About Ayelet Hashachar

The Yeshiva's new Bet Midrash is located on 180 Sheshet Hayamim Street, alongside the Siach Yisrael Synagogue. The Bet Midrash consists of a learning hall, a women's gallery and 5 classrooms. The Yeshiva's dining room is a five minute walk from the Bet Midrash. We are proud of our own kitchen, which prepares meals for the students and for special occasions of the staff.

Rabbi Yehoshua Zuckerman, Shlita used to be the spiritual leader and one of the founders of the garin torani (group of religiously-committed young adults who move to a community and engage in outreach) in Eilat, which formed the nucleus for Ayelet Hashahar Yeshiva. He is a disciple and follower of Rabbi Zvi Yehudah Kook zt"l,. teaches in the Har Hamor Yeshiva in Jerusalem and comes to Ayelet Hashahar Yeshiva once a week to give a variety of shiurim to the entire Yeshiva.

Rabbi Eli Bazak, Shlita is a disciple and follower of Rabbi Zvi Yehudah Kook zt"l. He is one of the founders and pillars of Mitzpe Ramon Yeshiva, and also one of the founders of Ayelet Hashahar Yeshiva. He too comes to the Yeshiva once a week and gives a variety of shiurim to most of the Yeshiva (with the exception of the first year students), as well as to its teaching staff.

Rabbi Daniel Miller, Shlita of Kedumim is a leading figure in the Yeshiva, both in style and quality his Talmud teaching. Rabbi Miller too is a graduate of Merkaz Harav Yeshiva and one of the founders of Ayelet Hashahar Yeshiva. Even before the Yeshiva was established, Rabbi Miller would come to Eilat as the head of the Kollel that was established by the Garin Torani. Rabbi Miller is at the Yeshiva twice a week, and spends the rest of the week teaching at Or Ezion Yeshiva, Kedumim, and in the Midrasha of Bar-Ilan University.

The rest of the Yeshiva's teaching staff reside in Eilat: Rabbi Roni Nisanovitch ,Rabbi Hillel Rothkopf, Rabbi Tuvia Blaicher, Rabbi Amiel Naumburg & Rabbi Yehuda Bar-On are teaching Talmud and Jewish philosophy, Rabbi Shmuel Teller teaches Bible and Jewish philosophy. They came to Eilat years ago with the Kollel of the Garin Torani, before the Yeshiva was established. They have been joined by Rabbi Amiel Naumberg, Rabbi Eliezer Meir and Rabbi Ilan Moravsky, from the Kollel in Ir David, and they teach Talmud and Jewish philosophy.

The Yeshiva is headed by Rabbi Yossi Rodriguez, Shlita, a graduate of Merkaz Harav Yeshiva (10 years) and the Ir David Kollel (5 years). He is a disciple of Rabbi Amiel Sternberg, Rabbi Zvi Tau and Rabbi Oded Wallensky, Shlita. Rabbi Rodriguez served as a section commander in the Israel Defense Forces. He headed the Kollel Bnei David in Eli, and came to Ayelet Hashahar Yeshiva at the start of its second year, first flying in on a regular basis, and a year later taking up residence in Eilat.

The Yeshiva's objective is to build a house of Torah learning that is intimately bound to Jewish tradition over the generations, and which still continues to grow. The Yeshiva's students strive for "Torah for Torah's sake" on every level.
Based on this approach, the goal of Ayelet Hashahar Yeshiva is to produce great Torah scholars, spiritual and intellectual giants, who will inspire the nation and lead it to spiritual heights. These devout individuals, with their well-established Torah background, combined with their Torah-based sense of mission, will become involved in and devote themselves to all strata of Israeli society.