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Latest News – last updated Tuesday Feb 9, 2010:
Marking the Second Yartzheit of the Eight Kedoshim:
Neriya Cohen HY”D
Segev Avichail HY”D
Yonatan Eldar HY”D
Avraham David Moses HY”D
Yochai Lifshitz HY”D
Roei Roth HY”D
Yonadav Hirshfeld HY”D
Doron Maharate HY”D
In conjunction with their families, friends and Rabanim we would like to invite the public to a memorial ceremony in honor of their second yartzheit to be held on Thursday evening, 11 February 2010, at Yeshurun Synagogue, 44 King George St, Jerusalem. The evening will commence at 8:30pm and will include words of remembrance, strength and faith accompanied by melodies in the spirit of Shabbat and our longing for redemption.
Featured speakers will include HaRav Yona Metzger, Chief Rabbi of Israel; Mr Nir Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem; HaRav Yerachmiel Weiss, Rosh Yeshiva of Yashlatz; HaRav Yaakov Shapira, Rosh Yeshiva of Mercaz HaRav; and Mr David Hadari, Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem.
A special memorial CD produced by the students and staff of Yashlatz featuring songs composed or inspired by the Kedoshim will be released during the evening. The CD and the Hebrew and English editions of the memorial volume Princes Among Men will also be available for purchase.
There will be separate seating for men & women.
For more information please contact Yaakov on 050-833-1309 or at
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Click here to download a flyer for the event
Mazeltov!
Current Yashlatz student Sapir Malka (11th Grade) from Kochav Yaakov has won the 2009 International Bible Quiz!
Jpost article
Article describing the massive Kiddush Hashem Sapir displayed
Video recording of the entire Quiz
YouTube of the final few exciting minutes!(skip to the 3:45min mark)
Memorial Book
The English edition of the memorial book recently put out by the 12th Graders at Yashlatz entitled "Shemonah Nisichei Adam - Princes among Men” is NOW AVAILABLE. It is available in bookstores in Israel, across North America and the UK. It will also be available in Australia shortly.
We are also accepting orders via
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or via our website.
Recent Media articles
There has been widespread media coverage over the past month in regards to the yartzheit and the book's release. Please find some links below to some of the most interesting articles and book excerpts:
Book review by The Cleveland Jewish News
Book review by The Jewish Star
Book review by the Intermountain Jewish News
Aish HaTorah article by Rivkah Moriah (extract from English book)
Aish HaTorah article by Rivkah Moriah (extract from Ivrit book):
Interview with Rav Weiss and five Yashlatz students (in Hebrew)
Jpost Interview with Rivkah Moriah (in English)
Blog entry about release of Rav Weiss interview video in English
Another blog entry about release of Rav Weiss interview video in English
Jewish Press article about book's release
Arutz7 article about book's release
Forthcoming Events:
TBA
Previous Events:
Thursday Feb 19 at 9:30pm: Yashlatz marked the first yahrzeit of our eight dear friends murdered on Rosh Chodesh Adar, in conjunction with the entire student body, their parents, the families as well as the Mayor and many Rabanim.
Tuesday Feb 24 from 3:30pm: Massive Hachnassat Sefer Torah at the Yashlatz and Mercaz HaRav campuses in conjunction with B’Lev Echad. See http://www.blevechad.com for more details.
Motzei Shabbat Feb 28 at 8:00pm: Talk & Book Launch in Efrat. Contact
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for more details.
Wednesday Mar 4 at 8:30pm: Talk & Book Launch at Yeshivat Reishit in Bet Shemesh. See flyer.
Motzei Shabbat Mar 7 at 8:30pm: Talk & Book Launch at OU Israel Center in Yerushalayim. See flyer.
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