEFER HA-YOVEL
OF YESHIVAT HAR ETZION
A collection of Torah essays from the Rashei Yeshiva and alumni of the Yeshiva presented in honor of the Yeshiva’s 50th Anniversary
Now available for purchase!
9th Yahrzeit for Moreinu
Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l
In honor of Harav Amital, Tuesday, 27 Tammuz, July 30th, the yeshiva followed mincha with a shiur klali by Rav Yoel Amital, words in his memory by Dr. Shlomo Yishai (Click here to view) and limmud mishnayot by Rav Uzi Friedlich. Aliya la-kever followed. Click here for details... For short stories about Harav by his talmidim (in hebrew) click here.
Maintaining contact with alumni "down under", Rabbi Moshe Taragin and Director of Institutional Advancement Hillel Mann recently visited in Melbourne and Sydney. Their trip included a Shabbat Tish for alumni and prospective talmidim,as well as a shiur on Tisha B'Av about Harav Yehuda Amital's attitude to the Holocaust. Rabbi Danny Mirvis ('03) Chief Rabbi of the Mizrahi in Melbourne, Jeremy Hertz (MTA 05) Head of the Mizrachi Seminary, Rabbi Marcus Rosenberg (MTA 10) Ram at Yavne College and many other alumni - it was so good to see you!
HOT OFF THE PRESS - TOO NEW EVEN TO HAVE APPEARED AMONG THE BOOKS AT SHAVUA SEFER!
Job - Between Darkness and Light
by Rosh Yeshiva Harav Yaakov Medan deals with existential issues that concern the religious world - the justice of God's trial in the world and the ability of a human being to understand, criticize and even rebel against what appears to be an injustice.
For more information...
Our recent celebration of Torat HaAretz included books by
Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l,
Harav Yehuda Amital zt "l,
the Torat Etzion series on the weekly Torah portion,
books by our ramim and more...
We hope you made use of this wonderful opportunity to add these titles to your bookshelf!
This year's Annual Etzion Foundation Dinner was preceded by an Education and Leadership conference. Faculty, alumni and alumnae in communal leadership positions addressed the contemporary challenges impacting the Jewish community in Israel and the Diaspora today. Audio recordings of these sessions are now available here.
HAR ETZION IN THE USA
Rav Mordechai Friedman spent Shabbat Shelach (28/06) in New Rochelle - we hope you caught up with him!
Friday Night Oneg at 9:30pm @The Home of Michelle and Justin '99 Goldberg, 192 Overlook Road, New Rochelle, NY. Rav Mordechai Friedman will lead a discussion on Daat Torah and Emunat Chachamim.
Har Etzion books have reached Shavua Sefer!
Books by Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l, Harav Yehuda Amital zt "l,
the Torat Etzion series on the weekly Torah portion,
books by our ramim and more...
Hope you made use of this wonderful opportunity!!
WE HOPE YOU JOINED US! If not, click here to see...
A WEEKEND OF INSPIRATION
Rav Menachem Leibtag yet again in the US - Hope you caught him!
Thursday night, June 20, 8:30 PM – Young Israel of Scarsdale, NY
Shabbat in Beachwood Kehilla in Cleveland, OH (see poster)
Sunday night, June 23 7:15 PM – Young Israel of Holliswood, NY
We are in the midst of a heavy battle—and this demands much patience and a deep breath. Everyone has suggestions regarding how the government should function. Now is not the time for suggestions; there is a government, and now is the time to stand behind it, supporting and strengthening it. I remember when there were missiles from the north, and the [enemies] knew that they could not defeat the IDF, but they thought that the home-front would be easy to defeat. It is very important that those who seek to harm us are proven wrong about our home-front. We need to strengthen everybody, and send a clear message to those that seek to harm us that the people of The State of Israel are strong and mighty. This demands that we rise and assist the cities of the South. The Yeshiva has already done so by volunteering to host families from the South. Our responsibility is to “hug” those at the front lines and strengthen them. Here, in The Gush we learn Torah and it is important to continue to learn Torah, but we need to hear the cry of our brothers in the South as well. We continue to pray that Hashem will redeem the Nation of Israel.
A WEEKEND OF INSPIRATION
HAR ETZION COMES TO
THE US AND ENGLAND
FOR SHABBAT/SHAVUOT
London, Los Angeles, Riverdale, and Teaneck - We hope you had an opportunity to enjoy these shiurim with Rabbis Bazak, Gottlieb,Leibtag and Taragin!
A WEEKEND OF INSPIRATION
HAR ETZION COMES TO
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND
We hope you enjoyed learning Torah
with Rav Moshe Taragin,
Rav Dr. Shlomo Brody '98
and Rav Binny Freedman '81
to name just a few...
Click here for the
Shabbat and Sunday schedules
A MORNING OF SHIURIM IN HONOR OF THE FOURTH YAHRZEIT OF MOREINU VE-RABBEINU HARAV AHARON LICHTENSTEIN ZT"L.
