Yeshivat Har Etzion has long been known for excellence in Torah study. The yeshiva’s core curriculum is made up of traditional Talmud study, complemented by in-depth study of Tanakh, Halakhah and Jewish Philosophy. Yeshivat Har Etzion regards these complementary areas of study as a vital element in Torah education. They are the key to producing the kind of well-rounded, broad-minded Jews the world so desperately needs today – steeped in Torah, conversant in all areas of our tradition, yet able to fully engage with the modern world.

 

Revava, the newly-established Riva Koschitzky z"l Torah Enrichment Program, aims to incorporate non-Gemara study that takes place in the yeshiva into one over-arching, organized framework that will maximize the value of these studies. The restructured program will improve the quality of instruction and ensure that all Har Etzion students, whether from Israel or abroad, benefit from the fullest possible range of topics and lecturers. Just as important, it will serve as a befitting memorial to an inspiring individual whose commitment to broad-minded Torah for the modern world melds naturally with the values to which Har Etzion aspires.

 

 

AUDIO RECORDINGS OF CHANUKA STUDY DAYS:

5780,  5779,  5778,  5777,  5776, 5775, 5774, 5773, 5772, 5771.

 

5776 Chanuka Study Days 

The Riva Koschitzky z"l Torah Enrichment Program is once again sponsoring this year's Chanuka Study Days. This year's topic is UBeHaalot Aharon Et HaNerot - The Legacy and Doctrine of Moreinu Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l. Please join us on Wednesday and Thursday, Dec 9-10, 2014 (27-28 Kislev) at the yeshiva. The Study Days are dedicated in memory of Riva Koschitzky z"l, whose sixth yahrzeit falls on the 22nd of Kislev. Go to KESHET - our hebrew audio site - to hear recordings of this two day event. For program details. For pictures of the event, click here. For complete video coverage, click here.

 

5775 Chanuka Study Days 

The Riva Koschitzky z"l Torah Enrichment Program is once again sponsoring this year's Chanuka Study Days. This year's topic is Al Gerei HaTzedek veAleinu: Conversion in our Times. Please join us on Wednesday and Thursday, Dec 17-18, 2014 (25-26 Kislev) at the yeshiva. The Study Days are dedicated in memory of Riva Koschitzky z"l, whose sixth yahrzeit falls on the 22nd of Kislev. Go to KESHET - our hebrew audio site - to hear recordings of this two day event. For program details. For pictures of the event, click here.

 

5774 Chanuka Study Days 

The Riva Koschitzky z"l Torah Enrichment Program is once again sponsoring this year's Chanuka Study Days. This year's topic is Dor LeDor Yabia Omer: Studying the Legacy of Rishon LeTzion Harav Ovadya Yosef zt"l. Please join us on Wednesday and Thursday, Dec 4-5, 2013 (1-2 Tevet) at the yeshiva. The Study Days are dedicated in memory of Riva Koschitzky z"l, whose fifth yahrzeit falls on the 22nd of Kislev. Go to KESHET - our hebrew audio site - to hear recordings of this two day event. For program details. For pictures of the event, click here.

 

5773 Chanuka Study Days 

The Riva Koschitzky z"l Torah Enrichment Program is once again sponsoring this year's Chanuka Study Days. This year's topic is the Israeli Judicial System and the Torah Judicial System - Can the Two Meet? Please join us on Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec 11-12, 2012 (27-28 Kislev) at the yeshiva. The Study Days are dedicated in memory of Riva Koschitzky z"l, whose fourth yahrzeit falls on the 22nd of Kislev. Go to KESHET - our hebrew audio site - to hear recordings of this two day event.For program details.

 

5772 Special Tanakh Panel Discussion (March 2012)

פאנל מיוחד על הבנת פרקים טז-יז בספר שמואל - מתי שאול פגש את דוד, וסתירות אחרות

הדוברים בדיון: הרב יעקב מדן, הרב ישראל רוזן, והרב אמנון בזק

View this discussion here (5 parts) 

 

5772 Chanuka Study Days 

The Riva Koschitzky z"l Torah Enrichment Program sponsored this year's Chanuka Study Days on the topic of Leadership and Vision, Wednesday and Thursday, Dec 21-22, 2011 (25-26 Kislev) at the yeshiva. The Study Days were dedicated in memory of Riva Koschitzky z"l, whose third yahrzeit fell on the 22nd of Kislev. Go to KESHET - our hebrew audio site - to hear recordings of this two day event. For program details.

