Testimonials 2010 Post-Army Group

Studying at BINA is challenging and fascinating and is of great influence on what my life looks like…
 

Study at the Yeshiva opened up for me a new way of looking at texts and interpreting them, which I did not posses before…it has created associations and connections, which lead me on a journey to other related texts and topics.

My experience at the Secular Yeshiva had caused me to examine my own connection to Judaism, and what that even means, and how could it be that there are so many kinds of Judaisms…

The workshop I attended at the Secular Yeshiva on Jewish Identity brought many difficult dilemmas to the surface; by the mere fact that these questions were asked by the group, they provoked a great deal of interest and were of great relevance to our lives.

It is very exciting to reveal the depths, which I did not imagine existed, in contemporary Hebrew literary work.

The study led me to see how contemporary Hebrew literature is so heavily influenced by earlier texts, and to be more aware of the fact as I continue to read.

(Study at the Secular Yeshiva) combines Jewish sources with current life issues, thus making the study relevant to today…for example, we took statements of the IDF Chief Rabbi and tried to understand them in light of Jewish sources.
Studying about the Jewish holidays at the Secular Yeshiva made me realize how important they are – and not only to practice them mechanically…
It is important to me to learn how to study even without a teacher so that I can continue to study in the future, even after the program.

Jewish Philosophy class at the Secular Yeshiva was so fun! It was challenging; a real encounter with thinkers who have thought everything and written everything and all that is left is to gladly accept the open invitation to step into the hypnotic world of Jewish-universal philosophy…

The opportunity for personal creativity is wonderful…
A real pleasure. Who would have imagined there is such a richness to Jewish culture…it opened up a whole new and fascinating world for me.

I wish to thank you for the wonderful journey you have enabled me…This week I attended a farewell party for the second year students and then a Seder Tu Bishvat at the Yeshiva and I came away moved by a real sense of family and belonging which I feel strongly even after being here such a short time. It is exciting to see the intensity of the impact this home of BINA has on so many young people. This is possible because there is something true and real in this act of Jewish study and action, but mainly because of the special group of people gathered together here for the purpose of carrying out this very important task.