Shiurim by our alumni Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot and Rabbi Menachem Genack.
Rosh Chodesh Iyar - Sunday May 5th at Congregation Netivot Shalom, Teaneck, NJ. For details, click here.
YOM HA'ZIKARON - YOM HA'ATZMAUT 2019
Congratulations to our 8 current and former Kollelnikim
upon receiving Semicha this month!
Yeshiva Ram Rav Yishai Jeselson; Former madrich bnei chul Ariel Brounstein ’05H; Uriya Dor ’09H; Yaniv Elmaliach ’09H; Gatacho Barhano ’13K; Yehuda Baras ’08H; Dvir Baris ’09H; Daniel Reutlinger ’13K. Yishar Koach!
HAR ETZION IN THE USA
IN CELEBRATION OF ISRAEL'S 71ST ANNIVERSARY
WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED RABBIS LEIBTAG, GOTTLIEB,
TARAGIN AND WAXMAN... and our many alumni as well!
HAR ETZION IS COMING TO TOWN!!
This coming Shabbat, Parashat Tazria,
Rabbi Moshe Taragin will be the scholar-in-residence
at the Young Israel Aish of Las Vegas
Rabbi Menachem Leibtag will be the scholar-in-residence
at the Anshei Chesed Congregation of Boynton Beach.
We stand in shock and in pain upon hearing official word of the identification of our talmid, Sergeant Zecharia Baumel HY"D. Zach went out to war, together with his friends from our beit midrash, to fight in the battle of Sultan Yacoub 37 years ago. His remains return to us now. May this be a consolation for his dear family. Yehi zichro baruch.
A BIG GUSH WELCOME TO MTA 2019!
Our new talmidim from Australia and South Africa!
Work Hard. Learn Well.
THANK YOU MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY
FOR YOUR WONDERFUL HOSPITALITY!
- Hillel Mann and Dr. Tovah Lichtenstein
We are already missing these Gush Alumni
who returned to participate in
'Shavu Banim 2019' - the two week Gush Alumni Program
for Alumni from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa!
The Yoni Jesner z”l program facilitates many alumni visiting during their winter break, making this a particularly enjoyable time in Yeshiva, seeing so many friendly faces. The visiting alumni were treated to vaad with Rabbi Moshe Taragin, a Q&A with Rosh Yeshiva Rav Mosheh Lichtenstein, and a lunch with the Ramim. And more to come!
HAR ETZION IN THE USA
The Gush Alumni Shabbaton with Rav Mordechai Friedman
took place at Columbia University on February 2,
Shabbat Parashat Mishpatim. Thanks for coming!!
We had a wonderful time.
HAR ETZION IS COMING TO TOWN!
This past Shabbat, Parashat Tetzaveh,
Rabbi Moshe Taragin was the scholar-in-residence
at Ohr Saadya in Teaneck, NJ.
Rabbi Taragin also spoke
on Sunday morning at Rinat Yisrael in Teaneck, NJ on
"Has Brisker Creativity and Tanach Analysis
Eliminated the Awe of Talmud Torah" - Listen here.
HAR ETZION IS COMING TO TOWN!
This Shabbat, Parashat Teruma,
Eli Weber will be giving the Minchat Chinuch shiur
after the 830 AM minyan at Bnei Yeshurun in Teaneck, NJ.
Rabbi Moshe Taragin will be the scholar-in-residence
at Congregation KINS in Chicago, IL.
Rabbi Taragin will also be speaking
this coming Sunday morning at Rinat Yisrael in Teaneck, NJ.
Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb will be the scholar-in-residence
at the Young Israel of West Hempstead, NY.
We regret to inform you of the passing of
Dr. Shoshana Avner z"l
sister of Moreinu HaRav Aharon Lichtenstein ztl
The funeral took place Thursday Jan 31st, 2019.
Her sister will be sitting shiva at
15 Rechov Azriel in Givat Shaul, Yerushalayim
HAR ETZION IS COMING TO TOWN!
With Rav Mordechai Friedman in the UK, Shabbat Parashat Yitro
and Wed thru Sunday Feb 3rd in the USA!
and Rav Yair Kahn in the USA this week as well.
AND MORE!
CLICK ON THE PICTURE ABOVE FOR THE COMPLETE Mishpatim SCHEDULE!
Rabbi Gottlieb will be Scholar-in-Residence in West Hempstead, Shabbat Parshat Teruma. Click here for details.
SHAVU BANIM 2019
Once a talmid in Gush, always a talmid of Gush!
January 6, 2019 - January 18, 2019.
We were pleased to hear that the Jerusalem Municipality's Names Committee, with the encouragement of Mr. Dov Kalmanovich (Machzor Zayin), the deputy mayor of Jerusalem, decided to name a street after Moreinu Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l in a new neighborhood on the slopes of Givat Masua. The rabbi, who so loved the city, merited a street named after him; yishar koach to his student, who was privileged to promote this worthy and moving commemoration.
