Machanaim in the IDF! Third-year students at the Robert M. Beren Machanaim Hesder Yeshiva who recently enlisted as soldiers in the IDF Nachal Brigade completed their long-anticipated “Masa Kumta” – the grueling march after which they finally received their brigade berets! Rosh Yeshiva Rav Shlomo Vilk and other students in the yeshiva joined them to …
Gush Etzion 19-Year-Old Completes Shas for Second Time Just before he enlists in the IDF, Nadav Talker intends to continue allocating time to study Torah every day, and even to cover the Shas for the third time Jewish Press News Desk | 2 Tammuz 5782/July 1, 2022 There was great excitement at Ohr Torah Stone’s …
Back to Normal: Soldiers’ Morale Strengthened by Machanaim Visits The IDF recently restored permission to Rabbi Shlomo Vilk, the Rosh Yeshiva of the Robert M. Beren Machanaim Hesder Yeshiva, to resume visiting the yeshiva’s soldiers on base – the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19 over a year ago. Over the course of four …
Wherever They Go, Whatever They Do: Katz Program Prepares Future Leaders In all of its programs, Ohr Torah Stone seeks to emphasize broad knowledge and a sensitivity to real-world challenges together with the importance of living a Jewish life steeped in Torah and Jewish values. The Monique and Mordecai Katz Academic Studies Program does that …
Yeshiva Student and Mother Study Together for Spiritual Leadership Exams While the Chief Rabbinate still prohibits women from taking its professional ordination exams, Ravit and Yehoshua Oran Kalech, a mother and son, are both studying for the difficult tests. Ultimately, the son will be ordained as a Rabbi and his mother will earn a certificate …
Ohr Torah Stone Yeshivot: Building Knowledge and Tools for Life The transitions over the last few months, from the intensity of work and school to near-total lockdown in our homes and then back to a “new normal,” have enhanced the core messages of Ohr Torah Stone’s two yeshivot for men: the centrality of Torah, the …
Outdoor rest area honors memory of Dvir Sorek, killed in 2019 terror attack Students cleaned up the wooded area and created a path to the site, where they placed benches and picnic tables they made themselves. (June 10, 2020 / JNS) Nine months after a terrorist murdered Dvir Sorek, high school students from Ohr Torah Stone institutions dedicated …
Bridging the Divide A unique meeting took place this week in Tel Aviv, as students from the Robert M. Beren Machanaim Hesder Yeshiva visited their counterparts at BINA, Israel’s Secular Yeshiva. “We were about 20 guys, both pre-IDF and post-IDF, and they were all post-high school students, young men and women, who have chosen to …
A Tale of Uganda’s Jewish Community The legacy of terrorism victim Dvir Sorek had an impact in one of the most unexpected places by Ilanit Chernick | September 16, 2019 | Photos by Jonah Stocki Between the cornfields and the banana trees sits a synagogue in the Ugandan village of Putti. This is how Jonah Stocki …
Israel before all else The government has not yet decided what to do with them; even among Israelis of Ethiopian descent not everyone is thrilled by their arrival; and in their native country, this voyage came at great expense. However, eight members of the Falash Mura who came here on a special leadership program do …
The Day the Sheikh visited the Yeshiva Sheikh Omer Salem, known for his unorthodox take on the Jewish-Moslem conflict, visited Ohr Torah Stone’s Yeshivat Hesder Beren-Machanaim in Gush Etzion, where he spoke with students. Arutz Sheva Staff | 07 January, 2019 (Translated from Hebrew) A unique encounter took place this week in Gush Etzion when the …
Living in Hope and in Limbo Their hearts are in Israel; their bodies remain in Ethiopia. Will the story ever have a happy ending? by Maayan Hoffman August 31, 2018 Photos by Marc Israel Sellem Getachew Gebrei described his new yeshiva as a “light of Torah – wow!” Gebrei, an engineering student, is one of …
