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Od Yosef Chai, also known as Od Yosef Hai (Hebrew: עוד יוסף חי Joseph still lives) is a yeshiva situated in the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar[1] Od Yosef Chai includes several related institutions; a yeshiva high school, a yeshiva gedola (post-high school yeshiva), a kollel (yeshiva for married men) and the publishing house that released "The King's Torah," and other materials.[2][3]

The yeshiva was initially located at Joseph's Tomb in Nablus, but was relocated to the settlement of Yitzhar after the original site was abandoned following the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada.[4]

Leadership[edit]

In 2003 the president of the yeshiva Yitzhak Ginzburg was charged with incitement to racism for authoring a book calling Arabs a "cancer".[5][4] One of the yeshiva heads, Yitzhak Shapira, was investigated by Israeli police for his book, The King's Torah whose main focus is the halachic adjudications of killing non-Jews.[6][7] The book proved controversial in its declaration that the killing of gentile babies was permissible because of "the future danger that will arise if they are allowed to grow into evil people like their parents."[6][8][9][10] Shapira was arrested for direct involvement in an arson attack on a West Bank mosque.[6] He denied involvement and was later released due to lack of evidence.[11] Shapira was filmed accompanying some of his students to an Arab village where he watched them throwing stones.[3]

Yeshiva high school closure[edit]

In November 2011 the Israeli Education Ministry closed the religious school associated with the yeshiva. The closure was approved by Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein following the recommendation of Shin Bet on the basis of student and staff involvement in violence against Palestinians and Israeli security services.[2][7] Over a period of years students had been arrested in connection with price tag attacks.[12]

Shimshon Shoshani, the Director General of the Education Ministry, stated that evidence showed the students were perpetrating violent acts against Arabs and Israeli security services with the active support of the Yeshiva Rabbis. He said that the Rabbis were both involved in the violence and the incitement of their students to commit violent acts. Shimshon stated that the violence even occurred during class time and that the school's activities were of minimal educational value.[2]

Funding[edit]

The yeshiva receives government funding associated with four different line items of the Israeli state budget: As of 2009 it received NIS 468,000 from the Education Ministry for the yeshiva high school and NIS 847,000 for the yeshiva gedola (post-high school yeshiva); NIS 707,000 from the Social Affairs Ministry for an rehabilitation project for ultra-Orthodox drop-outs and plus NIS 156,000 for the running costs of a dormitory.[2]

Philip Weiss reported on the Mondoweiss website that payments to the New York based Central Fund of Israel were directed to the yeshiva.[6][9] According to Weiss the yeshiva received $27,000 from the fund in 2007 and 2008.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Yitzhar yeshiva demolition planned". Jerusalem Post. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 10 October 20111. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d Levinson, Chaim (2/11/2012). "Ministry closes Yitzhar school over violent attacks". Haaretz. Retrieved 14/01/2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  3. ^ a b Harel, Amos (27/9/2011). "Shin Bet urges Israeli government to halt funding of West Bank yeshiva". Haretz. Retrieved 14/01/2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  4. ^ a b Inbari, Motti (2009). Jewish Fundamentalism and the Temple Mount. State University of New York Press. p. 132. ISBN 1438426240.
  5. ^ Estrin, Daniel (29/1/2010). "Rabbinic Text or Call to Terror?". Forward. Retrieved 14/1/2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  6. ^ a b c d e E.B. Solomont (01/08/2010). "Beit Orot holds NY fundraising dinner". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 05.03.12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) Cite error: The named reference "Jpost2" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  7. ^ a b Lazaroff, Tovah (1 Nov 2011). "Education Ministry closes part of West Bank yeshiva". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 14/01/2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ Beinart, Peter (2012). The Crisis of Zionism. Times Books. pp. 165–166. ISBN 0805094121.
  9. ^ a b Akiva Eldar (15.12.09). "U.S. tax dollars fund rabbi who excused killing gentile babies". Haaretz. Retrieved 05.03.12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ Eldar, Akiva (17/11/2009). "Who is funding the rabbi who endorses killing gentile babies?". Haaretz. Retrieved 14/01/2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  11. ^ Jim Rutenberg, Mike McIntire and Ethan Bronner (July 5, 2010). "Tax-Exempt Funds Aid Settlements in West Bank". The New York Times. Retrieved 05.03.12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ Altman, Yair (1 Nov 2012). "Government closes down Yitzhar yeshiva". Ynet. Retrieved 14/01/2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)