A PUBLICATION OF THE LAPID ASSOCIATION and THE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SDEROT THE MAX RUTH SCHWARTZ HESDER YESHIVA OF SDEROT THE SDEROT special chanukah edition Cheshvan 5773 November 2012 PRESIDENT ROSH YESHIVA BEACON todays Latest accompLishments Read all about the dedication of the newly completed 21 unit dormitory on the Lev LaDaat Schwalb Campus page 5 RAV DUV FENDEL YOSSI BAUMOL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Look what youve accompLished in just one year Last years newsLetter Our Visitors Center r
steadfast in sderot Work is progressing to create an educational center in Sederot that will inspire visitors to the beleaguered desert town and help them understand why they are visiting it. by Heidi J. Gleit Photography Erica Miller above Rockets fired from Gaza into the Sederot area are labeled and stored at the Sederot police station. beLow The main study hall at the HesderYeshiva of Sederot. The commercial center in Sederot is small enough that you miss it if you blink a few clothing sto
right A traffic circle in the heart of Sederot has been turned into a memorial to residents who lost their lives to terrorism. There are numerous reasons for Sederots slow development, including its proximity to Gaza. From the roof of the yeshivas main building it is dramatically clear just how close the Gaza Strip is to Sederot less than a mile.A hanukkiya made out of Qassam rockets stands on the corner of the roof. In Second Temple times, when the Hasmoneans conquered the Temple, there was no
beLow A group of international artists traveled to Sderot to adorn the concrete bomb shelters that dot its streets with cheerful graffiti. Heidi J. Gleit December 2008January 2009 that was launched in response to repeated rocket fire from Gaza into Israel. The students learn about the fallen soldiers and get to know their families, who visit the yeshiva regularly.We want them to feel that they are part of what is growing here in Sederot and in the yeshiva, Baumol says. The Sderot Heritage Cente
sCHWaLB CaMPUs dediCated PROGRAM IN SDEROT FOR LEV LADAAT SECOND CHANCE Left Completed dormitory on Schwalb Campus top right From left to right Dr. David Schwalb, Rabbi Meyer Fendel, Rabbi Duv Fendel, Goldie Fendel and Tamar Schwalb the Fendels former next door neighbor The staff, students and friends of the Sderot Hesder Institutions gathered together on July 22, 2012 at our affiliate Lev LaDaatYeshiva in Sderot to welcome Dr. David andTamar Schwalb for the dedication of the new Schwalb Camp
Home Run with Bases Loaded at Citi Field tHe 2012 sderot annUaL dinner In tribute to the JNFs great work in Sderot The Max Ruth Schwartz Sderot Hesder Institutions Rabbi Dovid Fendel, Rosh Yeshiva American Friends of Sderot Yossi Baumol, Executive Director EMPOWERING THE NEGEV FRONTLINE COURAGE TORAH CHESSED Caesars Club Citi Field, Flushing NY Presented by Russell F. Robinson, JNF Chief Executive Of cer To be accepted on behalf of Jewish National Fund by Stanley M. Chesley, JNF President
above Left Honorees Arieh Miriam Banner from Jerusalem with Rabbi Duv Fendel on right andYossi Baumol Rabbi Heshie Billet on left.The long time public relations director at the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, Arieh Banner has been instrumental in helping theYeshiva and community with connections in both the public and private sectors. Rabbi Billet is close friends with both the Banners and Russell Robinson of the JNF and introduced them at the dinner. above right Honorees Dr. Ezra and Soraya
Religious Zionism is proud of our success in Safra VSayfa the synthesis of Torah Army service, but we also know how to respect those who dedicate themselves exclusively to Torah study one United WorLd of toraH BY raBBi dUV fendeL The Religious Zionist Torah world can be proud of building a new, vibrant world of Torah, now marking more than 50 trailblazing years of innovation and development of the redemptive and joyous aspects of Torat Eretz Yisrael. We have succeeded in building a real synt
October 24, 2012 Over 70 rockets fall on the area, yet Rav Asher Weiss comes from Jerusalem to give his regular Gemara class It is on the basis of a dual perspective on Torah study that we propose a different way to view the question of drafting theYeshiva students. The Haredi world holds that even if the Halacha would require universal and equal conscription, after the devastating effects of the Holocaust and in view of the battering waves of assimilation, there is an overpowering need for a
Beit HaGeVUraH tHe sderot HeritaGe Center Many are the monuments to heroes, but this is the only monument to Heroism itself The Sderot Heritage Center is nestled between the Sderot JNF Forest on the left with 3 out of 5 planned Hesder apartment buildings on the right. Behind the center is room for two more buildings which may instead be built as aYouth Hostel.We are looking into de veloping the forest to include picnic and playground areas and a Trail of the Martyrs dedicated to the memory of S
Beat tHeir sWords into PLoWsHares and tHeir sPears into PrUninG HooKs The roof of our Yeshiva is now home to two works of art which express this vision of the Prophet Isaiah. Many are familiar with the Menora made out of Kassam Rockets erected in recognition of the IDFs successful Cast Lead operation in the Gaza Strip in 2008. Alongside this work of art we have also put up an original Kassam Rocket Tree of Life. two unique ways for you to be a part of this project 1. All our friends whose will
THE SDEROT BEACON American Friends of Sderot 49 Dakota Street Passaic, New Jersey 07055 WE CANT TURN THEM AWAY PLEASE DONT TURN US DOWN We have put together partial funding for many of these projects from both public and private sources but we need major dedications on each of these projects in order to get them done. The Main Campus Dormitory Annex and the Lev LaDaat Study Hall are literally emergencies Our construction just cant keep up with the pace of growth and despite our many armor
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