The Staff of The Beit Midrash

The Beit Midrash was established and is supported by Yeshivat Har Etzion as part of their wish to encourage progress in women’s Torah education. As a part of this, the Beit Midrash is under the constant supervision of the Roshei Yeshiva. Rav Lichtenstein delivers a weekly Talmud lecture to the most advanced students of the Beit Midrash.

Roshei Yeshivat Har Etzion
	Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, shlit"a
	Rav Lichtenstein was born in France and educated in the United States. He was given rabbinical ordination by his teacher Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik, z”l, in Yeshiva University. At the same time, Rav Lichtenstein earned his doctorate in English Literature from Harvard University. He is committed to intensive Torah study, and articulates a worldview that embraces modernity, reflecting the tradition of his teacher and father-in-law, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, zt"l. In 1971, Rav Lichtenstein answered Rav Amital's request to join him at the helm of the Yeshiva. Recently, a series of books of “Shiurei Rav Lichtenstein” on different topics has started to be published.
	Rav Yehuda Amital, shlit"a
	A Hungarian survivor of the Holocaust, Rav Amital immigrated to Israel in 1944, and resumed his yeshiva studies in Jerusalem. During the War of Independence, he served in the Hagana armored corps, taking part in the famous battle of Latrun. Subsequently, he took an active role in the development of Yeshivat Hadarom, where he was involved in the formulation of the idea of yeshivat hesder. Following the Six Day War, Rav Amital founded and assumed leadership of Yeshivat Har Etzion. He is a dominant public figure in Israel who is widely respected on matters of religious and national concern.
Rosh Beit Midrash
	Mrs. Esti Rosenberg
	Mrs. Esti Rosenberg emigrated from the U.S. to Israel at the age of six, when her father, Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, assumed the position of Rosh Yeshivat Har Etzion. She studied in Chorev, Michlalah Yerushalayim, and MaTaN. She also holds a B.A. in History and Hebrew Literature from Hebrew University. Esti founded the Beit Midrash in 1997 and in addition to serving as Rosh Beit Midrash, she teaches Torah Lishmah and Parashat Shavua. She also lectures in many forums on the importance of women's Torah study as a means to strengthening their Avodat Hashem and observance of mitzvot, and as a means of developing their role in the Jewish community.

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Ramim
	Mrs. Nomi Adler
	Mrs. Nomi Adler studied in various Batei Midrash for women for eight years (MaTaN, Bruria, and Migdal Oz) and holds a B.A. in Oral Law and Computer Science from Bar-Ilan University. Nomi joined the Beit Midrash in 2002 and currently serves as Ra"Mit. In addition, she continues her studies in Rav Lichtenstein's Talmud class.
	Rav Ze'ev Friedman
	Rav Ze’ev Friedman is an alumnus of Yeshivat Hakotel and of Kollel Eretz Chemda. Rav Ze’ev taught for thirteen years at the yeshiva high school “Mekor Chaim” in Kfar Etzion, and currently serves as Ra"M in Migdal Oz and teaches Talmud and Midrash.
	Rav Meir Nehorai
	Rav Meir Nehorai is an alumnus of Yeshivat Har Etzion. In 1991, Rav Meir started teaching in Yeshivat Hakibbutz Hadati, which is located on kibbutz Ein Tzurim, and at the same time served as the rabbi of Moshav Massuot Yitzchak. In 1997, he served as the rabbi of the Bnei Akiva movement in England for two years. From 1999 on, Rav Meir has served as a Ra"M in Migdal Oz, where he teaches Talmud and Halacha. At the same time, he continues to serve as rabbi of Moshav Massuot Yitzchak, and as a member of the Tzohar rabbinic movement.
	Rav Yehoshua Reiss
	Rav Yehoshua Reiss is an alumnus of Yeshivat Har Etzion, where he received rabbinical ordination. Rav Shuki received a B.A. in history from the Open University, and an M.A. in history from Hebrew University.  Rav Shuki teaches Tanach in Herzog College, as well as Talmud and Tanach in Migdal Oz. He is currently working on a doctorate in Tanach.

