Yehuda Amital

Yehuda Amital
יהודה עמיטל
Ministerial roles
1995–1996Minister without Portfolio
Personal details
Born
Yehuda Klein

(1924-10-31)31 October 1924
Oradea, Romania
Died9 July 2010(2010-07-09) (aged 85)
Jerusalem, Israel
Political partyMeimad

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, associated with the Israeli Left.

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]

  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.