Yeshiva Head Blesses Two Graduates Entering Knesset
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Rabbi Yehuda Gilad, Rosh Yeshiva of Maale Gilboa, blessed two graduates, Elisha Medan and Yaya Fink, who are set to become Knesset members on Monday. He stated that while they have different political views, both seek to contribute to Israel. The yeshiva does not endorse either graduate's political path, but rather fosters individuals who want to serve the nation. Rabbi Gilad emphasized their shared goal of benefiting the people of Israel.
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- Rabbi Yehuda Gilad congratulated graduates Elisha Medan and Yaya Fink on becoming Knesset members.
- The yeshiva does not endorse the political views of either graduate, stressing their individual paths.
- Both graduates are committed to contributing to the people of Israel, according to Rabbi Gilad.
- The yeshiva's educational approach invites diverse political figures to foster independent decision-making.
- Rabbi Gilad blessed the graduates for their shared desire to benefit Israel and sanctify God's name.
Rabbi Yehuda Gilad, Rosh Yeshiva of Maale Gilboa, has congratulated two of the yeshiva's graduates, Elisha Medan and Yaya Fink, ahead of their swearing-in as Members of Knesset on Monday. Rabbi Gilad emphasized that despite their differing political views, both graduates aim to contribute to the people of Israel. He clarified that the yeshiva does not identify with the political path of either individual.
Speaking to Arutz 7, Rabbi Gilad stated that both Medan and Fink are "dear graduates" who have been out of the yeshiva for many years and have each forged their own way. He stressed that their political careers do not represent the yeshiva's stance. "Neither this nor that expresses the spirit of the yeshiva," he said. "What does express the spirit of the yeshiva is that we certainly raise good, God-fearing people who want to contribute to the people of Israel, each according to his understanding. There is no identification here, neither with this path nor with that path."
Rabbi Gilad explained that this approach is also reflected in the yeshiva's conduct during election periods. "Even before the elections, when we invited politicians, it was only during the lunch breaks, to avoid disrupting Torah study. We invited two from one bloc and two from another bloc, so that the students would hear and each would decide according to his own way. This is our educational approach," he recounted.
Concluding, Rabbi Gilad reiterated his blessings for both graduates, highlighting their shared desire to benefit the people of Israel and sanctify God's name publicly, each in his own way, despite their differences.