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Parshat Bereshit
- A wake-up call - We will win with faith. Parsha and its realization - Bereshit and the 'Iron Swords' War - 5784 Rabbi Eliezer Haim Shenvald Dedicated in memory of a dear friend, partner in establishing our Ofakim branch: Moshe Ohayon and his son Elad - Hashem Yikom Damam (May Hashem avenge t...

Parshat Bereshit
- Be a "Mentch" The Parasha in our everyday life, Parashat Bereshit 5783 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - Head of the Hesder Yeshiva 'Meir Harel' Modiin The world is subject to a constant struggle between opposing worldviews on faith, morality, and culture. Social questions, economic views, gender, and...

Parshat Bereshit
- Did "You precede the ministering angels", Or "The mosquito preceded you" Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald The Parasha in the everyday life - Bereshit – 5781 At a good time, בְּשָׁעָה טוֹבָה we start again from 'Bereshit', we start reading the Torah anew, delving into, and finding inspiration in it for o...

Parshat Bereshit
- Parshat Bereshit – Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald The Torah opens with the story of the creation, which is completely original, "substance out of nothingness." "In the beginning, G-d created the heaven and the earth." (Bereshis 1:1) "Because there is a great need to open the Torah with 'In the beginning G...

Parshat Bereshit
- Renewal from Bereshit Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald The Parasha in our everyday life – Parashat Bereshit - 5782 There is nothing in the world that can make us happier - than renewal, something new and refreshing that paints our lives with a new color, stimulating and exciting, instilling hope. On the...

Parshat Bereshit
- Parshat Bereshis – Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald The Torah opens with the story of the creation, which is completely original, "substance out of nothingness." "In the beginning, G-d created the heaven and the earth." (Bereshis 1:1) "Because there is a great need to open the Torah with 'In the beginning G...

Parshat Bereshit
- The Secret of the Creation Circles Parsha and its Implementation - Bereshit - Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - 5780 The creation of the world in Parashat Bereshit is fundamental to understand the format of the world, its laws of existence and the way it is conducted. This feature exists on all levels; I...


Parshat Noach
- ‘Man and wife’ - partnership or covenant The Parasha in our everyday life - Parashat Noah, 5783 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - Head of the Hesder Yeshiva 'Meir Harel' Modi’in A little over a decade ago there was a change in the use of a central term in the field of the relationship between a man and...

Parshat Noach
- A new world begins - Changes begin from within Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald The Parsha in our everyday life - Noah - 5781 The generation of the flood brought the world to unprecedented corruption. After "ten generations from Adam the first man" הִשְׁחִ֧ית כָּל־בָּשָׂ֛ר אֶת־דַּרְכּ֖וֹ עַל־הָאָֽ...

Parshat Noach
- Leaving the Ark and going on with life The Parasha in the daily life – Parashat Noach 5780 Noah's Ark was a safe refuge for Noah and his family and all animals, because of the flood and storm that was happening outside. Within the closed and distinct ark, a unique microcosm was created. For a...

Parshat Noach
- One language and uniform words - dangerous dogmatism Parashat Hashavua – Parahat Noach 5784 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald Since the events of Simchat Torah 5784, many questions have arisen. Most of them should be postponed until after the war. However, some of them should be dealt with now, because t...

Parshat Noach
- Parshat Noach The Strategic Significance of Making a Threat Tangible In Parshat Noach we read about the calamity of the generation of the flood, Noach and the Ark. Ten generations after the creation of the world (Pirkei Avot 5,2) the human race is in the midst of a crisis, "And G-d saw that man'...

Parshat Noach
- Wrongdoing, Corruption, and Flood History of personal and public morality Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald- The Parasha in our everyday life - Noah – 5782 Moral issues and questions of public corruption occupy a central place in public and media discourse, and not in vain. Morality is one of the corner...


Parshat Lech Lecha
- A responsible adult is needed "Let there be no strife between you and me, for we are kinsmen" Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald The Parasha in our everyday life - Lech Lecha - 5781 The way Abraham handles the family conflict that developed with Lot is supposed to teach us a lesson for generations. Ab...

