Monday, June 16, 2025
20 Sivan 5785

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Tanakh

Beha'alotekha | The Sin of Bnei Yisrael

by Rav Meir Shpiegelman

From manna to quails, from judges to elders - and from covenant to chaos?

Read here

Machshava

"When You Light the Lamps" – Aharon and the Tribal Princes

by Harav Yaakov Medan

The balance of power; does Aharon have cause for jealousy?

Read here

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Sivan in the Beit Midrash [photo: Asher Stein]

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Yom Yerushalayim, The Gush Yeshiva family celebrates Gush talmidim who have made Aliyah in the past year.

But, this is a unique year *more than 30* Overseas Talmidim

Yes. More than Thirty - will be joining up and serving along with Shiur Bet Israeli Hesder Talmidim.

Wish we could share the excitement, joy, friendship and feeling of brotherhood on Yom Yerushalayim.

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אחינו כל בית ישראל הנתונים בצרה ובשביה המקום ירחם עליהם ויוציאם מצרה לרווחה ומאפילה לאורה משיעבוד לגאולה השתא בעגלא ובזמן קריב. שנשמע בשורות טובות ובמהרה.

The Gush at Sunrise on Masada

After the Destruction of Yerushalayim by the Roman legions, Masada was the refuge of the last survivors.

The Roman legions launched a brutal attack, ultimately capturing the fortress.

Masada is a symbol of the courage - the strength it takes to keep holding steady in isolation and in the face of destruction.

Masada can be translated as 'strong foundation or support':
a symbol of bravery and of freedom - and the resilience of Am Yisrael.

FULL SCHEDULE attached here. Recordings online here>>

AT YESHIVA, DUE TO YOM HAZIKARON AND YOM HAATZMAUT,
WE MARKED THE YAHRZEIT ON
April 29, 1 Iyar, with mincha and limmud mishnayot (15:00)
and aliya lakever (Gush 51 Chelka Alef) at 16:45.

On May 5, 2025 we had a very special evening of Torah Learning at yeshiva.
SEE HERE FOR DETAILS. The recordings (in hebrew) are available online here>>

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Gush Trip to Poland 2025 (Shacharit in the Shul of Tykocin)

Gush has been traveling to Poland for many years. This is the first year that we are traveling with both Shana Alef AND Shiur Alef Israeli talmidim. We know that having Gush Israeli talmidim on this Journey will profoundly contribute to this shared experience.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING - OUR COMPLETE ARCHIVES

Gush Lone-Soldiers

The Har Etzion Family - our alumni and staff - has authored tens of seforim in English. Click here to learn more >>

News

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WINTER 5785 ETZION UPDATE!!

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DO YOU HAVE
A (GRAND) SON / (GRAND) DAUGHTER
CELEBRATING A BAR/BAT MITZVA
THIS COMING YEAR?
JOIN US HERE IN YESHIVA...

BAR MITZVA DAY: Nov 28, 2024.
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BAT MITZVA DAY: Dec 5, 2024.
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The Yeshiva runs on Talmud Torah, Tefilla, Middot Tovot, and Maasim Tovim. These days - we are all working that much harder to keep it all running. We wanted to highlight some 'Ovdei HaYeshiva' starting with Ovdei HaMitbach. These Guys are serving up meals to Yeshiva talmidim, Rabbeim and staff along with Evacuees from Kiriyat Shemone, Refugees from Kfar Maimon, an IDF unit serving in the area, elderly residents of Alon Shevut whose support system have been drafted, and are providing school meals including meals for children whose parents are currently serving and protecting.

Oh, there are countless extras; one Shabbat, they prepared a Simcha for a Bar Mitzvah Boy - an evacuee from Kiriyat Shemone sheltering safely with his family in the Yeshiva dorms - whose father is currently serving and protecting. Some of them have been drafted and are serving on Emergency Response Teams. They show up in the kitchen and then leave to do their shifts. All have family who are currently serving and protecting. Thanking them for showing up to work and working hard - every day - during these difficult times - way beyond the call of duty.

A recently updated version of TORAT CHESED:
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HARAV AHARON LICHTENSTEIN'S WRITINGS,
with hundreds of new links,
is available on the VBM here.

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

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