Head of Mizrachi Leadership Development visits Yavneh Boys

We began our first day back with a powerful message from our guest speaker. Rabbi Hillel Van Leeuwen, Head of Mizrachi World movement's Leadership Development recounted an incident from his time as a paratrooper for the Tzahal. In one particular night operation to apprehend a suspected terrorist, another soldier decided to take some cash that was lying around in the perpetrator's home. That night, the Officer called them all out. While ostensibly irreligious, he took out his Tanach and read the story of Achan in Sefer Yehoshua. Hashem blamed all of Bnei Yisrael - חטא ישראל - because of one individual! (That soldier was sent to military prison for two months!)
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Aside from the supreme ethics of the Tzahal, we are reminded to look at the Tanach to lead our own lives with higher morals and ethical standards.