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ReuvenZiegler86Mitzvot: The Need for Action

by Rav Reuven Ziegler

If "God demands the heart," what need is there for so many mitzvot? Rav Soloveitchik offers a number of fascinating answers...

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Tanakh

rav_elchanan_samet_86x86Moshe's Deceit in Negotiating with Pharoah
by Rav Elchanan Samet

Why did God tell Moshe to request from Pharaoh a three-day excursion to the desert?

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Beit Hillel: Attentive Rabbinic Leadership 

beit-hillelA new group of Orthodox rabbis is being formed under the tentative name of “Beit Hillel: Attentive Rabbinic Leadership” for the purpose of expressing forthright views on current affairs from a “Zionist, modern, democratic and tolerant” perspective. “In recent times,” write the founders of this new group, “militant views in Jewish tradition often have been the only perspective on current affairs heard in public discourse. We seek to offer perspectives that will express the sophistication, tolerance, complexity and spiritual power of Judaism for the modern age.” Among the founders of this modern young rabbis association are Har Etzion's Rav Amnon Bazak and Rav Chaim Navon. Read more.




 

"In all thy ways, acknowledge Him" (Mishlei 3:6) 

rstrous-azivotofskyHar Etzion alumni Dr. Yisrael Strous '98 Kollel and Rabbi Dr. Ari Zivotofsky '80 have apparently disproved the claim that the process of stunning animals before slaughter is humane and minimizes their suffering. "Introducing stunning, as we know from the experience in psychiatry on humans, defeats the objective of more humane slaughter,” they wrote. The “stunning bill” which was already passed in the lower house in the Netherlands, was delayed in the upper house due to much lobbying – including academic input, such as the Strous-Zivotofsky research. Read more. 

 
R._Yair_Kahn_86x86February 
2012
 
Rav Yair Kahn will be visiting in the United States to give bechinot to prospective talmidim.

Here is his planned schedule: Tuesday, February 7 – SAR; Wednesday, February 8 – Yeshivah of Flatbush; Thursday, February 9 – Frisch; Shabbat in Boston; Monday, February 13 – Fuch Mizrachi School Cleveland; Tuesday, February 14 - Ramaz. To contact Rav Kahn

Thursday January 19th, 24 Tevet

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Har Etzion was honored to host President of Yeshiva University Richard Joel here at yeshiva. Following shacharit, President Joel joined our overseas students for a festive breakfast, and from there continued on to visit the Midrasha students at Migdal Oz. 
To see pictures of the visit 

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rziegler-majesty-and-humility-webMAJESTY AND HUMILITY - The Thought of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, by Reuven Ziegler. 
Rav Ziegler '86 will be speaking about his new book at the YU Seforim Sale, as well as in Boston and Ra'anana. Read more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
rml-rdr-webJanuary 
2012
 
Rosh HaYeshiva Mosheh Lichtenstein
and Menahel HaRuchani Daniel Rhein
 
reconnected with alumni and friends of the yeshiva all across North America, with a shabbaton in Teaneck, NJ, and numerous shiurim in Manhattan, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Columbus and Thornhill, Ontario.   
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on the topic of:

 “Leadership and Vision”

took place at the yeshiva on Wednesday and Thursday, December 21-22, 2011, (25-26 Kislev) between 8:45 -16:00. Click to see the schedule.

Recordings have been uploaded to our hebrew audio website. Enjoy!



 

mevakshei_panekha-webHarav Aharon Lichtenstein
with Rav Chaim Sabato


On Monday evening, January 2, at 8 PM, Yediot Sefarim in cooperation with The Jerusalem Great Synagogue, sponsored a program - in Hebrew – with Harav Aharon and Rav Sabato. Israel's Justice Minister, the Hon. Yaakov Neeman gave words of greeting. The program was in celebration of their recently published book Mevakshay Panecha. To listen to Rav Aharon's presentation   -   To view this special event


Shiur with Esti Rozenberg and Dr. Tovah Lichtenstein

 Mothers and Sons in Sefer Bereishit:
An Inter-generational Dialogue


Following the annual Migdal Oz shabbaton, held this year on Parshat Vayera in Teaneck, NJ, alumnae, parents and supporters of Migdal Oz enjoyed a discussion of parent-child relationships in Sefer Bereishit, at a Sunday brunch graciously hosted by Laurence and Daniela Schreiber.  To listen to the shiur (introduced by Etzion Foundation's Development Associate Sharon Rifkind and Migdal Oz alumna Ilana Barta).

 


 

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The Vilna Gaon Exhibition at Yeshivat Har Etzion Library - Revelations of Eliyahu in Torah and Redemption officially opened on the evening of the 18th of Sivan, 20.6.11.  This exhibit was made possible through the generous loan of many special items from the private collection of Mr. Yeshayahu Vinograd of Yerushalayim, to whom we are very grateful.  The opening event, including both a tour of the exhibit by Head Librarian and Curator Aharon Bejell, as well as an Erev Iyun with three special lecturers, was well attended, with over 120 participants from the Gush Etzion area and beyond. For the full story and links to recordings and video



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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, with the most recent one on June 15th, 2011. 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." To view a video



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WINTER 2011/5772
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Click to read about the Trip to Poland
Click to read about Rav Porat z"l


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Some Israelis are alarmed by an
increasing number of religious officers and soldiers
within the ranks of the army.
Hear what Harav Mosheh Lichtenstein
has to say, aired on NPR radio.

 


 

Har Etzion comes to Ra'anana!

Parshat Shavua
with Rav Menachem Leibtag

Rav at Yeshivat Har Etzion and Creator of the Website www.tanach.org

Two Shiurim
At Kehillat Shivtei Yisrael
(17 Har Sinai St.)

Second shiur in this series:

Tuesday, Jan 24th (29 Tevet) at 8:45pm

Eating Matza or Not Eating Chametz:
What is More Important?

The Shiur will be delivered in English

 


In Tribute to
Harav Aharon Lichtenstein


NEW BOOK IN HEBREW

SICHOT WITH HARAV AHARON LICHTENSTEIN

by Rav Chaim Sabato

מבקשי פניך

For more information


In Memory of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l
(movie prepared by Har Etzion talmidim
Yehonatan Weinberger and Ehud Roth)

 


 לעבדך באמת

לדמותו ולדרכו של הרב יהודה עמיטל

Edited by Reuven Ziegler and Reuven Gafni
with nearly 70 articles 
about his multi-faceted personality

To read Table of Contents
To order from the USA


Listen to an Interview with Rav Reuven Ziegler
on 5 recent Har Etzion volumes
that should be on your bookshelf! 

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YEMEI IYUN BE-TANACH

This coming summer,
be one of the thousands in attendance!
July 22-26, 2012 / 3-6 Menachem Av

with educational tours July 7th / 21 Tammuz.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
congratulates Herzog College
for their 20 years of Yemei Iyun
and speaks of his special connection to Tanach
(english translation)

Videos of past summers' shiurim
available on Ynet
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Roshei HaYeshiva Harav Aharon Lichtenstein and Harav Yaakov Medan criticize "price tag" activities, and call on settlers to report criminal behavior to the army. Read full story. Listen to Harav Medan on Galei Tzahal 19/9 at 1:29:00 to 1:34:00


Audios of the Week

By Rav Moshe Taragin

Parshat Vaera
The Elusiveness of Long Term Vision

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Parshat Shemot
Moshe's Godmothers

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Parshat Vayechi
The Quest for Mashiach Begins

 

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Avot DeRabbi Natan
Jealousy and Ambition

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