Yehuda Amital

Yehuda Amital
Yehuda Amital
Ministerial roles
1995–1996	Minister without Portfolio
Personal details
Born	31 October 1924; Oradea, Romania
Died	9 July 2010 (aged 85); Jerusalem, Israel
Political party	Meimad

Yehuda Amital (Hebrew: יהודה עמיטל, born Yehuda Klein; 31 October 1924 – 9 July 2010) was an Orthodox rabbi, the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion, and a member of the Israeli cabinet.

The concept of a Hesder Yeshiva is attributed to Amital. After writing an essay about the religious and moral aspects of military service, he envisaged a program for combining army service and Torah study.^[1]

In 1991, the Hesder Yeshiva program was awarded the Israel Prize for its special contribution to society and the State of Israel.^[2]

^ This Day in Jewish History / A yeshiva head and settler who had a change of heart is born
^ "Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1991 (in Hebrew)". Archived from the original on 2012-03-07.

[1] This Day in Jewish History / A yeshiva head and settler who had a change of heart is born

[2] "Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1991 (in Hebrew)". Archived from the original on 2012-03-07.

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