Monday, March 17, 2008
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Way back when, it took me a few tries until I found the right Yeshiva for me (but I did). The selection available today to young people today just wasn't around back then.
What I did learn is that not everyone fits into the "misgeret" of the standard yeshiva or yeshiva program. I certainly didn't (and I wasn't a troublemaker - just doing my own thing).
In recent years the concept of the Mechina program has really taken off.
Mechina is essentially an “academy” where post-high school yeshiva guys can sit and learn for a year, while simultaneously preparing themselves to be officers and leaders in the IDF, particularly in special units.
Besides Torah studies, the year includes physical training, leadership training, advanced academic studies, army/outdoors skills, and more.
And it’s a fact, guys who graduate from these academies tend to go on to be officers in the army in special units.
A few years ago, some graduates of this system got together and created a yeshiva based on the Mechina model specifically for post-high school Americans (and other English speakers).
They called it the “Leadership Yeshiva Acadamy” or LYA.
Located up North in Hispin (in fact, Torah studies are partially integrated with the Israelis in the Hispin Hesder Yeshiva), it is a one of a kind program.
Their goal is to help young men develop their Jewish leadership (and personal) potential.
Students are not expected to go join the army (though some do). Rather they are completing the program with the life skills to be leaders in their communities (wherever they end up choosing to live).
Unlike most yeshivas which only have a few trips or hikes over the year, a significant portion of the students time at LYA involves hiking, bike trips, learning about Israel by visiting on-site, navigation courses, a "gibush", a "masa alunkot", volunteering, and so on.
LYA offers college transferable credits for courses in Political Science and Israeli Archeology.
If you or your son loves Israel, wants to learn Torah, but also needs (or wants) a more active, physical, interactive environment, and wants to develop skills not normally associated with the standard sit-in-the–beis-medrash all day program, then Leadership Yeshiva Academy should be on your short list.
They have a very comprehensive and interesting website (I like the talking rabbi) with a number of interesting videos.
LYA is accepting application right now - so go apply right now.
Way back when, it took me a few tries until I found the right Yeshiva for me (but I did). The selection available today to young people today just wasn't around back then.
What I did learn is that not everyone fits into the "misgeret" of the standard yeshiva or yeshiva program. I certainly didn't (and I wasn't a troublemaker - just doing my own thing).
In recent years the concept of the Mechina program has really taken off.
Mechina is essentially an “academy” where post-high school yeshiva guys can sit and learn for a year, while simultaneously preparing themselves to be officers and leaders in the IDF, particularly in special units.
Besides Torah studies, the year includes physical training, leadership training, advanced academic studies, army/outdoors skills, and more.
And it’s a fact, guys who graduate from these academies tend to go on to be officers in the army in special units.
A few years ago, some graduates of this system got together and created a yeshiva based on the Mechina model specifically for post-high school Americans (and other English speakers).
They called it the “Leadership Yeshiva Acadamy” or LYA.
Located up North in Hispin (in fact, Torah studies are partially integrated with the Israelis in the Hispin Hesder Yeshiva), it is a one of a kind program.
Their goal is to help young men develop their Jewish leadership (and personal) potential.
Students are not expected to go join the army (though some do). Rather they are completing the program with the life skills to be leaders in their communities (wherever they end up choosing to live).
Unlike most yeshivas which only have a few trips or hikes over the year, a significant portion of the students time at LYA involves hiking, bike trips, learning about Israel by visiting on-site, navigation courses, a "gibush", a "masa alunkot", volunteering, and so on.
LYA offers college transferable credits for courses in Political Science and Israeli Archeology.
If you or your son loves Israel, wants to learn Torah, but also needs (or wants) a more active, physical, interactive environment, and wants to develop skills not normally associated with the standard sit-in-the–beis-medrash all day program, then Leadership Yeshiva Academy should be on your short list.
They have a very comprehensive and interesting website (I like the talking rabbi) with a number of interesting videos.
LYA is accepting application right now - so go apply right now.
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this place looks interesting
This looks great! Is it primarily geared toward Ashkenazim?
It's geared to Americans/English speakers.
Why Ashkenazim? Because of the Torah?
Yes, from the picture of the Torah.
There are but not many Sefardim living in America.
I am not saying that the LYA would be against Sefardim, not by any means, but there are differences in prayer, customs and other factors of life which do make a difference.
Man, if I don't have "hareif" in my meals, it's not a meal. (joke)
A real Sephardi leader would not be offended by an Ashkenazi sefer Torah.
There are a ton of Sephardim living in the US.
Third, as my wife is a Sephardia, I can definitely say that despite the different customs, I am quite sure that a Sephardi student at LYA or for that matter, any other Yeshiva would not really find himself having much of a problem getting along.
My name is Betzalel Laudon. I am a student at the Mechina. I am very happy that I made the decsision to come here.
As a Sefardi student in the Mechina, I am not being bias when I say that there is virtually no difference between reception of Ashkenaz and Sefardi students. In fact, 30% of the students this year are Sephardi.
During Tefilot the Chazan uses his prefferd nusach and the Tzibur is free to do likewise. During Chagim there are several minyanim on the Moshav, so everyone is comfortable.
In the Beit Midrash the learning encompasses a large variety of traditions and phylosophical veiws.
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