Israel day 5 part 2
Day 5a Tuesday, 3/15/05
From the cemetery we drove to Maale Gilboa and the yeshiva there, about 10 minutes away. On the way up the mountain we stopped in part of the park to walk among the wild flowers. There is an iris, Gilboa Iris, that blooms only for 3 weeks in March, that we were luck enough to see. It has a black, purple flower.
At the yeshiva we met with Rabbi Yehuda Gilad and Rabbi David Bigman who run the yeshiva as well as several students. MetroWest funds a rabbinic ordination program for this modern Orthodox school. Rabbi Gilad described the school the programs.
Rabbi Gilad had served in the Kenesset. He pointed out that his school is one of the few moderate institutions that have ongoing contact with the Ultra-Orthodox. If the community is to be maintained there must be communication. Rabbi Gilad also expressed great concern about disengagement from Gaza. The gap between left and right is very wide and the voices on both sides have become harsh. He has led an effort to express concern on behalf of the Jewish residents of Gaza while asserting the need to follow the will of the majority in a democracy. He talked about the need to understand the settlers and their deeply held beliefs. In essence his approach is “hugging and evacuating”. He believes most settlers will either leave peacefully or resist peacefully. Nevertheless, there is a significant likelihood of some violence.
Gary A
From the cemetery we drove to Maale Gilboa and the yeshiva there, about 10 minutes away. On the way up the mountain we stopped in part of the park to walk among the wild flowers. There is an iris, Gilboa Iris, that blooms only for 3 weeks in March, that we were luck enough to see. It has a black, purple flower.
At the yeshiva we met with Rabbi Yehuda Gilad and Rabbi David Bigman who run the yeshiva as well as several students. MetroWest funds a rabbinic ordination program for this modern Orthodox school. Rabbi Gilad described the school the programs.
Rabbi Gilad had served in the Kenesset. He pointed out that his school is one of the few moderate institutions that have ongoing contact with the Ultra-Orthodox. If the community is to be maintained there must be communication. Rabbi Gilad also expressed great concern about disengagement from Gaza. The gap between left and right is very wide and the voices on both sides have become harsh. He has led an effort to express concern on behalf of the Jewish residents of Gaza while asserting the need to follow the will of the majority in a democracy. He talked about the need to understand the settlers and their deeply held beliefs. In essence his approach is “hugging and evacuating”. He believes most settlers will either leave peacefully or resist peacefully. Nevertheless, there is a significant likelihood of some violence.
Gary A
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