Parshat Lech Lecha
- Abraham Avinu's Startup Nation The Parasha in our everyday life – Parashat Lech Lecha 5783 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - Head of the Hesder Yeshiva 'Meir Harel' Modiin Israel is known in the world as the Startup Nation, mainly due to the fact that it has more startups than anywhere else in the worl...

Parshat Lech Lecha
- Free choice and religious coercion Parsha and its fulfillment - Parashat Lech Lecha - Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - 5769 At the beginning of our Parasha, Avraham is commanded to go to the Land of Israel: 'Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto the land th...

Parshat Lech Lecha
- Is it indeed the end of a naivety era? The Parasha in the daily life - Parashat Lech Lecha - Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - 5780 In our Parasha, Abraham was commanded to circumcise himself when he was ninety-nine years old: וַיְהִ֣י אַבְרָ֔ם בֶּן־תִּשְׁעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְתֵ֣שַׁע שָׁנִ֑ים וַיֵּרָ֨א ה' א...

Parshat Lech Lecha
- The legacy of victory and heroism of the first Hebrew warrior Parshah and its realization - Parshah Lech Lecha and the Operation Swords of Iron, 5784 Rabbi Eliezer Haim Shenvald Dedicated to the IDF soldiers' success, the healing of the wounded and the return of those abducted, and to the memo...

Parshat Lech Lecha
- Progress and change, uncertainty and belief The Parasha in our everyday life - Lech Lecha - 5782 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald – Rosh Yeshiva, 'Meir Harel' Hesder Yeshiva Modi'in It is human nature to strive for progress and advancement. Staying on one spot is seen as a frustrating miss. Nowadays thi...


Parshat Vayera
- "Here I am" – the roots of self-sacrifice and devotion. Parshah and its realization - Parshat Vayera and Operation 'Iron Swords' 5784 Rabbi Eliezer Haim Shenvald Dedicated to the IDF soldiers' success, their well-being, to the recovery of those wounded and safe return of all the hostages. Th...

Parshat Vayera
- "Here I am"- Hineni, the heroism of the Binding and 'Sha'at Neilah' Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald The Parasha in our everyday life - Vayerah – 5781 The Parshat HaAkida, (Yitzchak's Binding), which we will read on Shabbat, is one of the formative Parashot in the Torah, which arouses puzzlement, and th...

Parshat Vayera
- Challenges, trials and the exploitation of opportunities The Parasha in our everyday life - Parashat Vayera 5783 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - Head of the Hesder Yeshiva 'Meir Harel' Modiin Both in private life and in public life, reality presents us with challenges that we cannot choose, with vary...

Parshat Vayera
- Conversion in Israel Parsha and its fulfillment - Parashat Vayera - Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - 5769 The link between the revelation of G-d to Abraham at the beginning of Parashat Vayera, and the end of Parashat Lech Lecha is the Brit Milah: "And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born...

Parshat Vayera
- Life with a mission in a postmodern era The Parasha in the daily life - Parashat Vayera - Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald- 5780 The divine call to Abraham in the Akeidat Yitzchak – (Binding of Yitzchak: request of Hashem to Abraham to bring Yitzchak up as a sacrifice) is answered with "Hineni - Here I...

Parshat Vayera
- What do you see? The Observers' test The Parasha in our everyday life - Vayera - 5782 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - Rosh Yeshivat Hesder 'Meir Harel' Modi'in There is an issue that has been an integral part of the 'public discourse' for many years, the attitude towards individuals and groups’ pli...


Parshat Chayei Sarah
- Allies and interests in the international arena Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald The Parasha in the everyday life - Chayeh Sarah – 5781 The Scripture describes the negotiations that took place between Abraham Avinu and Ephron about the Cave of the Patriarchs: וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע אַבְרָהָם֮ אֶל־עֶפְרוֹן֒ וַיּ...

Parshat Chayei Sarah
- Building relationships and Character traits The Parasha in our everyday life - Chayei Sarah - 5782 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - Rosh Yeshivat Hesder 'Meir Harel' Modi'in The institution of marriage and family has been in a deep crisis for several years. The extent of divorce in the world and in Is...