For a selection of shiurim by Moreinu Harav Amital zt"l, click here.
HAR ETZION IN THE USA
SHABBAT PARSHAT VAYECHI,
December 21-22, 2018
with Rav Moshe Taragin in Beachwood, OH
SHABBAT PARSHAT VAYIGASH, December 14-15, 2018
There have been 4 scholars-in-residence
this past month!
Rosh Yeshiva Harav Mosheh Lichtenstein - the scholar-in-residence
at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford, CT.
Rabbanit Esti Rosenberg - the scholar-in-residence
on the Upper West Side.
Rav Moshe Taragin - the scholar-in-residence
at the Young Israel of the Main Line in Bala Cynwyd, PA
and at a Father-Son Learning Program
on Sunday morning, at Or Chaim in Toronto!
Rav Dovid Gottlieb - the scholar-in-residence
at 2 shuls in Skokie, IL.
Revava Chanuka Study Days
Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 4-5, 2018
This year's topic: Medicine and Halacha
CHANUKA SAMEACH!
We invite you to enjoy our special
Chanuka package of shiurim...
HAR ETZION in the USA
Rav Menachem Leibtag, November 1-11, 2018
Rav Eli Weber, November 9-17, 2018
Rav Rafi Eis, Dir. of The Semicha Program, Nov. 4-15, 2018
THE ANNUAL YESHIVAT HAR ETZION
ALUMNI SHABBATON
will take place this Shabbat, Nov 16-17, 2018
at Congregation Rinat Yisrael, Teaneck, NJ
THANK YOU MELBOURNE, SYDNEY HERE WE COME!
For details of Dr. Lichtenstein's trip to
Melbourne and Sydney Australia, click here.
in your local synagogue. Click here to register...
Har Etzion Torah in the USA
Parashat Noach, October 12-13, 2018
Rabbi Menachem Leibtag in Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Moshe Taragin in Long Branch, NJ
We hope you enjoyed learning with them!
WE HOPE YOU JOINED US LEIL HOSHANA RABBA 5779!
WITH RABBIS
ARI BERMAN, MOSHE TARAGIN, MENDEL BLACHMAN,
DAVID FOHRMAN AND DORON PEREZ.
Click on the picture above for details.
Erev Sukkot is always colored for us by the memory of our talmid, Yoni Jesner HY"D, the incredible young man he was, and the thoughts about what he might have become, and how he surely would have contributed to the world. W remember him with tears and love.
An Incredible Opportunity to Understand
the Tefillot of Yom Kippur
For many, the most difficult part of the יום כיפור davening is the עבודה, also known as אמיץ כח - a long, detailed and intricate description of the process that the כהן גדול would go through on יום כיפור.
After many years of giving his shiur on ליל יום כיפור about אמיץ כח, Rav Pini has published a book which takes the reader through אמיץ כח, bringing the sources (both תורה שבכתב and תורה שבעל פה) for, and giving context to, each and every stage, from beginning to end.
Harav Mosheh Lichtenstein is speaking
Sunday evening (7 Tishrei 5779) at 20:15
at Beit Knesset Ohel Ari in Raanana
"The Spiritual Challenges of a Bewildered Society"
Click here for the complete schedule.
We are at the beginning of the month of Elul,
a month full of returns.
Return to the Beit Midrash and Return in Repentance.
We are thrilled to welcome all our Yeshiva students,
and are excited by the enrollment of nearly 60 overseas students in the incoming Shana Alef class,
as well as over 80 students in the incoming Hesder year,
joining the benches of the beit midrash. Enjoy these photos!
The Special Alumni Study Day during Asseret Yemei Teshuva,
will be held on Monday, 8 Tishrei (17.9) from 9:00 to 19:15.
NEW BOOK
A LIFE STEADY AND WHOLE
Recollections and Appreciations
of Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, zt"l
Edited by Elka Weber and Joel B. Wolowelsky
Available online here.
"In his absence, as in his lifetime, we continue to ask ourselves what he would think about the way we contend with our everyday challenges and what he would say about our struggle against torpor and faithlessness."
- Rabbi Shalom Carmy
What's Happening in Israel
Visits to Har Etzion by the most elite instructional institution in the IDF - The IDF Command and Staff College ("Pum") - seem to have become a tradition. Brigadier General Commander Noam Tivon explains why: "I consider Rav Medan a leader, an ideological leader, but also a leader who seeks ways to build bridges, and therefore it is so important to hear him."
THIS YEAR'S HERZOG COLLEGE TANAKH SUMMER STUDY DAYS WERE DEDICATED TO THE 50TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE YESHIVA. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LINEUP OF SHIURIM GIVEN ESPECIALLY IN THE YESHIVA'S HONOR.
Click above to watch a panel discussion (in hebrew) on
How Yeshivat Har Etzion Advanced My Tanakh Study
Click here for videos of this year's English shiurim!
Click here to see a larger assortment,
including shiurim in Hebrew, French and Spanish!
