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The Beit El Yeshiva (Hebrew: ישיבת בית אל) is a Religious Zionist Yeshiva situated in the Israeli settlement of Beit El, a community in the Binyamin region near Ramallah in the Israeli-controlled Area C of the West Bank.
Beit El Kabbalist yeshiva (Beit El means "House of God") (also: Midrash Hasidim 'School of the Devout' or Yeshivat haMekubalim, 'Yeshiva of the Kabbalists') is a center of kabbalistic study in Jerusalem.
The Beit El Synagogue ("House of God" synagogue), (also known as Midrash Hasidim (School of the Devout) and Yeshivat haMekubalim (Yeshiva of the Kabbalists) has been the center of kabbalistic study in Jerusalem for over 250 years.
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Beit El, or “House of G-d,” is Yeshiva built on the Torah principle of Achdut (Unity), as it states: “Kol Yisrael Areveim Zeh Bazeh.” We are a community of Jews of all walks of life, with the goal of inspiring a Torah-filled, meaningful life and community.
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Beit El, with a higher elevation than Jerusalem, has cool nights in summer and occasional snow in winter. The Pisgat Ya'akov neighborhood (also named Jabel Artis) has a hilltop observatory with a commanding view of the surrounding hills. Tel Aviv area and Mount Hermoncan be seen on clear days. Northeast of Beit El is the Ma'ayanot Qara Nature Reser...
Army activity, land expropriation
After the Six-Day War in 1967, the area came under Israeli occupation. According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from three nearby Palestinian towns/villages in order to construct Beit El: 680 dunams from Dura al-Qar'; 346 dunams from Al-Bireh; 137 dunams from Ein Yabrud. In 1970, private Palestinian land of al-Bireh and Dura al-Qar was seized[clarification needed] by military order for a military outpost and later on consigned to settlers for the purpose of civilian settlement.[citation nee...
Settlement beginnings
In 1977, Beit El was established on this land. Seventeen families settled near the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) base. The settlement consisted of Beit El Aleph (Beit El A), a residential religious community in the southern half of Beit El, whose inhabitants worked in the free professions outside the yishuv, and Beit El Bet (Beit El B), situated on the northern hill around the yeshiva founded by Ya'akov Katz and Zalman Baruch Melamed, partly on private land and partly on land purchased by the H...
Development
In 1997, when Beit El was awarded local council status, Beit El A and Beit El B again became a single settlement.
Beit El is located on a non-contiguous area, but according to a Yesh Din petition, the neighborhoods are connected by illegal construction. Only Maoz Zur was built on land classified by Israel as state land. Maoz Tzur was established on the land of the IDF base in 1998. A secret database published by Haaretz in 2009 revealed that Beit El was largel...
Beit El has a large percentage of immigrants from other countries, like India, Peru, Ethiopia and Russia and is also home to a unique community of Bnei Menashe from Manipur and Mizoram. Many immigrants live in caravans. Most inhabitants are affiliated with the Religious Zionist Movement. The rabbis of the town are Rabbi Shlomo Aviner and Rabbi Zalm...
Beit El yeshiva is the owner of Arutz Sheva which operates out of studios in Beit El and Petah Tikva.Economic enterprises in Beit El include a tefillinfactory, a winery, metalworks, carpentry shops and a bakery.
In August 2022, Israeli singer Aviv Geffen held a concert in Beit El. Jacob's Rock, a site associated with the biblical account of Jacob's dream, features a tan slab of rock, an ancient oak tree, a burial cave and a crumbling stone building, formerly an Islamic prayer house and Christian chapel.
Israeli settlements are regarded as illegal under international law according to Fourth Geneva Convention (article 49), which prohibits an occupying power transferring citizens from its own territory to occupied territory. Israel disputes that the Fourth Geneva Convention applies to the Palestinian territories as they had not been legally held by a...
Beit El Yeshiva in Jerusalem. the free Jerusalem encyclopedia. The is a Religious Zionist yeshiva. The Yeshiva was founded in late 1977 by a group of students from the Mercaz haRav yeshiva in Jerusalem. The students originally lived on a nearby army base, but today the yeshiva has its own premises, and over 250 students enrolled.
Bet El is the largest Jewish town living on the front lines of Ramallah (1300 families!). The people are true idealists living a life of sacrifice. Bet El Institutions is the largest provider of livelihood to the town’s residents and the reason for the influx of most of the town’s young couples.
