The Beit El Yeshiva () is a

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situated in the

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, a community in the Binyamin region near

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in the Israeli-controlled

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of the

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History

The Yeshiva was founded in late 1977 by a group of students from the Mercaz haRav yeshiva in

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. The students originally lived on a nearby army base, but today the yeshiva has its own premises, and over 250 students enrolled. The ''

rosh yeshiva Rosh yeshiva or Rosh Hayeshiva (, plural, pl. , '; Anglicized pl. ''rosh yeshivas'') is the title given to the dean of a yeshiva, a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primarily the Talmud and th ...

'' (dean) is Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed.

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- Israel National News was founded and is maintained by the Beit El Yeshiva."The Chief Rabbi of South Africa, Rabbi Warren Goldstein, is a graduate of the Beth El Yeshiva, the organization that founded and maintains Arutz Sheva." The Beit El Yeshiva also founded

Yeshiva.co Yeshiva.co is an English website affiliated with Beit El Yeshiva. History The site offers Torah lessons for reading, viewing and listening. It was founded by Ezra Cohen and partners in Adar 5760 (2000), with the encouragement and support of the R ...

, a large Jewish website. Official site, Bet El Yeshiva Center
/ref> The Beit El Yeshiva Center also includes: * A ''yeshiva'' (religious studies) high school for boys (junior and senior yeshiva high school), Yeshivat Bnei Zvi, also known as Bnei Zvi Yeshiva Ketana (pre-yeshiva high school; ''ketana'' stands for "small") Arutz Sheva, 21/09/10
/ref> * An '' ulpana'' (religious studies) high school for girls, Ulpanat Ra'aya * An ''ulpana'' high school for girls "with a wide variety of studies", Tal Ra'aya * A ''

mechina A mechina kdam-tzvait (; "pre-military preparatory", plural mechinot) is an autonomous unit of specialized educational institutions valuing non-formal education and pre-military training in Israel. They are funded and supported by the Ministry ...

'' pre-military program for young men

References

External links

Beit El Yeshiva Center Official Website

Bet El Kabbalists
by Pinchas Giller, Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World entry, p 5 sq {{Coord, 31, 56, 32.6, N, 35, 13, 20.77, E, display=title Religious Zionist yeshivot Educational institutions established in 1977 Yeshivas in the West Bank 1977 establishments in the Israeli Military Governorate

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