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Teachers
	Rav Amnon Bazak
	Rav Amnon Bazak studied at the Jerusalem yeshiva high school “Netiv Meir”, and came to Yeshivat Har Etzion in 1985. He served in the hesder program as part of the army rabbinate, received rabbinical ordination, and earned a B.Ed. from The Yaakov Herzog College. Rav Bazak served as a Ra”M in Netiv Meir, and from 1999 on as a Ra”M in Yeshivat Har Etzion. He is the editor of the journal “Shabbat B’Shabbato” as well as other books. Currently, Rav Bazak serves as Ra”M of Shiur Bet in the yeshiva, and teaches Tanach in Herzog College, as well as Introduction to Oral Law  in Migdal Oz.
	Rav Sraya Carmeli
	Rav Sraya Carmeli is an alumnus of Yeshivat Har Etzion, as well as of Mercaz Harav. In the past he has served as a Ra"M in the Beit Midrash, and currently teaches Midrash.
	Rav Aviezer Cohen
	Rav Aviezer Cohen studied at Yeshivat Torah V’Emunah for five years, and in Beit Morasha for four years.  Rav Aviezer teaches Jewish Philosophy in Migdal Oz.
	Rav Baruch Gigi
	Rav Baruch Gigi came to Israel from Morocco at age 11, and joined Yeshivat Har Etzion in 1975. He received rabbinical ordination from the yeshiva, and a B.Ed. from The Yaakov Herzog College. In 1983-1988, Rav Gigi served as Ra”M and Rosh Kollel in the Maalot Hesder Yeshiva, and from 1988 on, as a Ra”M in Yeshivat Har Etzion. Rav Gigi currently teaches Hilchot Shabbat in the yeshiva Kollel Halacha. In addition, he is also the rabbi of the Sephardic shul in Alon Shvut, and teaches Talmud and Jewish Law in the Beit Midrash in Migdal Oz, as well as in the Rabbinic Advocate program in the Ohr Torah institutions.
	Rav Tamir Granot
	Rav Tamir Granot was born in Kiryat Motzkin and is an alumnus of Yeshivat Har Etzion. Rav Tamir serves as a Ra"M in Michlelet Bruria, and teaches Jewish Philosophy and the teachings of Rav A. I. Kook in Migdal Oz.
	Rav Yonatan Grossman
	Rav Yonatan Grossman is an alumnus of Yeshivat Har Etzion and hold a B.Ed. from Herzog College. He has accompanied the Beit Midrash from its founding, and has served as a Ra"M, in addition to teaching Tanach and Machshava. To date, he is studying in Bar-Ilan towards a doctorate in Tanach, and teaches Tanach and Chassidut in the Beit Midrash.
	Rav Dan Hauser
	Rav Dan Hauser is an alumnus of Yeshivat Har Etzion. He teaches Chassidut in the Beit Midrash as well as at other post-high school institutions.
	Rav Yaakov Medan
	Rav Medan studied at the Jerusalem yeshiva high school “Netiv Meir” and came to Yeshivat Har Etzion in 1968 as part of its first class. He served in the hesder program as part of the Armored Corps, after which he returned to the yeshiva and started serving as a Ra”M. He received rabbinical ordination from Yeshivat Har Etzion, a B.Ed. from the Michlalah in Bayit Vegan, and an M.A. from Touro College. Rav Medan teaches Tanach in Yeshivat Har Etzion, as well as in many yeshivot and colleges all over Israel, and is considered one of the most prominent authorities in the study of Tanach. In 2000, Rav Medan was a member of the administration of the Neeman Commission’s conversion program, and at the same time, along with Professor Ruth Gavison, composed the “Foundation for a New Social Pact between Religious and Secular Jews in Israel,” and was awarded the Avi Chai Prize in 2001. Rav Medan currently serves as a Ra"M for Shiur Bet in the yeshiva, teaches Tanach and Machshava in Yeshivat Har Etzion, as well as in Herzog College, the Machon Hagavoha Letorah adjoining Bar-Ilan University, Migdal Oz, and in many other institutions. He also is in the process of completing a doctorate in Bar-Ilan University.
	Rav Yosef Zvi Rimon
	Rav Yosef Zvi Rimon is an alumnus of Yeshivat Har Etzion, and has served as a Ra"M there since 1995. In 2000 he headed the Kollel Halacha in the yeshiva, and published "Shiurei Shevi'it," a book discussing the laws of Shmittah. To date, Rav Rimon serves as the rabbi of a synagogue in Alon Shvut, and at the same time as a Ra"M of first-year students of Yeshivat Har Etzion. In addition, he has authored many study guides in different subjects, and teaches in Herzog College as well as in Migdal Oz.
	Mrs. Nili Samet
	Mrs. Nili Samet studied Tanach for six years at Midreshet Lindenbaum and at Migdal Oz. She holds a B.Ed. from Herzog College and is currently completing an M.A. Nili came to Migdal Oz in 1997 as a madricha, and currently serves as a teacher of Tanach and Taamei Hamikra.
	Rav Dov Singer
	Rav Dov Singer studied at Yeshivat Hakotel, as well as under Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik, Rav S.G. Rosenberg, and Rav Adin Steinzaltz. Rav Dov currently serves as Rosh Yeshiva of the yeshiva high school "Mekor Chaim" in Kfar Etzion, and in addition, teaches Chassidut in the Beit Midrash as well as at other institutions.
	Rav Moshe Taragin
	Rav Moshe Taragin joined Yeshivat Har Etzion in 1983. He received rabbinical ordination from Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, earned his B.A. in computer science in Yeshiva College, and M.A. in English Literature from City College. Afterwards, Rav Taragin served as the rabbi of the Fifth Avenue Synagogue, taught Tanach and Talmud in Yeshiva University, and taught Talmud in Columbia University. Rav Taragin serves currently as Ra”M and Mashgiach of overseas students at Yeshivat Har Etzion, and heads the Saks Leadership Program.
	Dr. Shmuel Wygoda
	Dr. Shmuel Wygoda is the Dean of the Yaakov Herzog College in Alon Shvut. He teaches the philosophy of Emanuel Levinas in the Beit Midrash.
	Rav Oded Yisraeli
	Rav Oded Yisraeli served as the rabbi of Kibbutz Migdal Oz for thirteen years. He is an alumnus of Yeshivat Shaalvim. Rav Oded holds a Ph.D. in Jewish Philosophy from Hebrew University.
	Mrs. Yael Ziegler
	Yael Ziegler went to Beth Jacob high school in Philadelphia. She received a B.A. from Stern College for Women, and an M.A. in Tanach from Bar-Ilan University. Yael studied in MaTaN for three years. She  teaches Tanach in Midreshet Moriah, MaTaN, and Migdal Oz.