Prefer listening to shiurim while driving?
Fine by us, just click here!
5 FULL DAYS OF CLASSES, 35 CLASSES A DAY,
2 DAYS OF CLASSES IN ENGLISH,
AS WELL AS AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY DAY!
PLUS CLASSES IN FRENCH AND SPANISH!!
AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE SPECIAL TANAKH-IN-HAND TIYULIM!
YISHAR KOACH FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR,
WITH OVER 7500 PEOPLE ATTENDING FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD!
For a selection of shiurim by Moreinu Harav Amital zt"l, click here.
On the eighth anniversary of the death of
Moreinu veRabbeinu
Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l
special shiurim and mishnayot
were held on Tuesday July 10th
at the yeshiva.
Click here for the complete schedule.
To view these shiurim...
Aliya to the kever, July 10th at 7pm
Har Hamenuchot, Jerusalem, Section 32, Lot 3, Row 10
RAV PINI COHEN IN MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY!
(Parashat Korach)
Rav Pini spent a wonderful Shabbat in Melbourne as part of his annual trip meeting with prospective students and current and prospective parents.
During his trip Rav Pini gave a Friday night Drasha in Kehillat Ohr David, and on Shabbat morning a Drasha in Bnei Akiva.
In addition to that, there were several events with our alumni in both Melbourne and Sydney. Hope you enjoyed!
COME MEET
HARAV MOSHEH LICHTENSTEIN and RAV SHLOMO BRIN
June 7th-12th in New York and NJ
For details regarding their schedules...
GUSH TORAH FOR CHAG SHAVUOT
Did you get ready for Shavuot with live shiurim from Gush alumni around the world?!
Thursday night before Shavuot, at 8:15 PM local time to each speaker (in Sydney, Perth, Efrat, London, Toronto, and LA) there was a LiveStreamed shiur from the Yeshiva’s YouTube channel (if you subscribe, you were automatically emailed a link at the start of the shiur): http://tinyurl.com/YHEgoeslive
We hope you were able to join us for
Gush Torah over Shavuot!
in Highland Park with Rav Menachem Leibtag,
in London with Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb,
and in Hong Kong with Rav Moshe Taragin!!
LAG BA'OMER, Thursday the 18th of Iyar,
May 3rd, 2018
hundreds of alumni and friends
joined us for a special Yom Iyun
in Harav Aharon Lichtenstein's memory
on the topic of
Yeshivot Hesder: Goals and Challenges
PROGRAM DETAILS TO LISTEN TO WATCH
Baruch Dayan HaEmet.
There is a chilling symbolism in the death of our alumnus Rabbi Elyashiv Knohl on the 5th of Iyar. Rav Knohl was born a few months after the fall of Gush Etzion, while his father, Dov Knohl, one of the founders of Gush Etzion, was captured by the Jordanians. Rav Knohl merited to take part in the renewal of Gush Etzion post 1967, and among other things, served as the rabbi of Kfar Etzion.
But beyond the national symbolism, Rabbi Elyashiv was both a scholar and a wonderful man, pleasant and welcoming, loving peace and pursuing peace, loved by people and certainly beloved by Hakadosh Baruch Hu. His book "Man and Woman" was a must-have for each couple before their wedding, explaining in detail the halachic foundations between man and wife, in such a way as to suit his Torah greatness and pleasant personality.
תהא נשמתו צרורה בצרור החיים
HAR ETZION IN NORTH WOODMERE!!
CLICK ON THE PICTURE ABOVE FOR COMPLETE PROGRAM DETAILS.
Yom HaIyun In Memory of HaRal zt"l - live!
Baruch Dayan HaEmet.
There is a chilling symbolism in the death of our alumnus Rabbi Elyashiv Knohl on the 5th of Iyar. Rav Knohl was born a few months after the fall of Gush Etzion, while his father, Dov Knohl, one of the founders of Gush Etzion, was captured by the Jordanians. Rav Knohl merited to take part in the renewal of Gush Etzion post 1967, and among other things, served as the rabbi of Kfar Etzion.
But beyond the national symbolism, Rabbi Elyashiv was both a scholar and a wonderful man, pleasant and welcoming, loving peace and pursuing peace, loved by people and certainly beloved by Hakadosh Baruch Hu. His book "Man and Woman" was a must-have for each couple before their wedding, explaining in detail the halachic foundations between man and wife, in such a way as to suit his Torah greatness and pleasant personality.
תהא נשמתו צרורה בצרור החיים
Monday, 1 Iyar, April 16th
THE THIRD YAHRZEIT OF MOREINU VERABBEINU
HARAV AHARON LICHTENSTEIN ZT"L
CLICK HERE FOR PROGRAM DETAILS.
LAG BA'OMER, Thursday the 18th of Iyar, May 3rd, 2018
we will be hosting a special Yom Iyun in his memory
on the topic of
Yeshivot Hesder: Goals and Challenges
The program will be in Hebrew.
