Jerusalem Yeshiva Celebrates New Immigrants, Recounts Covert Operation
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
The Kotel Yeshiva in Jerusalem hosted an aliyah celebration for about 20 new immigrants, including students and graduates. Government Secretary Yossi Fuchs revealed that Israel learned of a senior Iranian leadership gathering only after a covert operation was underway. The event also celebrated the immigration of the Agion family and recognized the military service of some new immigrants.
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- Government Secretary Yossi Fuchs revealed Israel learned of Iranian leadership gathering after covert operation.
- The Kotel Yeshiva in Jerusalem celebrated the aliyah of approximately 20 students and graduates.
- The Agion family, whose father assisted in the war effort, immigrated to Israel after a three-year delay.
- New immigrants were recognized for their service in the IDF, including in Gaza and Lebanon.
- Rabbi Baruch Viider expressed hope for immigration driven by choice rather than hardship abroad.
The Kotel Yeshiva in Jerusalem's Old City held an aliyah (immigration to Israel) celebration Thursday for approximately 20 students and graduates who have moved to Israel in the past year. Among the attendees were the Head of the Yeshiva, Rabbi Baruch Viider, Rabbi Reuven Turgeman, who oversees the Overseas Students Program, and Government Secretary Yossi Fuchs.
Rabbi Viider spoke about the privilege of living in a time when the Jewish people are returning to their homeland, noting that immigration continues even since the war began as a manifestation of the ingathering of exiles. He expressed a hope that immigration would be driven by choice rather than hardship abroad.
Rabbi Turgeman described the process students undergo in the Overseas Students Program, emphasizing the importance of shared learning and life between native Israelis and new immigrants, and the responsibility to support their absorption.
Government Secretary Yossi Fuchs shared a personal anecdote about the covert "With All Your Might" operation, revealing that Israel only learned of the gathering of senior Iranian leadership after the planes had already taken off. He remarked, "The largest faction in the government is the faction of divine assistance." Fuchs also shared his own experience immigrating to Israel as a child and encouraged the new immigrants, highlighting that one can rise from humble beginnings as a new oleh to positions of influence.
The celebration also highlighted the story of the Agion family. The father, Dr. Agion, was in Israel with his family for Sukkot vacation when the war broke out. He stayed to assist in the war effort while his wife and children returned to the US. Now, approximately three years later, he has immigrated to Israel with his family. He is currently working at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem and is involved in establishing a new spinal medicine department.
Fuchs congratulated the new immigrants on behalf of the State of Israel and thanked the yeshiva students and graduates for their service in the IDF, including in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria.
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