"One thing I can promise you. My home is here"
W hen I arrived in Yeshivat Har Etzion in Elul of 1979, I was one of 30 or so American boys.
We were in a distant country that spiritually we were to call home, while in actuality, we felt like foreigners.
When one of the administrators mentioned that hot water is available only between 9 and 11 p.m., and that we should first get wet, then shut off the faucet, soap up, and then only use water for a quick final rinse, we were shocked!
The Israelis were all in the Hesder program, combining military service with full-time yeshivah learning. The Israelis were tough, we were pampered Americans.
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