Parshat Chayei Sarah
- Choosing a community - as a framework for continuous spiritual growth The Parasha in the daily life - Parashat Chayei Sarah - Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald- 5780 At his old age, Abraham merited seeing his revolutionary venture of faith being successful and blessed as well as merited a family and a son...

Parshat Chayei Sarah
- Intermarriage Parsha and its fulfillment - Parashat Chayei Sarah - Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - 5769 In our Parasha, Abraham asks Eliezer to go out and find a suitable mate for his son Isaac: "And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had: 'Put, I pray th...

Parshat Chayei Sarah
- Know your enemy and you will defeat him. Parsha and its realization - Parshat Chayei Sara and the war of the 'Iron Swords' 5784 Rabbi Eliezer Haim Shenvald Dedicated to the IDF soldiers' success, to safeguard them lest any harm come to them, to my son's speedy recovery - Mordechai Abraham ben...

Parshat Chayei Sarah
- Time to mature The Parasha in our everyday life – Parashat Chayei Sara 5783 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - Head of the Hesder Yeshiva 'Meir Harel' Modiin Among the central issues at the center of public discourse and raised in the recent elections were the relationship between 'religion and the stat...


Parshat Toldot
- 'A taste for Game' - manipulations in Cyberspace Ahead of possible elections and in the conscious campaign between the elections Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald The Parasha in our everyday life - Toldot - 5781 The relationships and happenings within the family of Yitzchak and Rivka, between the paren...

Parshat Toldot
- History of the Nation and Generations and Character Education The Parasha in our everyday life - Toldot - 5782 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - Rosh Yeshivat Hesder 'Meir Harel' Modi'in The education system is at the center of interest of Israeli society. In recent years it has also gotten the largest...

Parshat Toldot
- International relations between Israel and the nations Friendship or shared interests and often hostility The Parasha in our everyday life – Parashat Toldot 5783 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - Head of the Hesder Yeshiva 'Meir Harel' Modiin The country's captains last week spoke out unitedly and ri...

Parshat Toldot
- Solidarity time In memory of those who were killed in a terrorist attack in the Pittsburgh Synagogue on Shabbat Vayera Parsha and its fulfillment - Parashat Toldot - Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald- 5769 At the beginning of our Parasha we see the birth of Yaacov and Esav to Yitzchak and Rivka. At the e...

Parshat Toldot
- Torah blessings in our everyday life The Parasha in the daily life - Parashat Toldot - Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - 5780 Yaakov Avinu is the first to receive the nickname אִ֣ישׁ תָּ֔ם יֹשֵׁ֖ב אֹהָלִֽים "mild man who stayed in camp" (Bereshit 25:27). Generally, it is common to think that someone who...

Parshat Toldot
- וְאֵ֛לֶּה תּוֹלְדֹ֥ת "This is the story" of the generations' stretcher journey. Parasha and its realization - Parshat Toldot and the 'Iron Swords' war 5784 Rabbi Eliezer Haim Shenvald Dedicated to the IDF soldiers' success, to safeguard them lest any harm come to them, to my son's speedy recov...


Parshat Vayetze
- An appointed time for Torah study in the everyday life The Parasha in the daily Life - Parashat Vayetze - Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - 5780 On Yaacov's departure to Haran, he returns to Shem and Eber's Beit Midrash for another fourteen years: "Hizekiah said: "At the age of sixty-three our father Ya...

Parshat Vayetze
- Coming back home Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald The Parasha in our everyday life - Vayetzeh - 5781 With these words, the late Prime Minister Menachem Begin chose to call on Diaspora Jewry in his first speech as Prime Minister (23 June 1977): "I call on the citizens of Israel who have left the country...

Parshat Vayetze
- In a constantly complex and challenging movement The Parasha in our everyday life - Vayetze- 5782 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - Rosh Yeshivat Hesder 'Meir Harel' Modi'in Bnei Akiva's 'Shabbat Irgun' is a festive culmination of the organization's annual educational activities. It takes place at the...