CLICK HERE FOR PROGRAM DETAILS.
IN HONOR OF MOREINU VERABBEINU'S 3RD YAHRZEIT
KTAV IS OFFERING A 30% DISCOUNT. LIMITED TIME ONLY.
NEW BOOK
A LIFE STEADY AND WHOLE
Recollections and Appreciations
of Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, zt"l
Edited by Elka Weber and Joel B. Wolowelsky
Available online here. For 30% Discount,
be sure to enter code A053118L at checkout!
"In his absence, as in his lifetime, we continue to ask ourselves what he would think about the way we contend with our everyday challenges and what he would say about our struggle against torpor and faithlessness."
- Rabbi Shalom Carmy
You are cordially invited to a four part learning series
with Rabbi Dr. Yonatan Grossman ('88)
on the four chapters of Megillat Ruth
at the offices of Daniel Schwartz ('85),
York Capital Management, 767 Fifth Avenue, NYC
(between 58th and 59th Street, 17th floor)
This four-part series will take place Tuesdays April 17 & 24 and May 1 & 15 @12:00 -1:30 PM
Due to limited space, RSVP for each session is required. Please click here.
The shiur will be given in basic Hebrew. A light lunch will be served.
NEW BY MOREINU
HARAV AHARON LICHTENSTEIN zt"l
KEDUSHAT AVIV is the latest in a series of Torah Literature by Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l, this one on the subject of holiness. Harav worked on this sefer in his lifetime, and it was completed posthumously by incorporating manuscripts and recordings of his lessons. What is the nature of holiness? What is the
difference between the sanctity of Shabbat and the sanctity of Yom Tov? What is the connection between the sanctity of the Land of Israel and Jerusalem? The Temple and the Holy of Holies? How is holiness created and how is it uprooted?Click here to see the Table of Contents, a sample chapter, as well as a serious and insightful review by Rav Elyakim Krumbein. CLICK HERE TO ORDER TODAY!
AND NOW this classic book, newly reissued,
contains Harav Aharon Lichtenstein's definitive
100-page essay
on Torah and general culture.
Click here for more information!
HAR ETZION IN SOUTH AFRICA
with Rav Moshe Taragin
In Johannesburg, Thursday, March 15,
at 17:45 at the Mizrachi BM
and at 8pm at the Beit Mordechai Campus Kollel
and in Capetown, for Shabbat Parshat Vayikra and Sunday.
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HAR ETZION IN AUSTRALIA
with Rav Moshe Taragin
in Melbourne
from Tuesday March 20th to Wed March 21
and in Sydney
from Thursday March 22 thru Sunday March 25th
Click here for complete program details.
ANNUAL ETZION FOUNDATION DINNER
Tuesday, the 20th of March
6 pm Shiurim with
Rabbanit Esti Rosenberg, Rosh Beit Midrash Migdal Oz
"Question Mark or Exclamation Point:
Questions, Hallel and the Seder Night"
Rav Amnon Bazak, Ram at Yeshivat Har Etzion
The Dual Meaning of the Plague of Blood
We hope you had a wonderful time!
HAR ETZION IN THE USA
with
Shabbat Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei, Rav Moshe Taragin,
scholar in residence at Congregation Ahavath Torah in Englewood, NJ
Wednesday, March 14th, and Thursday, March 15th, Rav Menachem Leibtag
at Congregation Or Torah in Skokie, IL, the shul of Rabbi Zvi Engel ’92.
THIS PAST SHABBAT, Parashat Vayikra,
Rav Mosheh Lichtenstein, the scholar-in-residence
at Kemp Mill Synagogue in Silver Spring, Marylan;
Rav Baruch Gigi, the scholar-in-residence
at Congregation Shaarei Orah in Teaneck, NJ, the shul of Rabbi Haim Jachter ’81.
Rav Menachem Leibtag, the scholar-in-residence
at Shaarei Torah in Cincinatti, Ohio.
Rav Yonatan Shai Freedman, at Yeshiva University,
for Thursday night's Chulent and Chizuk and over Shabbat as well.
Esti Rosenberg, Rosh Beit Medrash in Migdal Oz,
will be in LA for Shabbat and will speak at Beth Jacob, the shul of Rabbi Kalman Topp ’90.
Motzaei Shabbat Vayikra, Rav Baruch Gigi and Rav Amnon Bazak, in Brooklyn, NY.
Sunday, March 18th, Rav Amnon Bazak, at Rinat Yisrael in Teaneck, NJ.
Sunday, March 18th, Rav Menachem Leibtag,
at Congregation Ahavath Torah in Englewood, NJ
IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL WEEK OF GUSH TORAH!
Purim Sameach!! Click on the picture for shiurim...
Thank you Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman for joining us!
