By Zalman Nelson, lubavitch.com
As part of his efforts to share Chassidic philosophy with Israel’s many yeshiva students, director of Toras Chabad L’bnei Yeshivos Rabbi Moshe Shilat created the Lev Ledaas network of evening learning programs. Six months ago the students expanded on the concept, sharing their learning and inspiration to soldiers by making weekly visits to local army bases.
Lev Ledaas’ students meet with soldiers once a week in addition to four evenings of learning as a group. Classes on the bases are engaging and exciting, covering the Torah portion of the week, Chassidic philosophy and Kabbalah, and Jewish law. Once a month, the students arrange special gatherings to celebrate holidays and special events on the base.
The program enjoys the full support of the IDF’s Rabbinate who praised the students as “special young men who express the dedication and commitment of a soldier via their studies.”
Tens of bases throughout host Lev Ledaas classes each week, including three in the south close to war-impacted Sderot and Gaza. At all five centers the program has continued full speed ahead despite many participants signing up to fight in Gaza. Not only has Sderot’s center overcome the rockets, five more young men joined the group. That mean fifteen young men gather nightly to learn Chassidus despite the security difficulties.
“Our students going to bases to learn Chassidus is not in place of their regular learning. Actually, it completes it. It fills the learning with tremendous energy and enthusiasm,” said Rabbi Shilat.
good work!
keep up their moral
we need to win this war!