Parshat Vayetze
- Settlement or dominance and discouragement Parsha and its Implementation - Parashat Vayetze - Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - 5769 The text describes the meeting between Jacob and Rachel at the well: " … Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she tended them. And continues… And Jacob kissed Rachel, a...

Parshat Vayetze
- The secret of “The soul of the Jew yearns” Parasha in our everyday life - Parshat Vayetze – Bnei Akiva’s Shabbat Irgun 5783 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - Head of the Hesder Yeshiva 'Meir Harel' Modiin This Shabbat is known as "Bnei Akiva's Shabbat Irgun." This year the theme chosen for the month is...

Parshat Vayetze
- Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald For the “Yeadim Nifgashim” for Shabbat Vayetze Yaakov Returned to the Beit Midrash of Shem and Ever. The Midrash Rabbah on the Parsha tells us that while Yaakov was on his way to Haran, he returned to the Beit Midrash of Shem and Ever for another fourteen years, and only a...

Parshat Vayetze
- Together, together. Parshah and its realization - Parshat Vayetze and the war of the 'Iron Swords' 5784 Rabbi Eliezer Haim Shenvald Dedicated to the IDF soldiers' success, to safeguard them lest any harm come to them, to my son's speedy recovery - Mordechai Abraham ben Malka (may he live long)...


Parshat Vayishlach
- Dialogue that connects and brings people together. Parshah and its implementation - Parshat Vayishlach and the war of the 'Iron Swords' - 5784 Rabbi Eliezer Haim Shenvald Dedicated to the IDF soldiers' success, to safeguard them lest any harm come to them, to my son's speedy recovery - Mordech...

Parshat Vayishlach
- Does wealth make it possible or is it a status symbol The Parasha in our everyday life - Parashat Vayishlach - 5783 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - Head of the Hesder Yeshiva 'Meir Harel' Modiin One of the most talked about and difficult topics for everyone is the 'cost of living'. The economic syste...

Parshat Vayishlach
- Integration without giving up independence The Parasha in the daily life - Parashat Vayishlach - Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - 5780 The history of Yaakov Avinu's life was full of struggles and challenges. As he described them to Pharaoh: מְעַ֣ט וְרָעִ֗ים הָיוּ֙ יְמֵי֙ שְׁנֵ֣י חַיַּ֔י וְלֹ֣א הִשִּׂ֗...

Parshat Vayishlach
- Integration, not at the cost of identity loss Parasha in our everyday life - Vayishlach - 5782 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - Rosh Yeshivat Hesder 'Meir Harel' Modi'in About a week and a half ago, President Yitzhak Herzog addressed the Education Conference of Yeshivot Bnei Akiva and "Makor Rishon"...

Parshat Vayishlach
- The Struggle for Primogeniture - since then and forever Parsha and its fulfillment - Parashat Vayishlach - Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald- 5769 The fateful encounter between Yaacov and Eisav, when Yaacov is coming from Lavan to the Land of Israel is also the decisive stage in the “struggle over the birt...

Parshat Vayishlach
- The victory of the spirit - Bayamim Hahem Bazman Hazeh- in ancient days and in our times. Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald The Parasha in our everyday life- Vayishlach - Chanukah - 5781 At the beginning of our Parasha it is described how Yaakov and Eisav moved towards each other 'Ready for Battle'. In s...


Parshat Vayeshev
- We have come to dispel darkness. Chanukah in a time of war and chaos Parshah and its implementation - Parshat Vayeshev- Chanukah - and the war of the 'Iron Swords' 5784 Rabbi Eliezer Haim Shenvald Dedicated to the IDF soldiers' success, to safeguard them lest any harm come to them, to my son...

Parshat Vayeshev
- Mission and vision from then until today The Parasha in our everyday life - Vayeshev - Chanukah - 5782 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - Rosh Yeshivat Hesder 'Meir Harel' Modi'in We live in an age of postmodernism and careerism that puts the 'I' and the 'now' at the center of interest and importance, e...

Parshat Vayeshev
- The encrypted future code - between Israel and the nations Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald – Parashat Vayeshev - Chanukah 5780 The opening of our Parasha should be analyzed as a continuation of the end of the previous one. Eisav goes from Yaacov, from Eretz Yisrael to the hill country of Seir in the la...

