A yeshiva is a traditional Jewish educational institution focused on the study of Rabbinic literature,primarily the Talmud and halacha,while Torah and Jewish philosophy are studied in parallel. The studying is usually done through daily shiurim as well as in study pairs called chavrusas. Chavrusa-style learning is one of the unique features of the yeshiva.
Modern Orthodox Judaism is a movement within Orthodox Judaism that attempts to synthesize Jewish values and the observance of Jewish law with the modern world.
Joseph Ber Soloveitchik was a major American Orthodox rabbi,Talmudist,and modern Jewish philosopher. He was a scion of the Lithuanian Jewish Soloveitchik rabbinic dynasty.
Religious Zionism is a religious denomination that views Zionism as a fundamental component of Orthodox Judaism. Its adherents are also referred to as Dati Leumi,and in Israel,they are most commonly known by the plural form of the first part of that term:Datiim. The community is sometimes called 'Knitted kippah',the typical head covering worn by male adherents to Religious Zionism.
Avraham Shapira was a prominent rabbi in the Religious Zionist world. He served as the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1983 to 1993. Shapira was the head of the Rabbinical court of Jerusalem,and both a member and the head of the Supreme Rabbinic Court. He was the rosh yeshiva of Mercaz haRav in Jerusalem,a position he held after Rabbi Zvi Yehuda Kook died in 1982.
Hesder is an Israeli yeshiva program which combines advanced Talmudic studies with military service in the Israel Defense Forces,usually within a Religious Zionist framework. The program allows Orthodox Jewish men to serve in the Israeli military while still engaging in Torah study.
Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron was an Israeli rabbi who served as Rishon LeZion from 1993 to 2003. Prior to that he served as Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Bat Yam and Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Haifa.
Yaaqov Medan is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi,co-Rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion,a respected leader in the Religious-Zionist community,and a lecturer in Tanakh,Gemara,and Jewish philosophy.
Yeshivat Torat Yosef - Hamivtar was a men's yeshiva located in Efrat in the West Bank. The Roshei Yeshiva are Rabbi Yonatan Rosensweig and Rabbi Shlomo Riskin. The institution is primarily focused on post college-aged students and is part of the Ohr Torah Stone educational institutions founded by Rabbi Shlomo Riskin and Rabbi Chaim Brovender.
Hardal usually refers to the portion of the Religious Zionist Jewish community in Israel which inclines significantly toward Haredi ideology. In their approach to the State of Israel,though,they are very much Zionist,and believe that Israel is Atchalta De'Geula.
Yeshivat Hesder Petah Tikva is a Hesder Yeshiva located in Petah Tikva,Israel. Established in 1998,it currently has approximately 200 students,of whom 25% are actively serving in the IDF.
Yeshivat Har Etzion,commonly known in English as "Gush" and in Hebrew as "Yeshivat HaGush",is a hesder yeshiva located in Alon Shvut,in Gush Etzion. It is considered one of the leading institutions of advanced Torah study in the world and with a student body of roughly 480,it is one of the largest hesder yeshivot in the West Bank.
And Thou Shalt Love is an Israeli short film. It was directed by Chaim Elbaum as part of his studies at the Ma'aleh religious film school. The film tells the story of a Hesder yeshiva student dealing with being gay,based on Elbaum's own experiences.
Tzohar Rabbinical Organization is an Israeli organization of over 800 religious Zionist Orthodox rabbis. It aims to bridge the gaps between religious and secular Jews in Israel.
Kamoha.org.il is an Israeli organization for Orthodox Jewish homosexuals. It is aimed primarily at the Religious Zionist community,but is also open to those from the Hareidi sector. The organization has split from the organization Havruta,and chose a much more conservative approach,promoting conversion therapy and marriage of gay men to lesbians.
Eliezer Melamed is an Israeli Orthodox Zionist rabbi and the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Bracha,rabbi of the settlement Har Bracha,and author of the book series Peninei Halakha.
Rabbi David Stav is the chief rabbi of the city of Shoham,the chairman of the Tzohar organization,and serves as a rabbi for the Ezra youth movement.
Tamir Granot is an Israeli Orthodox Jewish rabbi and author and the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Orot Shaul,a hesder yeshiva located in southern Tel Aviv. He is also an expert on Jewish thought regarding the Holocaust.
