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Har Etzion Yeshiva

A group of female soldiers take part in a training exercise in the tank commanders' course, in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 29, 2026, 7:41 pm
Religious Zionist rabbis say students will not enlist in Armored Corps with women
Heads of yeshivot from both liberal and hard-line sides of the Orthodox community express concern about co-ed tank units after High Court instructs military to start pilot program
By Rossella Tercatin and Emanuel Fabian
Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein, co-head of Yeshivat Har Etzion in Alon Shvut, south of Jerusalem in the West Bank, on December 7, 2025. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
January 9, 2026, 8:17 am
Leading Religious Zionist rabbi: Extremist settler violence must be stopped from the pulpit
Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein, co-head of Yeshivat Har Etzion in the West Bank settlement of Alon Shvut, discusses the challenges facing his community and the country as a whole
By Rossella Tercatin
Sgt. First Class (res.) Shay Uriel Pizem, killed in combat in Gaza, December 15, 2023. (Courtesy)
July 15, 2024, 10:19 pm
Sgt. 1st Class Shay Pizem, 23: Had only 2 weeks with his daughter
Killed while fighting against Hamas terrorists in southern Gaza on December 15, 2023
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Moshe Lichtenstein, head of the Har Etzion yeshiva, speaks during a protest of right-wing demonstrators against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, in Jerusalem, on March 11, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 30, 2023, 7:35 pm
Head of prestigious yeshiva: Settler riots a moral stain on us all, contravene Torah
Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein of Har Etzion in West Bank: Violence in Palestinian villages ‘driven by dark forces in people’s souls,’ ‘pulls rug out from under our claim to morality’
By ToI Staff
Female soldiers operate a tank in the Negev desert in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 22, 2022, 12:40 am
Top yeshiva urges students not to join tank corps over mixed-gender training fears
Prominent Har Etzion seminary says it is reacting to IDF adding women to officers’ training course without advance notice, a charge the army denies
By Amy Spiro and Emanuel Fabian
Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein, right in blue mask, condemned Donald Trump in an interview earlier this month. (Facebook via JTA)
October 26, 2020, 9:47 pm
Modern Orthodox rabbi in Israel hits out at ‘mentally disturbed’ Trump
Mosheh Lichtenstein says US president ‘doesn’t recognize the concepts of truth and falsehoods’; warns his actions ‘will harm us, even if there’s an embassy in Jerusalem’
By Shira Hanau
Jared Kushner attends the premiere of “A Film Unfinished” at MOMA – Celeste Bartos Theater in New York City, Aug. 11, 2010. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images via JTA)
December 6, 2016, 5:19 am
Jared Kushner’s parents donated tens of thousands to settlement groups
Trump’s son-in-law sits on board of parents’ foundation; grantees also include Israeli hospitals, US Jewish schools
By JTA
Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, head of the Har Etzion yeshiva and winner of the 2014 Israel prize. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
April 20, 2015, 10:44 am
Renowned Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein dies at 81
American-Israeli Talmudist, Israel Prize laureate, and head of Har Etzion yeshiva leaves a legacy of merging modernity with Jewish study
By ToI Staff
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