Machshava
Mitzvot: 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...
Tanakh
Moshe'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?
Beit Hillel: Attentive Rabbinic Leadership
A 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)
Har 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.
February 2012Here 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
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
MAJESTY 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.
January 2012and Menahel HaRuchani Daniel Rhein
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!
Harav 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).
From Vilna to Har Etzion
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
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
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Har Etzion Celebrates Chanuka!
HOT OFF THE PRESS!
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BY FAITH ALONE:
The Story of
Rabbi Yehuda Amital
Author:
Elyashiv Reichner
Translated by
Elli Fischer
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