Har Etzion in the USA
with
Rav Yair Kahn visiting college campuses on the east coast, from February 5-13. Click here for details.
with
Rav Moshe Taragin
Feb 9-10 Beth Aaron in Teaneck;
March 10 Ahavat Achim in Englewood
with
Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Feb 9-10 Ohr Saadya in Teaneck
and with
Rav Menachem Leibtag
Thursday night (February 8) at 6:15 PM at the UCLA Hillel;
Feb 9-10 at the Westwood Kehilla in LA
WE ENJOYED SEEING YOU!!
CHODESH TOV AND ADAR SAMEACH!!
Welcome GUSH MTA 2018!!
Welcoming Gush's newest talmidim
from Australia and South Africa!
Wishing a Tzetchem LeShalom
Gush MTA 2017
כִּי בְשִׂמְחָה תֵצֵאוּ וּבְשָׁלוֹם תּוּבָלוּן הֶהָרִים וְהַגְּבָעוֹת יִפְצְחוּ לִפְנֵיכֶם רִנָּה
וְכָל עֲצֵי הַשָּׂדֶה יִמְחֲאוּ כָף
(photo taken by Gush shana Alef talmid, Yaacov Davidowitz)
Har Etzion in the USA
with
Rav Mordechai Friedman at Columbia University
January 27th, Parashat Beshalach
Sign up here... Any questions? Please email Adin Goldstein
with
Rav Moshe Taragin
Feb 2-3 Beth Abraham in Bergenfield; Feb 9-10 Beth Aaron in Teaneck; March 10 Ahavat Achim in Englewood
and with
Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Sunday Feb 4th @9:30am
at Cong Beth Abraham in Bergenfield
with a shiur on:
The Rebbe-Talmid Relationship: The Key to Success
Feb 9-10 Ohr Saadya in Teaneck
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!!
WELCOMING ALL MTA ALUMNI NOW IN ISRAEL.
CLICK ON THE PICTURE ABOVE FOR INFO!
Revava Chanuka Yemei Iyun!
This year's topic:
דת.com TORAH AND THE MEDIA
Wednesday and Thursday, Dec 13-14, 2017.
Click here for the complete program. Click here for pictures.
To watch/listen to the sessions, click here.
Revava Chanuka Yemei Iyun!
This year's topic:
דת.com TORAH AND THE MEDIA
with
Rosh Yeshivat Orot Shaul, Rav Yuval Cherlow,
Senior Israeli journalist Dan Margalit,
Dr. Tehilla Schwartz Altschuler, Israeli Institute of Democracy,
Udi Leon, Gesher Film Fund
Emanuel Shilo, Editor of BeSheva
Yifat Ehrlich, Yediot Achronot
in addition to our Roshei yeshiva and ramim.
Wednesday and Thursday, Dec 13-14, 2017.
Click here for the complete program. Click here for pictures.
To watch/listen to the sessions, click here.
Guess Who was in Edison NJ
for Shabbat Vayeshev?
Rav Moshe Taragin
Dec 8-9 at the Ohr Torah Congregation
Friday evening Oneg Shabbat lecture:
The Impact of Hasidut upon Zionism
Shabbat morning
Teen/Youth Minyan: How to be Inspired by Role Models
Main Minyan: Yaakov, Chanuka and the Jewish Odyssey
Lecture following mincha
Benefits and Dangers of Chumrot
Hope you enjoyed this wonderful opportunity!
And Rav Dovid Gottlieb was
the scholar-in-residence at
Congregation Beth El Atereth Israel
in Newton, MA
Parashat Vayeshev Dec 8-9
Friday night at the home of Tami and Sam Wald
Civilian Casualties: Moral Dilemmas and Halachic Values
in Israel's War on Terror
After Hashkama in the Library
From Milan to Meah She'arim:
Fashioning Jewish Identity in the Modern World
After Mussaf in the Main Sanctuary
Banishing the Darkness:
Learning to Live with Religous Mindfulness
Seuda Shelishit
Who is the Real Hero of Chanuka?
Machzorim 1 and 2 came back to learn in the yeshiva on Gimel Kislev,
commemorating the establishment of the yeshiva in Kfar Etzion,
Gimel Kislev 1968. For details....
Yeshivat Har Etzion's Annual Alumni Shabbaton
took place on November 17-18 - Parshat Toldot
at Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 W Englewood Avenue, Teaneck, NJ
with Rosh Hayeshiva Rav Mosheh Lichtenstein,
Eli Weber and Rav Mordechai Friedman
COMPLETE SCHEDULE...
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2017 Migdal Oz Shabbaton
with Esti Rosenberg, Shayna Goldberg and Racheli Schmell December 1st and 2nd - Parshat Vayishlach
at Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 W Englewood Avenue, Teaneck, NJ
WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME, HOPE YOU DID AS WELL!
"Some people’s Torah is to be found in their books, for others, in their lives,” my late, revered teacher, Rav Yehuda Amital once shared with me.
BACK IN PRINT!!
In this volume, Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein explores the development of the religious personality. He advocates a life centered on the service of God, but recognizes multiple paths to this goal. Acknowledging that both the Jewish value system and human experience are multifaceted, he examines the relevant issues from an unusually wide perspective.
