Yeshivat Har Etzion
Hesder yeshiva in the Israeli settlement of Alon Shvut, Gush Etzion, in the occupied West Bank, whose students combine yeshiva study with IDF service
| Yeshivat Har Etzion
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| Logo |  Logo of Yeshivat Har Etzion (Har Etzion-side) |
| Type | Hesder yeshiva |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Headquarters | Alon Shvut, Gush Etzion (occupied West Bank) |
| Key people | Rabbis Baruch Gigi, Yaakov Medan and Moshe Lichtenstein (heads of the yeshiva, per the Igud) |
| Website | haretzion.org |
| Remarks | Located in an Israeli settlement in occupied territory[1] |
Yeshivat Har Etzion is a hesder yeshiva in Alon Shvut, an Israeli settlement in the Gush Etzion bloc of the occupied West Bank. It says it was "founded in 1968 in Gush Etzion" and is "one of the largest Hesder Yeshivot in Israel, wherein students combine their army service with advanced Yeshiva study in a five-year program".[2] The Igud Yeshivot HaHesder (Association of Hesder Yeshivot) lists it as a member and names Rabbis Baruch Gigi, Yaakov Medan and Moshe Lichtenstein as its heads.[3]
In the United Kingdom it has been supported through The Friends of the Yeshivat Har Etzion Trust (charity 298814) and the J E Joseph Charitable Fund.[4][5]
Location and occupation
The yeshiva's own history says that "it became the seed around which the settlement grew" and that it "led the settlement movement" in Gush Etzion after 1967.[6] Alon Shvut lies in the West Bank, occupied by Israel since 1967. United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016) states that Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, have "no legal validity".[1]
Link to IDF service
The yeshiva describes a five-year programme combining army service with study.[2] Its Hebrew page on the hesder arrangement says that students serve at least 15 months of active IDF service, usually in infantry or armoured units.[7] Hesder yeshivot combine yeshiva study with service in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) under an arrangement with Israel's Ministry of Defence.[8]
UK funding
| UK charity | Year | Amount | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Friends Of The Yeshivat Har Etzion Trust | Year to 31 March 2015 | £83,000 | "Charity distributions" to the yeshiva | [4] |
| The Friends Of The Yeshivat Har Etzion Trust | Year to 31 March 2016 | £50,035 | "Charity distributions" to the yeshiva | [9] |
| J E Joseph Charitable Fund | Year to 5 April 2018 | £2,500 | Grant (comparative year) | [5] |
| J E Joseph Charitable Fund | Year to 5 April 2019 | £2,500 | Grant | [5] |
| The Friends Of The Yeshivat Har Etzion Trust | FY2021 | £200,955 | Total expenditure of the friends charity (register) | [10] |
| The Friends Of The Yeshivat Har Etzion Trust | FY2022 | £100,925 | Total expenditure (register) | [10] |
| The Friends Of The Yeshivat Har Etzion Trust | FY2023 | £95,925 | Total expenditure (register) | [10] |
| The Friends Of The Yeshivat Har Etzion Trust | FY2024 | £101,387 | Total expenditure (register) | [10] |
| The Friends Of The Yeshivat Har Etzion Trust | FY2025 | £948 | Total expenditure (register) | [10] |
Total expenditure of a friends charity is shown as an upper bound: the register does not itemise how much of it reached the yeshiva.
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 United Nations Security Council, Resolution 2334 (2016), 23 December 2016 (Israeli settlements in "the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem" have "no legal validity").
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yeshivat Har Etzion, About Us haretzion.org, accessed 21 October 2026 (Har Etzion-side).
- ↑ Igud Yeshivot HaHesder, ישיבת הסדר "הר עציון" (member page) hesder.org.il, accessed 21 October 2026 (Igud Yeshivot HaHesder-side).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Friends of the Yeshivat Har Etzion Trust (298814), unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2015, pp.8–9, UK Government Web Archive, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 J E Joseph Charitable Fund (209058), accounts for the year ended 5 April 2019, p.5, UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ Yeshivat Har Etzion, Yeshiva Institutions etzion.org.il, accessed 21 October 2026 (Har Etzion-side).
- ↑ Yeshivat Har Etzion, תורת ההסדר (The hesder arrangement) etzion.haretzion.org, accessed 21 October 2026 (Har Etzion-side).
- ↑ Israel Ministry of Defence, מסלול ישיבות ההסדר (The hesder yeshivot track), noar.mod.gov.il, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ The Friends of the Yeshivat Har Etzion Trust (298814), unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2016, pp.1, 3, 8–9, UK Government Web Archive, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities, The Friends Of The Yeshivat Har Etzion Trust (charity 298814); figures from the Commission's public register data extract dated 14 October 2026.