Author

  • Rabbi Gil Nativ

    Third generation Israeli. 1967- paratrooper in the Six Day War. 1970-1972 Youth-leader, Or-Chadash, Haifa. 1972-1974 Hebrew Teacher and Youth-advisor, Knesset Israel, Gloversville, NY. 1974-1979 M.A. Judaic Studies, Hebrew University. Rabbinic School, Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem. 1979-1985 Rabbi and Talmud teacher, Leo Baeck Education Centre, Haifa. 1985-1990 Ph.D. H.U.C. Cincinnati, Ohio. 1992-2002 Rabbi, Moriah, Haifa. 1996-1998 President of Israeli R.A. 1998-2002 Talmud Lecturer, Haifa U. 2002/3 Talmud Lecturer, L.A. 2003/4 Talmud Lecturer, London. 2004-2012 rabbi, Magen Avraham, Omer. 2012-2015 Rabbi, Beit Warszawa, Warsaw, Poland. Since 2015 Rabbi, Hakerem, Karmiel. April 2016–April 2023 Co-chair of Va'ad HaHalakha, the Israeli R.A. Married to Zivah, 3 Children, 7 grandchildren. Hobbies: A daily page of Talmud and Israeli folk dancing.

I fought in Jerusalem in 1967: A Yom Yerushalayim Reflection

I fought in Jerusalem in 1967: A Yom Yerushalayim Reflection

Fifty-seven years have passed since my company fought in the streets and alleys of Jerusalem, yet I remember it as if it happened yesterday.