TORAH

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Yeshiva University S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program
40 Duvdevani St, Jerusalem 96428 • 02.531.3020 • sdaip@yu.edu
Yom Haatzmaut: An Introduction
Tehillim chapter 126 begins
שיר המעלות“‏ verse: with the
בשוב ה’‏ את שיבת ציון היינו
— When God will return us ‏”כחולמים
to Zion, we will be like dreamers.
How might we explain the phrase “we
will be like dreamers”? Among several
answers offered by our commentaries,
the Rada”k suggests the following:
So great is our joy at the prospect of
redemption and of returning to the
Land of Israel that the burdens and
challenges of our time in exile will be
like a fleeting dream (kachalom ya’uf).
There is no shortage of challenges
facing the Jewish nation in general
and our young men and women in
particular. Yet Baruch Hashem, our
students are returning to Israel in large
numbers, whether to study Torah for
a year or more, to serve in the IDF or
sherut leumi, or to join the thousands
of YU alumni who have made aliyah.
Their commitment to strengthening
Am Yisrael in Eretz Yisrael is often
an outgrowth of the Torat Yisrael
and rich experiences they have been
introduced to at one of the many
yeshivot and seminaries on the S.
Daniel Abraham Israel program.
The program is a formal arrangement
between Yeshiva University and more
than 40 learning institutions for men
and women in Israel, enabling the
hundreds of students enrolled in our
program to learn firsthand about
Israel’s land, people, history, and
culture.
The Israel year is a pivotal and
transformative moment in a student’s
life. Our Israel staff strives to nurture
and enrich that experience by
providing students with support and
guidance throughout their year(s) in
Israel.
At Yeshiva University in New York,
a student can continue on his or her
path of Torah growth while at the
same time studying at one of the
premier research universities in the
world. Our top-notch roshei yeshiva
and excellent college faculty combine
to offer students opportunities
that are available only at Yeshiva
University. Nowhere but here can
a young man or woman participate
with hundreds of fellow students in
Mrs. Stephanie Strauss
Director, Yeshiva University in Israel,
Director, S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program
chessed and service learning missions
across the United States and around
the world. Nowhere but here can he
or she receive the training to excel in
careers from medicine to business,
politics to academia, the rabbinate
to finance; and only at YU do they
have university-wide support and
encouragement to meet the challenges
facing the Jewish people while
fulfilling their roles in bringing about
the redemption.
The faculty at our member yeshivot
and seminaries play a vital role in
educating our students. It is with great
pride that we present a collection of
articles from our Israeli community
of teachers. These articles provide us
with a glimpse into the scholarship
that our students are exposed to.
Furthermore, they provide us with the
unique flavor of Torat Eretz Yisrael,
which we hope will deepen and enrich
your celebration of Yom Haatzmaut
and your connection to Eretz Yisrael.
Yeshiva University Invites you to the 6 th annual
3 on 3
Basketball
Tournament
Date: Thursday, September 24 th
Gan Hapaamon, Jerusalem
With the participation of Tamir
Goodman of Hapoel Jerusalem
• Great fun
• Steep competition
• No cost
To register, go to
www.tinyurl.com/YU-3on3-2015
Register by September 20
For more info contact
Rabbi Jonathan Cohen
Yeshiva University
Admissions Coordinator
054-227-2850
Jonathan.cohen@yu.edu
MAGEN DAVID
ADOM
IN ISRAEL
SPRING 2016
DRIVE
Monday, February 1
Men’s Hours 2:30-6:00PM • Women’s Hours 6:30PM-10:30PM
Yeshiva University in Israel
You must bring a valid form of ID (Drivers license or passport, student id’s are not valid)
THE YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
S. DANIEL ABRAHAM ISRAEL PROGRAM
and KEDMA STUDENT ORGANIZATION
INVITES ALL SEMINARY STUDENTS TO
Songs of Hope
Women's Choir Competition
Benefiting Underprivileged
Women in Israel
January 23, 2016
Motz"sh Parshat Beshalach
Doors open at 7:30pm
Presented by Yeshiva University and Kedma
at the Ramada Hotel Jerusalem
For more information contact Nikki:
058-543-4690, nikki@kedma.org
Students - 45 NIS by Jan. 19th, 60 NIS after
Choir Members, Madrichot - 25 NIS , Non students - 70 NIS
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Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary • The Benjamin and Rose Berger CJF Torah To-Go Series • Pesach 5776