Rabbi Lichtenstein’s essays reflect not only a staunch commitment to Halakha and a firm grounding in rigorous Torah study, but also a deep spirituality, a profound moral sensitivity, and a keen awareness of both the challenges and opportunities of modernity. While being enlightened by Rabbi Lichtenstein’s penetrating analyses and wide-ranging learning, the reader will also be inspired by the beauty of his vision of the religious life.
Click here to read introductory chapter. To order...
Guess Who will be in Skokie
for Shabbat Vayishlach?
Rav Moshe Taragin
Dec 1-2 at the Or Torah Congregation
And Rav Dovid Gottlieb will be
the scholar-in-residence at
Congregation Bais Tefilah
in Woodmere, NY
Parashat Vayishlach Dec 1-2
Guess Who was in New Rochelle for Shabbat Vayera?
Rav Moshe Taragin
And Rav Menachem Leibtag with a 10-day LineUp!!
Shabbat Vayera [Nov. 3-4]
at University of Maryland Hillel.
Motzei shabbat @ Woodside Synagogue
8pm, Silver Spring.
Sunday morning @ Kemp Mill Synagogue 9:35 am, Silver Spring.
Monday Nov. 6th
12:15 pm @ Queens College Hillel.
6pm @ University of Penn Hillel.
Tuesday Nov. 7th
6:30pm @ Harvard Hillel, 9:30pm @ Brandeis.
Wed Nov. 8th @ 5pm, Columbia Kraft Center, NY.
Shabbat Chayei Sara [Nov. 10-11] @ SIR in West Orange, NJ.
Sunday Nov. 12 @ 8:45 am, Rinat, Teaneck, NJ.
HOPE YOU MANAGED TO CATCH UP WITH HIM!!
The Yeshiva is stunned by the untimely passing of our friend Rav Yisrael Rosen z"l, a man of great vision and action. We share the great mourning of Rebbetzin Shlomit and their children, and hope that they will find solace in his many merits. Yehi zikhro barukh.
REGISTRATION FOR THE
5778 classes of theIsrael Koschitzky
Virtual Beit Midrash
IS NOW OPEN!
Click here for more information...
NEW SEFER BY MOREINU
HARAV AHARON LICHTENSTEIN zt"l
KEDUSHAT AVIV is the latest in a series of Torah Literature by Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l, this one on the subject of holiness. Harav worked on this sefer in his lifetime, and it was completed posthumously by incorporating manuscripts and recordings of his lessons. What is the nature of holiness? What is the
difference between the sanctity of Shabbat and the sanctity of Yom Tov? What is the connection between the sanctity of the Land of Israel and Jerusalem? The Temple and the Holy of Holies? How is holiness created and how is it uprooted?Click here to see the Table of Contents
and a sample chapter.
$30 surface mail, $42 airmail shipping; $62 with Express Mail Service
CLICK HERE FOR SECURE ONLINE ORDER
TO ORDER BY EMAIL: michals@haretzion.org.il
SHAVUA TOV FROM OUR SHANA BET TALMIDIM
after Shabbat at the home of Eli and Elka Weber!
HOPE YOU JOINED US @ THE
ASSERET YEMEI TESHUVA
YOM LIMUD AT THE YESHIVA
Thursday Sept 28th.
Click here to listen to shiurim.
LEIL HOSHANA RABBA WITH HAR ETZION REBBEIM
@Heichal Shlomo
Shiurim in both Hebrew and English
Entrance free for Har Etzion talmidim and alumni
with no need to register!
Click here for the complete schedule. To see pictures...
CONGRATULATIONS TO RABBI ARI BERMAN '87
UPON HIS INVESTITURE AS THE FIFTH PRESIDENT OF YESHIVA UNIVERSITY, Sunday, September 10th, 2017.
THEY HAVE ARRIVED!! WELCOME MACHZOR 2017...
Please join us for a Lunch and Learn
with
Rav Shlomo Brin, Chairman-Elect, Yeshivat Har Etzion
"The Relation of Mitzvat Shofar
to Mitzvat Teshuva"
Tuesday, September 12th, 2017 12:30 - 2pm @
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
200 Park Avenue, 46th Floor, NYC
Shiur will be in basic hebrew.
Registration is required.
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You are invited to join us for a Discussion
with
Rav Shlomo Brin, Chairman-Elect, Yeshivat Har Etzion
"תפילתו של הרב יהודה עמיטל זצ"ל בימים הנוראים"
Sunday, September 10th, 2017
at the home of
Shlomo and Ronni Troodler
Upland Terrace 167, Bala Cynwood, PA
Shiur will be in basic hebrew.
Registration is requested.
Gush Overseas Staff preparing for the upcoming Zman - Elul 5777! Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb, Rabbi Mordechai Friedman, Rav Yair Kahn, Rabbi Danny Rhein, Rabbi Pini Cohen, Rabbi Moshe Taragin, Eli Weber, and Rabbi Doniel Schreiber
For a selection of shiurim by Moreinu Harav Amital zt"l, click here.
