The IDF’s Home Front Command has imposed restrictions on the residents of northern Israel – schools are closed and hospitals are operating underground – but the Kol HaTorah continues and yeshivos in northern Israel are continuing their usual intense Elul schedule.
On the other hand, the tense security situation cannot be ignored and some yeshivos are considering moving to central Israel if the situation worsens.
Moti Wizgan, the administrator of the Rechasim Yeshiva and deputy head of the Rechasim local council, spoke with Radio Kol B’Rama on Sunday and discussed how the yeshiva is dealing with the security concerns.
“We have 600 bochurim at the yeshiva,” Wizgan said. “We talked to the parents last night, many of whom are worried about the situation. As of now, none of the students have left the yeshiva. There are shelters in the basement of the building and we are continuing classes as usual.”
“The decision about whether to remain is up to the Rosh Yeshiva. If there’s a significant escalation, we might consider relocating the yeshiva to the center.”
Yediot Achronot military correspondent Yossi Yehoshua was also interviewed on the program and said: “The enemy is planning revenge, which could succeed, fail, or be thwarted. Residents won’t return to the north when there’s no security and as long the Radwan Force terrorists aren’t pushed back from the border. The Israeli decision was not to go to war. There are those in Israel still looking for a diplomatic solution.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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bless these Bachurim….Bless the monies that have returned…..more than ever have I watched foot steps from all over the world come to learn , more than last year and the year before…thank you for sending your children…please come alone…I loathe America and really ……..imagine what more we can do than a pager
That’s definitely not a picture of that yeshiva and they just posted a home command shutting all schools etc. Unfortunately I assume the yeshiva temporarily move
Why are they putting the bochorim in a sakana? For what purpose?
If their Torah learning is “Magina uMatzila”, why would they move to the center of the country if things get worse? Aderaba – shouldn’t they move even further north, to provide additional Hagana and Hatzala where it’s really needed? They say they’re like soldiers, but soldiers go toward the danger to protect civilians – they don’t run away.
an Israeli Yid
“I loathe America…”
Tzedekis: Your constant repetition of your ‘loathing’ of the country that has given billions of dollars in support to EY and put its men and women at risk to help protect against incoming drones and rockets has been duly noted. The same loathing should come your way soon.