Parshat Vayeshev
- The people are thirsty for unity now Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald The Parasha in our everyday life- Vayeshev - Chanukah - 5781 In our Parasha we read about one of the greatest tragedies in the history of the Jewish people that occurred during the process of its formation. During four Psukim, the T...

Parshat Vayeshev
- The time for national responsibility is now! The Parasha in our everyday life - Parshat Vayeshev - 5783 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - Head of the Hesder Yeshiva 'Meir Harel' Modiin Last week, an expert on Arab world affairs, who follows the Israeli politics closely, made an analysis using the Arab...

Parshat Vayeshev
- The tiny candles and Religion imposing Parsha and its fulfillment - Parashat Vayeshev - Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - 5769 Joseph is identified in Egypt by his origins as "a Hebrew person." It is in this name that Potiphar's wife calls him: "Look, he had to bring us a Hebrew to dally with us" (Beresh...


Parshat Miketz
- 'Practical Wisdom’ from Yosef and the Hasmoneans to us The Parasha in our everyday life- Miketz - Chanukah - 5782 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - Rosh Yeshivat Hesder 'Meir Harel' Modi'in Not every good planner gets to be a good performer as well. Not every planner has 'practical wisdom’, where his p...

Parshat Miketz
- Modesty challenges in a permissive world The Parasha in the daily life – Parashat Miketz-Chanukah - Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - 5780 In our Parasha, we are exposed to Joseph's great "ordeal" with Potiphar's wife. Young Joseph grew up inside Yaacov's home; a home full of faith and spiritual atmosphe...

Parshat Miketz
- On consultants and operational staff Parsha and its fulfillment - Parashat Miketz - Chanukah - Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - 5769 What is the role of the consultants? And should decision makers have to accept their advice? A study of the Parasha on Yosef's advice to Pharaoh will help shed light o...

Parshat Miketz
- Strategy to emerge from a crisis in a global natural disaster Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald The Parasha in our everyday life - Miketz – 5781 Yosef's interpretation of the second part of Pharaoh's dreams placed a warning sign against a global natural disaster. הַפָּר֗וֹת רָע֤וֹת הַמַּרְאֶה֙ וְדַקֹּ֣...

Parshat Miketz
- The good years, chances and risks The Parasha in our everyday life, Parashat Miketz – Rosh Chodesh Tevet - Chanuka - 5783 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - Head of the Hesder Yeshiva 'Meir Harel' Modiin There is a special connection between this Shabbat, the Parasha of the week, Rosh Chodesh Tevet, and...

Parshat Miketz
- The silent majority and the muted opinion Parshah and its implementation - Parshat Miketz - and the war of the 'Iron Swords' 5784 Rabbi Eliezer Haim Shenvald Dedicated to the IDF soldiers' success, to safeguard them lest any harm come to them, to my son's speedy recovery - Mordechai Abraham be...

Parshat Miketz
- For Parshat Miketz – Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald Our Parsha deals with many different aspects of the subject of macro-economics. The economy is one of the major factors of human society, and is a driving force behind historical changes. Pharaoh dreams of seven fat, healthy cows devoured by seven emacia...


Parshat Vayigash
- A government's promise must be kept Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald The Parasha in our everyday life - Vayigash – 5781 At the beginning of our Parasha, Yehudah turns to Yosef in an attempt to change the decree and release Binyamin: וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ אֵלָ֜יו יְהוּדָ֗ה וַיֹּאמֶר֮ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִי֒ יְדַבֶּר־נָ֨א...

Parshat Vayigash
- A responsible adult is needed to preserve the national consensus Parshah and its implementation - Parshat Vayigash - and the war of the 'Iron Swords' 5784 Rabbi Eliezer Haim Shenvald Dedicated to the memory of our soldier Staff Sergeant Major Azaria Yehezkel - May Hashem avenge his blood - the...

Parshat Vayigash
- And they did not recognize him The Parasha in our everyday life- Parashat Vayigash -Tenth of Tevet - 5783 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - Head of the Hesder Yeshiva 'Meir Harel' Modiin A large part of the public was shocked to hear a woman from Ramat Gan offending ultra-Orthodox girls at the park by...