On the seventh anniversary of the death of
Moreinu veRabbeinu Founding Rosh Yeshiva
Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l
special shiurim (in hebrew) and mishnayot were held
leiluy nishmato on Thursday July 20th at the yeshiva.
Click here for the complete schedule. Listen here...
Aliya to the kever, Friday 27 Tammuz, July 21, at 10am
Har Hamenuchot, Jerusalem, Section 32, Lot 3, Row 10
SPECIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITY
WITH RABBI DR. YONATAN GROSSMAN!
"The Ladder Dream: Promises and Missed Opportunities"
LUNCH AND LEARN at the offices of
York Capital Management
767 Fifth Avenue, NYC
(between 58th and 59th Street, 17th floor)
Thursday June 29th @ 12:30 PM
We hope you were able to come!
The shiur was given in basic Hebrew.
RAV MOSHE TARAGIN IN RAANANA
SHABBAT PARASHAT SHELACH
(JUNE 16-17, 2017)
GIVING SHIURIM IN
BOTH HEBREW AND ENGLISH
AT BET KNESSET OHEL ARI
SPECIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
WITH RABBI MENACHEM LEIBTAG AND RABBI MOSHE TARAGIN
Hodu laShem Ki Tov
We here in yeshiva were thrilled to participate in a hachnasat Sefer Torah, donated by the Katsch Family, whose sons, Shealtiel '01, Yishai '07 and Itamar '11 learned in yeshiva.
The Sefer Torah was dedicated in memory of Moreinu Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l, and in memory of their grandfather, Reb Machlouf Hayoun.
The ceremony took place on Lag Ba'Omer, Sunday May 14th, at the yeshiva, following the 3pm mincha. To view more pictures of this event...
Yom Yerushalayim 2017 - Celebrate With Us!!
Yom Yerushalayim Sameach
- a Message from Rosh Yeshiva Harav Baruch Gigi
...For more divrei Torah regarding Yom Yerushalayim, click here
Click on the picture above for shiurim related to Yom HaZikaron / Yom HaAtzmaut.
Click here to see this year's Yom HaZikaron ceremony
at the Kfar Etzion Cemetery,
with a short shiur by Rabbi Moshe Taragin,
introducing the event.
Yehi zikhram barukh.
In commemoration of the second yahrzeit of
Moreinu v'Rabeinu, HaRav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l,
the Etzion Foundation is hosting 3 special events in the NY/NJ area.
With Rabbis Helfgot, Fridman, Taragin, and Taubes.
Wednesday Evening, April 26 in Teaneck
Thursday Afternoon, April 27 in Manhattan
and Thursday Evening, April 27 in Bergenfield
Click here for details and registration.
Thursday April 27th, 1 Iyar, on the second yahrzeit of Moreinu Harav Aharon zt"l, we will have two special shiurim in the beit midrash in Harav's memory, by Rav Meir Lichtenstein and Rav Shmuel Shimoni. (Mincha at 3pm, followed by the shiurim until 17:00). A bus will then leave for the Har Hamenuchot Cemetery, where we will gather at 18:15 at Harav's gravesite. (Area 51, Lot 1). Yehi zikho barukh.
Moreinu HaRav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l would host a 'Seudat Mashiach' as is the hassidic custom on 'Shvei Shel Pesach.' Here is the Niggun 'Yam LeYabasha' that the Rosh Yeshiva ztl would sing at that seuda.
Congratulations to Rav Daniel Rhein and Racheli Schmell (Rhein) upon receiving a well-deserved, Dor l'Dor Award, at the Etzion Foundation Annual Dinner. Thank you both!!
Jeffrey and Michelle Greenberg Kobrin - Alumnus of the Year
Simcha and Barbara Hochman - Parents of the Year
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL!
To make a donation in their honor, click here.
WE ARE THRILLED BY YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. עלו והצליחו!
Shavua tov from Har Etzion's Shana Bet Shabbaton
Shabbat Ki Tisa 2017 in Chemdat!
BACK IN PRINT!!
In this volume, Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein explores the development of the religious personality. He advocates a life centered on the service of God, but recognizes multiple paths to this goal. Acknowledging that both the Jewish value system and human experience are multifaceted, he examines the relevant issues from an unusually wide perspective.
Rabbi Lichtenstein’s essays reflect not only a staunch commitment to Halakha and a firm grounding in rigorous Torah study, but also a deep spirituality, a profound moral sensitivity, and a keen awareness of both the challenges and opportunities of modernity. While being enlightened by Rabbi Lichtenstein’s penetrating analyses and wide-ranging learning, the reader will also be inspired by the beauty of his vision of the religious life.
Click here to read introductory chapter. To order...
AND NOT ONLY IN THE USA!!
Rosh Yeshiva Harav Baruch Gigi giving shiur in Melbourne, Australia!
