Between the yeshiva and the Army

Just over three years ago, my son began his studies in Yeshivat Maalot, a Hesder Yeshiva which combines rigorous Torah studies with a demanding Army service.

He and his friends have just returned to the Yeshiva after more than a year in combat units.

Not all returned, however; one of their friends was killed in a battle with terrorists; and the return to the Yeshiva isn`t always easy…

Rabbi Noam Himelstein studied in Yeshivat Har Etzion and served in the Tanks Corps of the IDF.

He has taught in yeshiva high schools, post-high school women’s seminaries, and headed the Torah MiTzion Kollel in Melbourne, Australia. He currently teaches at Yeshivat Orayta in Jerusalem, and lives with his wife and six children in Neve Daniel, Gush Etzion.