Parshat Vayigash
- Circles of hope and faith The Parasha in our everyday life - Vayigash – Tenth of Tevet and the *Yom HaKadish HaKlali 5782 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - Rosh Yeshivat Hesder 'Meir Harel' Modi'in Life summons a person to different situations, some successful in which the person experiences 'enlighten...

Parshat Vayigash
- Double-Meaning Speech Parsha and its fulfillment - Parashat Vayigash - Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - 5769 The affair begins with a frontal confrontation between Yehuda and Yosef, which takes place on two levels, overt and covert. The confrontation is not symmetrical, because Yosef knows clearly who i...

Parshat Vayigash
- Money and the value-ladder in a career driven world The Parasha in the daily life - Parashat Vayigash - Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald – 5780 In our Parasha, the Torah describes Egypt's economic and existential crisis because of the famine: וַיְלַקֵּ֣ט יוֹסֵ֗ף אֶת־כָּל־הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ הַנִּמְצָ֤א בְאֶֽרֶץ־...

Parshat Vayigash
- Active Human Incentive and Divine Processes Parshat Vayigash – Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald In our parsha, the story of the sale of Yosef comes full circle. Yosef reveals himself as the viceroy to the king of Egypt and send a message to his father that he is alive. So ended the most difficult period f...


Parshat Vayechi
- …He bent his shoulder to the burden… Parsha and its fulfillment - Parashat Vayechi - Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - 5769 The story of last week's fall of Staff Sergeant Yuval Mor-Yosef, who was a student at the Kiryat-Ono Hesder Yeshiva, opens a window to the revolution that began about two decades ag...

Parshat Vayechi
- A life of purpose and meaning The Parasha in the daily Life - Parashat Vayehi - Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - 5780 Parashat Vayehi seals the book of Genesis and the period of the Patriarchs and is named after its opening: וַיְחִ֤ייַעֲקֹב֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם שְׁבַ֥ע עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָ֑ה וַיְהִ֤י יְמֵ...

Parshat Vayechi
- Choosing a person or adhering to the path Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald The Parasha in our everyday life - Vayechi - 5781 The Parasha opens with Yaacov's will before his death. וַיִּקְרְב֣וּ יְמֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֘ל לָמוּת֒ וַיִּקְרָ֣א לִבְנ֣וֹ לְיוֹסֵ֗ף וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ אִם־נָ֨א מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔י...

Parshat Vayechi
- Parshat Vayechi Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald, Rosh Yeshivat Meir Harel Modiin-Ofakim One important foundation of national strategy involves demographics and population settlement. In the Torah, this foundation is integral to the mitzvah of settling the Land of Israel. Effective planning of demographic...

Parshat Vayechi
- Parshat Vayechi Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald, Rosh Yeshivat Meir Harel Modiin-Ofakim One important foundation of national strategy involves demographics and population settlement. In the Torah, this foundation is integral to the mitzvah of settling the Land of Israel. Effective planning of demographics an...

Parshat Vayechi
- The eternal Nation, the long journey, and its price. Parshah and its realization - Vayechi - and the war of the 'iron swords' 5784 Rabbi Eliezer Haim Shenvald Dedicated to the IDF soldiers' success, to safeguard them lest any harm come to them, to the healing of all the wounded and the return...

Parshat Vayechi
- The family model is under cultural attack The Parasha in our everyday life - Vayechi 5782 Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - Rosh Yeshivat Hesder 'Meir Harel' Modi'in Recently I had the opportunity to hear in the media an interview with some people who define themselves as “voluntary childless”- in prin...

Parshat Vayechi
- Tribalism and unity The Parasha in our everyday life - Parashat Vayehi – 5783 Dedicated in memory of Rabbi Yalon Farhi ז''ל Rabbi Eliezer Shenvald - Head of the Hesder Yeshiva 'Meir Harel' Modiin Last week, we held a memorial service for the late Chief of Staff (res.) Amnon Yosef Lipkin Shah...

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