View these Study Day Panel Discussions

 

5771 Chanuka Study Days

The Riva Koschitzky z"l Torah Enrichment Program sponsored this year's Chanuka Study Days on the topic of The Relationship between Jews and Non-Jews, Wednesday and Thursday, Dec 1-2, 2010 (24-25 Kislev) at the yeshiva. The Study Days were dedicated in memory of Riva Koschitzky z"l, whose second yahrzeit fell on the 22nd of Kislev. Go to KESHET - our hebrew audio site - to hear the Panel Discussions: "Ma'amad HaMi'utim BeMedinat Yisrael," and "Bein Chaviv Adam leChavivin Yisrael," as well as a report on the Israeli Delegation to Haiti, given by one of its participants. For program details.

View these Study Day Panel Discussions

 

Special Tu Bishvat Lecture with Dr. Moshe Raanan - Did Chazal Understand Botany?

 

Erev Limud Gimel Nissan 5771

The Riva Koschitzky z"l Torah Enrichment Program invited Yeshivat Har Etzion's bogrim to join our current talmidim and their fathers for an Erev Limud in the Beit Midrash, Gimel Nissan, April 7th 2011. The afternoon program included shiurim by Harav Aharon Lichtenstein, Harav Beni Lehman, Mr. Ari Shefer, Harav Yaakov Medan, and Rav Moshe Taragin. Complete program details. Recordings of the shiurim can be heard on KESHET - Har Etzion's hebrew audio site.

 

 

A Sample of the Chugim Sponsored by 
The Riva Koschitzky z"l Torah Enrichment Program

Revava Elul 5773 - Choref 5774 Schedule 

Revava Elul 5772 - Choref 5773 Schedule

Revava Elul 5771 - Choref 5772 Schedule

 

Revava Programs include:

 

 

 

Among the many chugim offered by Revava:

Aggadita – Rav Chanoch Waxman

Avot D’Rabbi Natan – Rav Moshe Taragin

Halacha Iyun – Rav Doniel Schreiber

Halacha LeMaaseh – Rav Mordechai Friedman

Hichot Shabbat – Rav Doniel Schreiber

Hilchot Ishut - Rav Doniel Schreiber

Inyanei Eretz Yisrael – Rav Menachem Leibtag

Jewish Thought in the Modern World – Rav Pini Cohen

Modern Jewish Thought – Rav Yair Kahn

Neviim Achronim – Rav Menachem Leibtag

Neviim Rishonim – Rav Menachem Leibtag

Parsha and Mussar – Rav Moshe Taragin

Parshanut – Rav Menachem Leibtag

Parshat HaShavua – Rav Menachem Leibtag

Ramban – HaRav Aharon Lichtenstein

Sefat Emet – Rav Yisrael Krengel

Sichat Mussar – Selected Ramim

Tanach – Stephen Kaye

The Halachic Process – Rav Doniel Schreiber

The Writings of HaRav Kook – Rav Hillel Rachmani

The Writings of Rav Soloveitchik – Rav Moshe Aberman

Topics in Halacha – Rav Doniel Schreiber

 

Chugim offered to the Israeli talmidim have included:

 

Riva Koschitzky z"l

Riva was born on August 19th, 1960, in Montreal, Canada to Joey and Annette Colton. Following her graduation from the Hebrew Academy of Montreal, she studied for a year at Michlalah-Jerusalem College in Bayit VeGan and continued on to Barnard College in New York where she graduated with a BA in Computer Science.

Riva married Joel Koschitzky in 1981, and together they made aliyah from Toronto one year later. Riva lived in Israel for 27 years and died from breast cancer on December 19th, 2008. Riva is survived by her husband Joel and her three sons: Yedidia (Hesder machzor 37), Yekutiel (Hesder machzor 39), and Amitai.