ERETZ HEMDAH INSTITUTE
5 HaMem Gimmel Street
Jerusalem 94428 ISRAEL
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Due to the polarization and schism between the religious and secular
sectors of the Israeli population, a serious rift has evolved whereby the religious
establishment and its leaders have "lost touch" with various sectors of Israeli
society.
To establish a postgraduate school of advanced Jewish studies which will train religious
and spiritual leaders, who are committed to the ideals of Zionism and are dedicated to
communal involvement and service.
To meet the challenge, Eretz Hemdah was established in 5748 (1987) in Jerusalem under the
leadership and spiritual guidance of HaRav HaGaon Shaul Israeli, former senior member of
the Rabbinical Supreme Court.
Rabbis Yosef Carmel and Moshe Ehrenreich, both graduates and experienced teachers of
Hesder Yeshivot, serve as the Roshei Yeshiva (Deans).
Seven years of intensive study and examinations in
Talmud, Jewish Law, Bible and Jewish Philosophy leading towards certification as Rabbinic
Judges (Dayanim) and municipal rabbis.
Supplementary courses in practical Rabbinics,
Homiletics, General Law, Pastoral Psychology, etc., are an integral part of our program.
Students must devote 4-5 hours per week to communal
work.