Tanakh
The Chosen Place
by Rav Yair Kahn
In the Torah, there is no explicit mention of Yerushalayim as the location of the eternal location of the temple. Instead, the Torah refers to "the place that Hashem will choose". At the beginning of our parasha, the Torah prohibits bringing sacrifices on any altar other than the one located at the place that Hashem will choose. The end of the parasha discusses the three regalim; the festivals of Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot when Yisrael are obligated to appear at the Temple in the place that Hashem will choose. All told, the phrase 'the place which Hashem will choose' appears in parashat Re'eh sixteen different times. Therefore, if we were to isolate a single theme of parashat Re'eh, it would no doubt be "the place that Hashem will choose," which ultimately refers to Yerushalayim.
Machshava
“Hear O Israel”
by Rav Shimon Klein
What is the meaning of our declaration that "the Lord our God, the Lord is One"? And what is the connection between this statement and the subsequent command to love God?
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!
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!
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.
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.
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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!
WE HOPE YOU JOINED US! If not, click here to see...
Yom Iyun Honoring the Memory of
HaRav Aharon Lichtenstein ztl
"Women's Contribution to the World of Torah"
VIDEOS and AUDIOS of the event!
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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.
What opportunities are there for special-needs high school graduates who also want to have a year in Israel - and a fulfilling life after that?
Read about the remarkable Ohr Torah Stone’s Elaine & Norm Brodsky Darkaynu Program, whose male division takes place in Yeshivat Har Etzion.
Gush Lone-Soldiers (June 2016)
